Harry Paschall (27 November 1897 or 1896 – 24 September 1957) was an American weightlifter, magazine editor, cartoonist and the author of books. He was a cartoonist for ''

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'' and eventually its managing editor.

Life

As a boy, Paschall was impressed by seeing the strongman

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. He attended Marion High School in

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, graduating in 1915. Paschall began his career as a cartoonist for the Pyramid Film Company in

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, and worked as a commercial artist for Jay H. Maish in Marion, Ohio, and for the ''

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''. By the 1920s, he became a weightlifting instructor in Marion, where he founded the Weight Lifters' Club. Paschall was hired by ''

'', initially as a cartoonist; his cartoon, "Bosco," was the namesake of a strongman. In a 1949 article, he criticized

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for promoting bodybuilding, arguing that bodybuilders were not "real strength athletes." From 1955 to his death in 1957, Paschall was the managing editor of the magazine. Paschall married Pearl V. Middleton in Marion in 1917. With his wife Myrtle, he resided in

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. He died of a heart attack in September 1957, at age 59, and he was buried in

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Selected works

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References

External links

Lambiek Comiclopedia biography.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paschall, Harry 1890s births 1957 deaths People from Marion, Ohio People from York, Pennsylvania American male weightlifters American male bodybuilders American magazine cartoonists American comics artists American comics writers American magazine editors American exercise and fitness writers People associated with physical culture Strength training writers