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In the early 90's, Marvel Comics teamed up with WCW to create about a dozen action-packed Wrestling comic books. This was a great marriage to get the dudes with a Marvel Super-hero fetish hooked on Rasslin' as well. The first issue from April 1992 began with a violent Battle Royal to catch the readers' attention.

Johnny B. Badd is treated as a flamboyant villain in this comic book, kicking poor Flyin' Bryan out of the ring like a sissy.  Bryan flies into the crowd wearing only his tiger-striped briefs.  The fans are outraged!
Soon most of the chumps are thrown from the ring, but the WCW promoters must have been pushing Ron Simmons and Sting at this time, because they are the last two heroes in the ring, fighting for their lives.

The two remaining villains, the Studd and Johnny B. Badd, are having their way with poor Simmons.  They are slamming their elbows and boots into his exposed body.
These WCW comics were interesting because they featured the erotic aspects of Pro Wrestling, such as two bad boys stomping the heroes without mercy, while trash-talking and admitting they enjoy humiliating other men.

Now it's time for some hot two-against-one punishment as the Studd traps Simmons in a Full Nelson so feminine Johnny B. Badd can kick him in the gut.  I'll bet the fans wore out this page of the comic book!
Check out the sexual pleasure on Badd's face as he punishes his helpless, suffering victim.  The artist really did a great job showing the agony and ecstasy, which will make sure the readers will continue buying the remaining issues of this hot comic book series.
Finally, big Ron Simmons is able to escape, tossing the Studd right into Badd's face, his boot striking his own partner's chin.
Big black Ron Simmons flexes his huge muscles, threatening to destroy both of his opponents.  GRRRRR!!


Sting has been laying dazed on the mat while his pal Ron Simmons fought both cheaters.  Finally Sting wakes up and tosses Studd out of the ring.

Sting looks like a wild animal, with his face painted as he grits his teeth and whips Johnny B. Badd into the corner.

Sting punishes Badd with both a whip into the buckles, and with a really boring lecture on how wrestling is the true sport, and you're supposed to care about the fans, and blah, blah, blah...  
But Johnny is able to toss muscular Sting over the ropes, leaving just the two brothers -- Badd and Simmons -- in the ring to settle this Battle Royal.

Simmons is the Alpha Male in this fight as he boots the sissy in the face, then drags him up by the arm for more punishment.  I'm sure the readers of this comic are already aching to see Issue #2 by this point!
Johnny is whipped head-first into the top turnbuckle,  his body looking hot in that position.
A heckler in the front row, which later turns out to be Lex Luger in disguise, distracts Simmons, so Badd is able to stun him with a punch to the jaw.
Wow, Simmons is as strong as a gorilla, pressing up the sexy body of Johnny B. Badd, his tight-ass speedo barely covering his buttocks.  KRRAK!!  Simmons breaks his back across one knee to with the match.  Meanwhile, Lex Luger looks like a perverted flasher as he peels off his over-coat to reveal his bare body underneath.
Luger leaps into the ring and slams the trophy into the back of Simmons' head to knock him out.  Again, this comic book shows some of the best aspects of good old-fashioned Rasslin':  A blond muscle man in skimpy red gear, illegal use of a foreign object, attacking another man from behind just to humiliate him, etc. etc.

This comic book just keeps getting better and better!  The cartoonists at Marvel Comics must have gotten some great input from the wrestlers and promoters at WCW when writing this story!  Luger brutally Pile-Drives the hero's skull into the trophy, injuring Simmons' neck and smashing the trophy to pieces.



In case any of the slower readers haven't figured out that Luger is an evil villain, he also rips up a check intended for charity while the fans shower him with trash.  The ruthless stud walks back to the locker room, his muscles bulging as the fans continue to pelt him.

 
 
Issue #2 begins with a recap of Luger jumping the winner of the Battle Royal by beaning him with the trophy.  This way, if anyone missed Issue #1 or already forgot what happened, they will now be up to speed:

Luger = Bad Guy.
Simmons = Good Guy.

OK let's get it on!
What a cocky pose of domination by this dirty cheater!  I'm sure plenty of young readers are getting excited by this hot comic book, and I'm sure each one thinks he is the only person in the world aroused by these kinds of images.


Tonight Luger gets in the ring with Sting, so he can generate more heat by beating down the sexy surfer.  The match begins with an angry Sting taking control, cracking Luger over his knee and whipping him out of the ring.

