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| A genuine ad |
CHARLES ATLAS (real name Angelo Siciliano, born
1892) seems to have been around forever. Practically everyone
remembers the ads from comicbooks throughout the '60s and '70s,
although they actually debuted back in the '40s. He died in 1972,
aged 80, so he was an old man for much of the period that people
of my age group first became familiar with his athletic frame
and visage staring out from the comics of our youth.
The ads are so iconic that they have become a target for
affectionate lampooning in the pages of the selfsame publications
that the originals were printed in. Here, for your amusement, are
just a few of the many parodies which have appeared - enjoy.
(And tell us your favourite in the comments section.)
affectionate lampooning in the pages of the selfsame publications
that the originals were printed in. Here, for your amusement, are
just a few of the many parodies which have appeared - enjoy.
(And tell us your favourite in the comments section.)
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| A lampoon (as if you couldn't tell) |
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Charles Galactus is my favourite.
ReplyDeleteI like that one as well, but the 'corpse' one perhaps just pips it for me.
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