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The Thing

posted 2 years ago by PaladinNJ (21772)
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They have announced that the most important aspect is to make sure the character is portrayed by a Jewish actor, because that is essential to the character, regardless of Race, Creed, Color or Sex.

I've been reading comics since I was a kid. I have only seen one single reference to Ben being Jewish. And that was in a Marvel handbook. I have never once seen him referred to as Jewish in the stories (It is very possible I just didn't see those issues). If anything, I was always under the impression that the Yancy Streeters, his former gang, were an Irish street gang.

[–] AndyKing1967 (39847) 2 years ago

I’ve been reading FF for over 50 years and yes, it has been referred to many times, however, they are mostly blink and you’ll miss them appearances (Comic Book Andy).

[–] Kowalski (79077) 2 years ago

""In keeping with an early taboo in the comic superhero world against revealing a character's religion, the fact that Grimm is Jewish was not explicitly revealed until four decades after his creation, in the story "Remembrance of Things Past" in Fantastic Four vol. 3, #56 (Aug. 2002). In this story, Grimm returns to his old neighborhood to find Mr. Sheckerberg, a pawn shop owner he knew as a child. Flashbacks during this story reveal Grimm's Jewish heritage. He recites the Shema, an important Jewish prayer often recited, over the dying Sheckerberg, who eventually recovers. In a later story, Grimm agrees to celebrate his Bar Mitzvah, since it has been 13 years, the age a Jewish boy celebrates his Bar Mitzvah, since he began his "second life" as the Thing. To celebrate the ceremony, Grimm organizes a poker tournament for every available superhero in the Marvel Universe.""

(COPY & PASTE KOWALSKI)

[–] PaladinNJ (21772) 2 years ago

I’ll see if I can find that. Thank you