Jerry Robinson
Jerry Robinson
Sherrill David Robinson, known as Jerry Robinson, was an American comic book artist known for his work on DC Comics' Batman line of comics during the 1940s. He is best known as the co-creator of Robin and the Joker and for his work on behalf of creators' rights...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth1 January 1922
CountryUnited States of America
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You look at Superman, the story of an orphan coming to America, keeping his identity secret and even the names, Kal-El and Jor-El, you can trace lines to the background of the creators, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, both Jewish. Overall, there was a remarkable confluence of events that led to the medium and the Jewish participation.
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We were just emerging from the Depression. Superman started in 1938. Batman started in 1939. So, we were just recovering.