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The indirect " Christianization " of Superman in the Reeve films ( admitted by film producer Pierre Spengler on the DVD commentaries ) has provoked comment on the Jewish origins of Superman.

Rabbi Simcha Weinstein's book Up, Up and Oy Vey: How Jewish History, Culture and Values Shaped the Comic Book Superhero says that Superman is both a pillar of society and one whose cape conceals a " nebbish ," saying, " He's a bumbling, nebbish Jewish stereotype.

He's Woody Allen.