Baldheaded Comic Book Bad-Asses

By Noel Murray | August 21, 2008 | 12:02pm

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Watching Olympic beach volleyballer Phil Dalhausser on TV over the past week, I've been trying to figure out which of these baldheaded comic book bad-asses he most resembles. Is he:

Dreadstar sidekick Syzygy Darklock?

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