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Mr. Muscles #22 (1956) · The Collector

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Charlton
Mr. Muscles (1956)
#22

Charlton#22

Mr. Muscles

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Mr. Muscles #22

Publisher: Charlton
Cover date: March 1956
On sale: Dec 22, 1955
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Key issue

1st appearance of Kid Muscles
1st appearance of Miss Muscles
1st appearance of unnamed boy

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Stories

4 titled

1Man vs. Beast!
2Helpless as a Hurricane
3

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Grand Comics Database issue 12672

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Mr. Muscles and Kid Muscles respond to a frantic phone call for help from the zoo, unaware that a trap has been set for them by the caretaker who is envious of Brett's physique and physical conditioning. Then Brett tells the story of himself as a lad being diagnosed with polio and told he would never walk again. But he did and tells the caretaker that he learned a very important lesson from his experience with polio: never accept discouragement and never lose faith. In the end, Brett trains the caretaker who develops a great physique.

The Frame-Up

4The Kid Muscles In

Credits

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Bill Fraccio
Inker: Bill Fraccio
Cover: Maurice Whitman

Editorial and production

Editor: Al Fago

Characters

Kid Muscles· 1st appearance
Miss Muscles· 1st appearance
unnamed boy· 1st appearance
a bully
Mr. Muscles
unnamed zoo caretaker

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