Physique Pictorial Vol. 7, No. 4, Winter 1957
Los Angeles: Athletic Model Guild, 1957. Softcover. 8vo., 32 pp. including covers in stapled illustrated wraps. Illustrated with black and white reproductions of artworks and photos by various artists, three pages of Tom of Finland. Early publication of Tom of Finland, with three inner pages. He made his first appearance in the previous issue. He got the name "Tom of Finland" from that issue as the publishers did not use his last name, only identifying him as "Tom," an artist who lives in Finland. Quaintance on rear cover. 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. Near Fine in pictorial wraps. Item #5092408
Price: $65.00