Luger tries to leave the match like a typical coward, but his nemesis Ron Simmons blocks his path, forcing Luger to either get back in the ring with Sting or fight Simmons in the aisle.

Luger is dominated by the larger black wrestler, chopped in the side of the head, which stuns him.  Luger shouldn't have Pile-Drived this big stud's head into a trophy!
Rather than destroy Luger himself, Simmons dumps his muscular body in the ring so Sting can tear him up.  Sting pulls the champ to his feet by the hair.

Luger is whipped to the corner buckles, where his head snaps back in agony.  Sting prepares his famous splash into the corner, but we see Luger pulling on the corner pad.
Here is another classic scene from old school Pro Wrestling.... Luger pulls the padding off the steel turnbuckle, creating a dangerous hazard for his clueless opponent.


Sure enough, Sting takes the bait.  Luger ducks out of the way, and Sting's handsome face crashes into the exposed steel buckle!  This is a disgrace!! What a great drawing, though.

Poor Sting is dazed and helpless.  The blond god easily pins him in this very sexy pose, gazing over at the fans as he lays chest-to-chest on the submissive man.  What a humiliating loss for poor Sting.  Can no one stop this cocky cheater, Lex Luger?!?
One of the announcers, Terrence, is a "heel announcer," meaning he degrades and insults the good guys, and supports the dirty moves of the bad guys.  This is another tactic to get the readers of the comic book all hot and bothered.


 
In Issue #3, big Ron Simmons finally gets a rematch with Luger, even though his neck hasn't healed from the Pile Driver on the trophy.  Simmons is angry, starting out with a big-bicep Sleeper on the champ's neck, followed by a very sexy Torture Rack, using Luger's own hold against him.

Simmons tosses Luger over the ropes and onto the floor.  This may be a mistake as we see some villains at ringside slipping Luger a pair of brass knuckles.
Muscular Simmons drags Luger back in the ring by the hair.  Luger then strikes the ref with those brass knux, knocking him out cold!
The heel announcer continues to support Luger's dirty tactics, as Simmons grabs the ass of his trunks and raises him into a nice Vertical Suplex position, his muscular body on display for the fans.

CRUNCH!!  Luger crashes onto the mat and the stud covers him chest to chest, but the ref is still out cold!!  Come on, wake up ref!  This is his chance to take revenge on the arrogant cheater!


As Simmons tries to wake up the ref, Luger strikes him in the back of the skull, which stuns him.  I'm sure the readers of this comic book are at the edge by now!

Check out the brutality, as Luger tries to strangle the good guy on the ropes!  Clearly someone who knows all about the hot and dirty aspects of Pro Wrestling had input into this comic book!
Now Luger lays across Simmons' muscular body, even though the ref is still dazed.  I don't think Luger is trying to pin Simmons, he just wants to show his domination and control over the big buck.

Fans of the dreaded Pile Driver are going to love the rest of this match!  Luger tries to snap his opponent's injured neck with a deadly Pile Driver, then he tries for another pin, but Simmons kicks out.

CRACK!!  Luger whips his opponent's head into the corner buckles, leaving the black hunk sprawled on the mat, cringing in pain.  This artist is doing an awesome job showing the agony and suffering in Wrestling.
Again Luger lays on the victim in a dominant position, but brave Simmons shows his "intestinal fortitude" by kicking out.
Suddenly Simmons tries for a quick pin, hooking one of Luger's legs.  But that mysterious figure at ringside, pushes him off, so Luger rolls him up for a pin.
Oh no, please not again!!  Luger delivers a second Pile Driver, then picks poor Simmons up again for a third Pile Driver.  This repeated punishment to his neck, using this same deadly hold over and over, is definitely going to drive the readers of this comic book completely wild.


The readers see a close-up of Simmons' head, trapped between Luger's thighs, striking the mat to further injure his neck.

The fans are outraged as their muscular hero lies twitching and beaten at Luger's feet.  Apparently this comic book has no problem showing the heroes repeatedly humiliated and beaten by the cheating villain!
Luger is declared the winner, showing off his amazing body while the angry fans pelt him with rocks and garbage.  The announcers argue over whether this is a horrible travesty, or whether Luger ought to Pile Drive Simmons again.  Either way, I'm sure the readers are looking forward to Issue #4 of this series at this point!