The biggest loser, DC Comics style
At one point or another, all kinds of DC Silver Age super-heroes and supporting characters put on some weight. Generally it was the result of science or magic, rather than heredity or poor eating habits.
Brian Hughes has the whole scoop at Again With the Comics. How the Flash in particular manages to lose the weight (which was the result of a Gorilla Grodd ray, rather than too many Ring Dings) is entertainingly gross. Superman and Wonder Woman are also shown in need of help from Bob and Jillian.
Hughes also talks about how Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane and Lana Lang tipped the scales in DC’s less sensitive Silver Age. And the reason Lois becomes suddenly fat doesn’t make the Man of Steel look particularly heroic.
– Matt Price
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