Up, Up and Oy Vey

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Up, Up and Oy Vey is a book by Rabbi Simcha Weinstein.

It contends that the creators of many famous superheroes, such as Superman, were Jewish and how many superheroes were inspired by Jewish values and Jewish figures such as the patriarchs (for example Moses and David), the Golem and Samson.

The book argues that the Jewish creators of early comic books, as the children of immigrants, tried to escape the feeling of inferority occassioned by their being a minority religion by creating superheroes who would fight for truth and justice. Up, Up and Oy Vey argues that the secret, dual lives of many superheroes mirrors the dual lives of their creators, privately Jewish, publically American.

The book contains a section of full-color excerpts from some comic books.