Physique Pictorial V13N01 [August 1963] v59 " Physique Pictorial 53 (Summer

" Physique Pictorial 53 (Summer 2020): 82–91

"The Mizer Evolution

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"Christian Oita

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Physique Pictorial V13N01 [August 1963] v59 " 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