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===Comics=== In [[Arak (character)|Arak]]: Son of Thunder issue 8, the titular character encounters the Wandering Jew. Arak intervenes on behalf of a mysterious Jewish man who is about to be stoned by the people of a village. Later on, that same individual serves as a guide through the Catacombs of Rome as they seek out the lair of the Black Pope, who holds Arak's allies hostage. His name is given as Josephus and he tells Arak that he is condemned to wander the Earth after mocking Christ en route to the crucifixion.<ref>{{cite comic| writer=[[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]] |cowriters=Gerry Conway, Mike W. Barr |penciller=Aparo, Jim |inker= Colon, Ernie |story= A Dark, Unlighted Place...|title=Arak: Son of Thunder |volume= 1|issue= 8|date= March 1982}}</ref> The [[DC Comics]] character [[Phantom Stranger]], a mysterious hero with paranormal abilities, was given four possible origins in an issue of ''[[Secret Origins]]'' with one of them identifying him as the Wandering Jew. He now dedicates his time to helping mankind, even declining a later offer from God to release him from his penance.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Mike W. Barr|Barr, Mike W.]] |penciller=Aparo, Jim|inker= Aparo, Jim |story=Tarry Till I Come Again |title=Secret Origins|volume= 2|issue= 10 |date=January 1987}}</ref> In [[Kim Deitch|Deitch's]] ''A Shroud for Waldo'', serialized in weekly papers such as ''[[New York Press]]'' and released in book form by [[Fantagraphics]], the hospital attendant who revives Waldo as a hulking demon so he can destroy the AntiChrist, is none other than the Wandering Jew. For carrying out this mission, he is awarded a normal life and, it is implied, marries the woman he just rescued. Waldo, having reverted to cartoon cat form, is also rewarded, finding it in a freight car. In Neil Gaiman's ''[[The Sandman (comic book)|The Sandman]]'' comic series, the character Hob Gadling represents the archetypal Wandering Jew. In Kore Yamazaki's manga ''[[The Ancient Magus' Bride]]'', the character Cartaphilus, also known as Joseph, is a mysterious being that looks like a young boy, but is much older. He is dubbed "The Wandering Jew" and is said to have been cursed with immortality for throwing a rock at the Son of God. It is later revealed that Joseph and Cartaphilus used to be two different people until Joseph fused with Cartaphilus in an attempt to remove his curse, only to become cursed himself. In chapter 24 (titled "Immortality") of Katsuhisa Kigitsu's manga "Franken Fran", the main character Fran discovers a man who can't die. Once the man is allowed to write he reveals he is in fact The Wandering Jew. In "Raqiya: The New Book of Revelation Series" by Masao Yajima and Boichi, the main character has multiple encounters with a man who is seeking to die but unable to. Initially called Mr Snow, he later reveals his identity as The Wandering Jew. In the [[WildStorm|Wildstorm comic book universe]], a man named Manny Weiss is revealed to be The Wandering Jew. He is one of a handful of sentient beings still alive billions of years in the future to witness [[Heat death of the universe|the heat death of the universe]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Callahan |first=Tim |date=2012-07-09 |title=The Great Alan Moore Reread: Mr. Majestic, Voodoo, and Deathblow |url=https://www.tor.com/2012/07/09/the-great-alan-moore-reread-mr-majestic-voodoo-and-deathblow/ |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=Tor.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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