In this episode, our Myth Takes miniseries concludes with a story that combines the mythic grandeur of America's pastime with Jewish folklore—The Golem's Mighty Swing by James Sturm, published by Drawn & Quarterly!

In the early 1920s, money problems force a traveling Jewish baseball team to agree to a promoter's plan to increase ticket sales: Henry Bell, a Black player pretending to be Jewish, will take the field as a golem, an animated creature from Jewish legend!

When racial tensions come to a head during an ugly game in an anti-Semitic town, will the Stars of David make it out alive? And will this powerful tale hit a home run and slide into that All-Star Game of graphic storytelling known as ... The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:

• Sports nerds vs. comics nerds
• Casey at the Bat
• Yasiel Puig's hazardous journey to the U.S.
• The Golem in Marvel's Strange Tales
• Charley the Australopithecine
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay
• James Sturm's America: God, Gold, and Golems
• Jar of Fools by Jason Lutes
• The Der Golem episode of the Scream Scene podcast
• Reign of Terror

Join us in two weeks as we look toward the Aug. 11 debut of What If ...? on Disney+ with a special What If episode!

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