MUSCLES
Real Name: Melvin (last name unrevealed)
Identity/Class: Normal human (late 1940s era)
Occupation: Student
Group Membership: Student cohort
Affiliations: Cindy Smith
Enemies: None
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Oakdale, USA
First Appearance: Frankie and Lana Comics#12/4
(December, 1948)
Powers/Abilities: Muscles is a high
school-educated student who engages in weight lifting to build upper
body strength and wears snug clothing to showcase this.
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 155 lbs.
Eyes: Gray
Hair: Ash blond
History:
(Frankie and Lana Comics#12/4 (fb) - BTS) - Oakland
school student Melvin (nicknamed "Muscles") engaged heavily in
weightlifting for upper body strength. He wore tight clothing to
showcase his muscular physique and many girls admired him for his body
and movie star good looks, although he showed no interest in any girl.
(Frankie and Lana Comics#12/4) - Smitten by him,
fellow student Cindy was determined to make Muscles notice her and gave
him the "glamor treatment." She tried different outfits over several
days at school; the only one that got a (shocked) reaction from him was
a ball gown, but this earned Cindy detention. Later, she lounged on her
doorstep in slouchy casual clothes, thinking Muscles must be a
woman-hater for ignoring her advances, but then Muscles passed by and
admired her "intelligent" dress sense. He invited her over to help
working on his house and she quickly agreed. She doused herself in
perfume, which he ignored, and gave her a paper bag to protect her hair
while she painted an outside wall. He assigned her tasks to fix the
fence and mow the lawn, happy with her apparent practical attitude, but
exhausted she left him alone.
Comments: Uncredited creators.
A bit early for the stereotype, but is it just me or is there a faint ping on the old gaydar here? Maybe asexual? He didn't hang around the straight guys either.
Hm. Interesting era. If a guy didn't respond to young women's advances, then he was a "woman-hater"???
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS
:
Muscles has no known connections to:
images:
(without ads)
Frankie and Lana Comics#12/4, p1, pan1 (main image, o my!)
p4, pan8 (headshot)
Appearances:
Frankie and Lana Comics#12/4 (December, 1948) - uncredited writer &
artist(s), Stan Lee (editor)
First posted: 06/09/2023
Last updated:
06/09/2023
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