I recall the comic books from the 1970s with the goofy advertisements. Along with the Sea Monkeys and X-Ray glasses was a mini-comicstrip advertising an exercise regimen associated with bodybuilder Charles Atlas (aka Angelo Siciliano). His regimen, built around "dynamic tension," I believe, was promoted to teenage boys. The short comic had a scrawny young …

Continue reading Did Samson Look Like Someone Who Might Have Sand Kicked in His Face?