Popeye
Popeye the Sailor started out as a cartoon character in Thimble Theatre, a daily strip, in 1929. He was very popular before and during WWII as well as the ’50s and ’60s. He appeared in all kinds of merchandise. This character was based on a real person, Frank Fiegel – known locally as Rocky. Growing up, Rocky was known for being tough. He would never back down from a fight. Once he took on five boys at once, beating three of them and chasing off the other two. As a grown man, Rocky could be seen soaking up the sunshine with a pipe in his mouth outside in a chair.
Popeye
Norman Bates
Aside from Norman Bates from the movie Psycho, Buffalo Bill and Leatherface from The Silence of the Lambs and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as a few of the most iconic killers to appear on film. The scariest part? They were all inspired by the same man – Ed Gein. He was a murderer who would keep the skin and bones of his victims. He was a graverobber as well. Eventually, he was captured and spent the rest of his life in prison in a mental hospital.
Norman Bates