Gatsby? Great!

In 1937, the Herald Examiner republished "The Great Gatsby" in serial form. Staff Illustrator, Stan Masters reinterpreted Gatby's appearance and gave him a thick lustrous beard to liken him to his old friend, Bent Magnus. Neither Stan's editors or the city of Los Angeles noticed.

In the Funnies

Throughout the early 1940's, Bent Magnus was featured in various serial comic strips. Interest was high in Bent's "character" which eventually led to a starring role in his own title. Written primary by Tony Pearce, the series went 5 strong years before the writer went insane. After a series of failed attempts to revitalize the series, including an ill-advised tenure of a pre-published Norman Mailer, the comic faded into obscurity.

Magnus General... on TV.

In 2015, Federico Garduño and Dan Milledge met Bent Magnus after "accidentally" breaking into his estate. Sensing opportunity and feeling frisky because of his 105th birthday, Bent entrusted Fed and Dan with his legacy. They decided to make a stupid cartoon about him with the help of Scott Vincent, artist.

Shark LIFE

When Bent was interviewed by LIFE magazine, he was sorely misunderstood.

Scientist. Man.

By the age of 22, Bent was already well known amongst the cultural elite as an emerging scientist. But he was even better known as a lady's man and hypnotist. James Thurber presented this cartoon to Bent on Mayan's New Year's Eve, 1932. It was later repurposed for The New Yorker, published in February 1933. In the published cartoon, Bent has no beard or mane, as Thurber admittedly had trouble drawing quote, "men's hair."

Bent Bathes

Bent is well known for his patents. This is one of them.