Israeli super hero Sabra pin up commission by Adriana Melo

I actually digitally colored this amazing Sabra commission by Adriana Melo back in 2011 but for reasons I can't remember now I didn't think to post it at the time. So it's long over due to make it's debut on social media. Especially now with the recent news about Sabra's first ever live action appearance in Captain America New World Order and all the anti-semites that are getting all worked up over it on social media. Please take a moment to have a look at the original penciled commission of this Sabra piece if you haven't seen it yet 

https://www.deviantart.com/adrianamelo/art/Sabra-pinup-commission-213154434

Sabra's first official appearance was in Incredible Hulk 256 but she actually has a cameo in 250. Both issues were written by Bill Mantlo and penciled by Sal Buscema but the concept for the Sabra character comes from Belinda Glass. She was married to Mark Gruenwald but other then that virtually nothing else is known about her. Including if she was Jewish or not or otherwise had any connection to Israel.

 

EL Al toy plane collectible from Daron Toys 

https://daron-toys.myshopify.com/products/el-al-single-plane-rt1444?_pos=1&_psq=El%20Al%20&_ss=e&_v=1.0

ISRAEL license plates from Home Plates

https://home-plates.com/products/israel?_pos=1&_sid=50340a0f7&_ss=r

Well, it sure didn't take too long for all the manufactured Sabra hysteria by leftist antisemites to make the jump from cyber space to the real world. Much like how a virus goes from one host to another. Antisemitism works much the same way and like a virus over time it also mutates. Anyways, a couple of these Sabra themed anti-Israel posters were discovered at bus stops in Oakland California this past weekend. So basically it only took about a month since Marvel announced Sabra's debut in the MCU for those asshole leftist antisemites to start vandalizing public property with their idiotic propaganda. Just utterly pathetic. 

It should come as no surprise that almost right next to that bus stop in early May there was a "anti-war" protest organized by code pink and the democratic socialists of America. I used the quote marks because these protestors were not protesting putin's invasion of Ukraine. They were protesting US military aid to Ukraine believing the military aid is what was prolonging the war. I am not fucken kidding, the link below goes to a local news channel's article on the event complete with a video of brief interviews with the protestor's in which you will see just how out of touch with reality they are. Like I said before, utterly pathetic. Kanye level insanity.

 https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/antiwar-protesters-oakland-rally-halt-arms-shipments-ukraine/

Antizionism is antisemitism. The case is very simply laid out here....  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UAcYn4uUbs&t=40s

See how this anti-zionist "human rights" advocate outs herself as the Jew hater she actually is once she gets sufficiently agitated enough...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DrTeFBu1kU 

Leftist antisemites are notorious for leaving in a reality of their own making with their history revisionism and so called pro-palestnian propaganda. Well, the October issue of Wine Spectator magazine helps bring reality back into focus with Israel once again gracing the pages of this monthly publication.

Sabramania with new Sabra vs Hulk fan art & plenty of antisemitic cry babies on social media

So first I want to open up this posting by praising the efforts of Greek artist Kapandais Nikolaos who recently did this ass kicking Sabra vs Hulk fan art. Now the timing of this fan art is no coincidence given all the tirades of various antisemites on social media have been on ever since Marvel announced Sabra's inclusion into the Marvel Cinematic Universe almost weeks ago. 

Unfortunately, her live action debut won't be for quite sometime given that Captain America New World Order won't be coming out till 2024. But in the mean time there's a lot of questions and speculation about how this is all going to work out. Shira Hass is a fine actress but I think even among Sabra fans she probably wasn't the first actress to come to mind when it comes to a live action big screen Sabra. And then ofcourse there's the question of Marvel's re-imagining of the character. But for me there's a more over reaching question. Will Marvel go forward with their plans for a Sabra live action appearance or will they end up caving to what will almost certainly be in the coming months a relentless BDS pressure campaign by antisemites? Time will tell.

The following clip art you see there is actually from Incredible HULK 255, and as you can also see it's a direct prelude to issue 256 which ofcourse is Sabra's first Marvel Comics appearance. Issue 256 has come under a lot of scrutiny in recent weeks and despite having had the issue in my collection for many years now it only recently occurred to me to have a peek at issue 255 and I'm glad I did. You see where it says . . "In the nation known as Israel" at the bottom of that top center panel?

You may notice the name “Palestine” is no where to be found here and the same is the case for the following issue which takes place in Israel. In fact, I’ve read almost everything from Marvel and DC Comics over the years having to do with all things Jewish and Israel and I’ve never seen the name “Palestine” in print anywhere. Comic book writers earn a living by telling stories that are fictional with mostly characters who are also fictional. But despite this, it would seem that comic book writers are more in touch with reality then today’s leftist antisemites. Incredible Hulk 255 and 256 were written by Bill Mantlo and penciled by Sal Buscema, but the Sabra character was actually created by Belinda Glass.

 

I recently found out that Marvel Comic Books is actually not the only media Sabra has ever appeared in. She also made a cameo appearance in the mid 90s Fantastic Four cartoon series episode 26. Her cameo was proceeded by a few others as The Silver Surfer flew through various parts of the world. I think that was a nod to Incredible Hulk 250 in which we see a similar event that featured cameos of what was then new Marvel characters like Sabra and The Arabian knight among others.

 

 

 Also, did you know Incredible HULK 256 in recent weeks has dramatically increased in value? Before all the Sabra MCU drama from the cry baby antisemites on social media you could pick up a copy in fair condition on ebay for around $10. Now the price range goes any where from $50 to $200! Some of the sellers have included a little Israeli flag icon I think that's a nice touch.

 

On a couple of interesting side notes, both Marvel and DC Comics have had Israeli characters in their stories for decades now. But did you know that DC actually had an Israeli Arab character? Taleb Beni Khalid was the Black King in Checkmate which was basically the DC version of Marvel's S.H.E.I.L.D. Khaild was a regular character in Checkmate's volume 2 series (2006) and made numerous appearances in other DC titles through out the 2000s prior to the DC reboot.