By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and BOB SMIETANA of Religion News Service Superman comics are not overtly religious.

There are no overt religious references in Superman comics. But over eight decades, he’s been viewed as a divine entity, a ...

Superman’s Jewish roots Samantha Baskind, professor of art history at Cleveland State ... chosen by his original Jewish creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the “El” in Hebrew connotes ...

Samantha Baskind, professor of art history at Cleveland State University ... chosen by his original Jewish creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the “El” in Hebrew connotes God.