Physique Pictorial V06N01 [Spring 1956] print posing in a bright red

posing in a bright red strap on green grass

The remainder of the pages are packed with 23 representative photographs of duo male wrestlers

" Physique Pictorial 58 (Autumn 2021): 20–33

WAYNE PICKETT

Leitel had already developed a muscular build

Physique Pictorial V06N01 [Spring 1956] print posing in a bright redThe father of physique magazines was Bob Mizer (1922 1992). In 1945 Mizer started the Athletic Model Guild in Los Angeles as a modeling agency for male body builders. Mizer, a self taught photographer, recruited and photographed the models, carefully listing their vital statistics along with their real names and ages. Mizer sold his photos by mail, advertising them in men's magazines. By 1951 Mizer's catalog was so extensive that he began to collect