Show and Tell: Count Dante, Deadliest Man Alive

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The Deadliest Man Alive is a comic book ad icon. Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg look at a copy of the World's Deadliest Fighting Secrets, the Black Dragon Fighting Society's how to manual. It was a big influence on Street Angel. But what about the mysterious man behind this phenomenon - John Keehan, aka Count Dante! He was a karate champion, used car salesman, instigator of the 19070 Dojo/Dragon Wars, father of MMA and full-contact fighting in the US, challenger of Muhammad Ali, alleged criminal mastermind, and Playboy Bunny hair stylist...

SUPPLEMENTAL LINKS:

A mini doc:    • The Legend of Count Dante  

World's Deadliest Fighting Secrets: Count Dante by John Keehan, Don Warrener, Annette Hellingrath: https://amzn.to/2u1LMUL

Deadliest Man Alive by T.L.Roy: https://amzn.to/2VUS6t7

Mail Order Mysteries by Kirk Demarais and Jesse Thorn: https://amzn.to/2u0qaZ1

MTV show featuring Cards as Weapons:    • MTV Unfiltered Cards As Weapons  
Cards as Weapons by Rickey Jay: https://amzn.to/2O0XqZ9


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