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<\/p>\nA man has broken the Guinness World Record for the number of Marvel comic book characters tattoos.<\/p>\n
Tom Radford, from Hull, has 63 of the superheroes covering most of his body.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old said he has spent more than \u00a318,000 and 350 hours under the needle getting the work done.<\/p>\n
He started with an image of Thanos in 2016 and managed to meet the actor Josh Brolin who plays the character in New York, adding his autograph to the body art.<\/p>\n
Radford describes himself as a Marvel obsessive who collects “anything and everything Marvel-related”.<\/p>\n
“When I got Thanos tattooed I wanted it placed at the top of my thigh because if it wasn’t perfect I could always hide it,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Needless to say it was better than perfect and the urge for more began.”<\/p>\n
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Radford’s Marvel collection began with a tattoo of Thanos, with actor Josh Brolin’s autograph added later [Simon Spark \/ BBC]<\/p>\n
Radford gets all the work done by local tattoo artist Andy Walker, who Radford described as “like an artist painting on canvas”. The pair have become firm friends.<\/p>\n
“It was never meant to be what it turned into, and I honestly never thought I would cover my entire body with tattoos,” said Radford. “I think I might be addicted.”<\/p>\n
The previous record stood at 31, until Radford started his quest to beat it a decade ago.<\/p>\n
He said he is planning to add Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk and Wolverine to his body, on space near his armpits and groin.<\/p>\n
Only his head, neck and hands will remain uncovered, after his mother asked them to not be tattooed.<\/p>\n
“I’ve endured pain in places very few will understand for tattoos no one will ever see, all for the sake of this record,” he added.<\/p>\n
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