Physique Pictorial V02N04 [November 1952] v58 "Phil Dlab: Motion Pictures

"Phil Dlab: Motion Pictures

but later embraced it and began to train herself

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JOE LEITEL

Physique Pictorial V02N04 [November 1952] v58 "Phil Dlab: Motion PicturesThe 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