Don't Be a '98 Pound Weakling' Just Because You're Aging

While Charles Atlas, who claims the title or the world's most perfect physique, is not carrying the entire globe on his shoulders might he be said to be carrying a fair part of it? Atlas was snapped during an early season workout on the beach supporting three women; they are, left to right, Doris Aschoff, Dolores Foley and Audrey Aschoff.

Comic book readers from years past may remember the poor "98-pound weakling" (originally the "97-pound weakling"), who had a rough go of it for a while, getting sand kicked in his face and being mocked for his small frame. His girlfriend even left him for the bully.

The weakling wasn't a character in the comics, but rather a regular feature in an ad for Charles Atlas fitness training, a program which would make him a "man" by giving him big muscles. The skinny sap ended up with a happy ending, though, as he used the Atlas system and became a muscle-bound hero in no time.