Comic classics that portray the Holocaust

Jewish artists and storytellers in particular have illustrated the evils of the Holocaust in comic books since the 1940s, including in superhero classics from Captain Marvel to Superman. The Captain Marvel story was the first superhero comic to actually feature the Holocaust, according to Holocast scholar Rafeal Medoff, co-author of "We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust." The 2018 book "We Spoke Out," also authored by Neal Adams and Craig Yoe, shows how comics helped younger Americans growing up in the 1960s and 1970s better understand a Holocaust they weren't taught about at school — far fewer youth can likely comprehend this history today. 'Master Race' explores the fear of a Holocaust survivor The comic Golden Age was capped by the 1955 classic "Master Race," regarded as the first US comic to depict Nazi atrocities — and featuring a swastika on the front cover.