All the answers, Michael Kupperman
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All the answers, Michael Kupperman
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 220)
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
All the answers
Nature of contents
comics graphic novelsbibliography
Responsibility statement
Michael Kupperman
Summary
"In this moving graphic memoir, Eisner Award-winning writer and artist Michael Kupperman traces the life of his reclusive father--the once-world-famous Joel Kupperman, Quiz Kid. That his father is slipping into dementia--seems to embrace it, really--means that the past he would never talk about might be erased forever. Joel Kupperman became one of the most famous children in America during World War II as one of the young geniuses on the series Quiz Kids. With the uncanny ability to perform complex math problems in his head, Joel endeared himself to audiences across the country and became a national obsession. Following a childhood spent in the public eye, only to then fall victim to the same public's derision, Joel deliberately spent the remainder of his life removed from the world at large. With wit and heart, Michael Kupperman presents a fascinating account of mid-century radio and early television history, the pro-Jewish propaganda entertainment used to counteract anti-Semitism, and the early age of modern celebrity culture. All the Answers is both a powerful father-son story and an engaging portrayal of what identity came to mean at this turning point in American history, and shows how the biggest stages in the world can overcome even the greatest of players."--Amazon.com
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- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Radio personalities -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Radio quiz shows -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Quiz kids (Radio program) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Jews -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Gifted children -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Biographical comics
- Kupperman, Joel -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Television personalities -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Kupperman, Michael, 1966- -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Fathers and sons -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nonfiction comics
- Television broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Genre5
- Subject16
- Autobiographical comics
- Graphic novels
- Radio personalities -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Radio quiz shows -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Quiz kids (Radio program) -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Jews -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Radio broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Gifted children -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Biographical comics
- Kupperman, Joel -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Television personalities -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Kupperman, Michael, 1966- -- Family -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Fathers and sons -- United States -- Biography -- Comic books, strips, etc
- Nonfiction comics
- Television broadcasting -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Content2
- Author1