Marmaduke "Moose" Mason (often referred to as Big Moose) is a fictional character in the Archie Comics universe. He attends Riverdale High School where he is typically depicted as the best athlete but the poorest student. His difficulties with school were later attributed to dyslexia. Mason is a Russian-American.
Moose is blessed with such great strength that people often have high expectations of him when it comes to sports. He has helped Riverd...
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Marmaduke "Moose" Mason (often referred to as Big Moose) is a fictional character in the Archie Comics universe. He attends Riverdale High School where he is typically depicted as the best athlete but the poorest student. His difficulties with school were later attributed to dyslexia. Mason is a Russian-American.
Moose is blessed with such great strength that people often have high expectations of him when it comes to sports. He has helped Riverdale High School win many matches in basketball, baseball, football, ice hockey, and various other sports, though he seems to have a preference for football. Moose was originally created to serve as the personification and stereotype of the Jock—all brawn and no brains. In the Spanish version of the comic, Moose is called "Gorilón" (lit. Big Gorilla). In at least one story in the 50s, Moose gives his real name as "Merton Matowski."
His various tendencies may be inherited from one of his first ancestors to immigrate to the United States. In one...
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