Count Dante, the Deadliest Man Alive

Comic readers across America were promised that for only $5 they could learn the ultimate fighting system, and the art of the death touch. That promise was made by Count Dante, one of the most colorful and controversial figures in martial arts history. Born John Keehan, Dante's life seems out of place in the real world, never mind his fabricated boasts.

Links!

• The Life and Death of the Deadliest Man Alive
• The Search for Count Dante
• Show and Tell: Count Dante, Deadliest Man Alive
• Contemporary NYT article on the Purlator Heist
• Bob Cooley's memoir: When Corruption Was King
• The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts

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