Religion: not determined yet
Name: Arnold
Classification: supporting character based on a real person
First Appearance: Captain America (vol. 1) #154 (Oct. 1972): "The Falcon Fights Alone!"
Creators: Steve Englehart, Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten, Tony Mortellaro
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: Captain America, Agent 13
Race: white
Gender: male
Note: muscle-bound body builder; harrassed Cap/Sharon Carter
While vacationing in the Bahamas, Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Sharon Carter met a muscle-bound body builder on the beach. The body builder (named Arnold) turned out to be a beach bully.
Arnold tried to grabe Sharon, in a ham-fisted "romantic gesture." She immediately made it clear that she wasn't interested. This just made Arnold mad and he tried to bother Sharon and Steve more. Steve easily gave the beach bully an embarrassing comeuppance.
"Arnold" (whose last name was not revealed) was based loosely on and named after famed body builder/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/LiveData/Issue.aspx?id=97926c93-733f-4fd5-8d62-9ac1a019d152
- http://www.captainamericalibrary.com/superhero-library/captain-america/captain-america-comic-details.aspx?id=CA1&issue=154