Physique Pictorial V06N03 [Fall 1956] poster " Physique Pictorial 53 (Summer

" Physique Pictorial 53 (Summer 2020): 36–41

"Bob's World: Fit to be Tied

and Mickey Hargitay (the husband of Jayne Mansfield and the father of Mariska Hargitay)

Struggling with weight issues his entire life

classically posed portraits to Dave Martin's wholesome

Physique Pictorial V06N03 [Fall 1956] poster " Physique Pictorial 53 (SummerThe 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