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Physique Pictorial
Physique Pictorial, volume 5 number 2, Summer 1955
EditorBob Mizer
CategoriesBeefcake, erotica
FrequencyQuarterly
FormatDigest
PublisherAthletic Model Guild
First issue1951
Final issue1990
Based inLos Angeles
LanguageEnglish
OCLC643902464

Physique Pictorial is an American magazine, one of the leading beefcake magazines of the mid-20th century.[1][2] During its run from 1951 to 1990 as a quarterly publication, it exemplified the use of bodybuilding culture and classical art figure posing, as a cover for homoerotic male images, and to evade charges of obscenity.

The pages of Physique Pictorial primarily featured the photography of Bob Mizer, who also served as the magazine’s publisher and editor, consisting of black and white photos of athletic young men, either nude or nearly so.[3] The magazine also served as a venue for homoerotic artists including Touko Laaksonen (Tom of Finland), George Quaintance, Dom Orejudos (Etienne), and Bill Schmeling (Torro, The Hun),[4][5][6] and was a predecessor to later overtly gay publications.[7][8]

Physique Pictorial was published in Los Angeles by Mizer's Athletic Model Guild, an ersatz modeling agency that provided cover for the publishing of the magazine, and the sale of photographs and film strips through the magazine.[9]

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  2. ^ "A (Long) History of Physique Magazines". QNotes. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America. Stein, Marc. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons/Thomson/Gale. 2004. pp. 272–273. ISBN 0-684-31261-1. OCLC 52819577.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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  6. ^ Daniels, Champ (2022-05-12). ""AllTogether" | Sultan, The Hun and Victor Arimondi". Tom of Finland Foundation. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  7. ^ "Physique mags helped usher in the gay market". The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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