Mr. Muscles
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Not to be confused with Sturgis Butterfield of Hero Hotline
, who has also used the name Mr. Muscles.
Mr. Muscles is a fictional
comic book
superhero
created in 1956 by writer
Jerry Siegel
for Charlton Comics
, and drawn by Bill Fraccio
for the first of two issues of his namesake comic, and by the team of penciler Charles Nicholas and inker Vince Alascia
for the second. A young Dick Giordano
provided the premiere issue's cover.
Kid Muscles and Miss Muscles, who appeared in backup stories. With a superhero costume consisting of red-and-black wrestling tights with a yellow "M" insignia, the blond-haired hero is one of few who did not wear a mask and whose identity is publicly known. An additional character, Steeplejack, starred in a backup feature in the second issue.
The comic book, Mr. Muscles ran two issues numbered #22-23 (March & Aug. 1956), the series having taken over the numbering of the comic Blue Beetle
. The sole other known appearance of a character by this name was alongside other guests in writer-artist Steve Ditko
's Creeper
backup story, "Beware Mr. Wrinkles", in DC Comics
' World's Finest Comics
#254 (Jan. 1979).
Hero Hotline
Hero Hotline is a fictional DC Comics corporate superteam introduced in Action Comics Weekly #637, January . They were created by Bob Rozakis and Stephen DeStefano.-History:...
, who has also used the name Mr. Muscles.
Mr. Muscles is a fictional
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
comic book
Comic book
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superhero
Superhero
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created in 1956 by writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
Jerry Siegel
Jerry Siegel
Jerome "Jerry" Siegel , who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S...
for Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut...
, and drawn by Bill Fraccio
Bill Fraccio
William Fraccio was an American comic book artist whose career stretched from the 1940s Golden Age of comic books through 1979, when he turned to producing advertising art and teaching...
for the first of two issues of his namesake comic, and by the team of penciler Charles Nicholas and inker Vince Alascia
Vince Alascia
Vincent Alascia , also known as Nicholas Alascia, was an American comic book artist known for his work on Captain America during the Golden Age of comics, and for his 23-year run as inker on a single creative team, with penciler Charles Nicholas Wojtkowski and writer Joe Gill at Charlton Comics...
for the second. A young Dick Giordano
Dick Giordano
Richard Joseph "Dick" Giordano was an American comic book artist and editor best known for introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes, and serving as executive editor of then–industry leader DC Comics...
provided the premiere issue's cover.
Fictional character biography
Wrestler Brett Carson obtained super strength and used it to fight crime. He was assisted by sidekicksSidekick
A sidekick is a close companion who is generally regarded as subordinate to the one he accompanies. Some well-known fictional sidekicks are Don Quixote's Sancho Panza, Sherlock Holmes' Doctor Watson, The Lone Ranger's Tonto, The Green Hornet's Kato and Batman's Robin.-Origins:The origin of the...
Kid Muscles and Miss Muscles, who appeared in backup stories. With a superhero costume consisting of red-and-black wrestling tights with a yellow "M" insignia, the blond-haired hero is one of few who did not wear a mask and whose identity is publicly known. An additional character, Steeplejack, starred in a backup feature in the second issue.
The comic book, Mr. Muscles ran two issues numbered #22-23 (March & Aug. 1956), the series having taken over the numbering of the comic Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes that appear in American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939.-Publication history:...
. The sole other known appearance of a character by this name was alongside other guests in writer-artist Steve Ditko
Steve Ditko
Stephen J. "Steve" Ditko is an American comic book artist and writer best known as the artist co-creator, with Stan Lee, of the Marvel Comics heroes Spider-Man and Doctor Strange....
's Creeper
Creeper (comics)
The Creeper is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. Created by Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Showcase #73 .-Publication history:...
backup story, "Beware Mr. Wrinkles", in DC Comics
DC Comics
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' World's Finest Comics
World's Finest Comics
World's Finest Comics was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled World's Best Comics for its first issue; issue #2 switched to the more familiar name...
#254 (Jan. 1979).