Physique Pictorial Volume 15, Number 3: June 1966. Stapled wrappers, 30 pp. Cover art by Tom of Finland (Young Viking). Back cover by TORRO. Black and white photographs and artwork throughout.
A 1966 issue of Bob Mizer's groundbreaking beefcake magazine, published by his Athletic Model Guild. Artwork by Tom of Finland 'Punishment of a Cycle Thief', Harry Bush and Torro.
Film stills from AMG films 'Devil & the Innocent Youth', 'Bodybuilders and the Gangsters' and 'Brother Beatle'
Bob Mizer founded the Athletic Model Guild in 1945 Los Angeles as a modeling agency for male bodybuilders. 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.