The current Mustard Man isn't the first Mustard Man, you know. Every non-superhero has his origins, and the origins of Mustard Man are just as epic as Batman's, Superman's, or Donald Trump's.
The original Mustard Man was Dr. Charles Manning III. He made mustard for neighbors using an old family recipe in his garage, bottled it, and eventually sold it to drugstores around Ohio as "Manning's Mustard Tonic."It was reputed to cure all ills, from the common to the deadly, but it was really just a simple table condiment. Still, Manning believed his tall tales and ate a tablespoon every hour.
Manning died of liver cancer. Seems that he used a lead teaspoon to consume his mustard.
We keep that spoon in the Mustard Man Factory Museum.
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