Harry Paschall

Harry Paschall (c. 1898 - 24 September 1957) was an American weightlifter, magazine editor, cartoonist and the author of books. He was a cartoonist for Strength & Health and eventually its managing editor.

Paschall was born circa 1898. He graduated from Marion High School in Marion, Ohio in 1915.

Paschall began his career as a cartoonist for the Pyramid Film Company in Dayton. By the 1920s, he became a weightlifting instructor in Marion, where he founded the Weight Lifters' Club.

Paschall was hired by Strength & Health, initially as a cartoonist; his cartoon, "Bosco," was the namesake of a strongman. In a 1949 article, he criticized Joe Weider for promoting bodybuilding, arguing that bodybuilders were not "real strength athletes." From 1955 to his death in 1957, Paschall was the managing editor of the magazine.

Paschall married Pearl V. Middleton in Marion in 1917. With his wife Myrtle, he resided in York, Pennsylvania. He died of a heart attack in October 1957, at age 59, and he was buried in Columbus, Ohio.

• Paschall, Harry B. (1950). Muscle Moulding: A Bosco Book for Advanced Bodybuilders. OCLC 877686311.
• Paschall, Harry B. (1951). Development of Strength: A Bosco Book. OCLC 18283691.