Physique Pictorial · Vol. 9 No. 2 / 1959
Physique Pictorial Vol. 9 No. 2: a bearded strongman in full sword-and-sandal kit on the cover, Stan Ridley in the open air, and a Marine named Billy Watts.
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Vintage is final sale. Every mark we mention is in the photos.
Condition report
Good. A sturdy little digest with crisp black-and-white printing and nothing worse than light soiling on the cream cover and one small brown mark on the back. The back has two small chips. Every mark is in the photos.
Flaws notedCover wear, Stains or moisture marks
PagesNot fully verified
The story
The cover is pure sword-and-sandal fantasy: a bearded strongman with his tunic slung off one shoulder, a studded belt cinched tight and leather cuffs on both wrists. Inside, Stan Ridley, a guitar-playing Texan living in San Francisco who likes rock and roll and motorcycles, poses nude in open country for photographer Jim Hills.
Across the page, William "Billy" Watts of Newton, Massachusetts, shot while he was a Marine at Camp Pendleton, sits on his heels with his back to you and 17.25-inch biceps on the record. AMG follows him with a dead-serious essay on somatotyping that ends by noting the Marines prefer the muscular type, and a blond bodybuilder in a posing strap holds down the back cover.
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Why it matters
Only AMG would follow a Marine's measurements with a straight-faced science lesson on why muscular men make the best Marines, all for 35 cents.
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What we checked before listing it.
Good. A sturdy little digest with crisp black-and-white printing and nothing worse than light soiling on the cream cover and one small brown mark on the back. The back has two small chips. Every mark is in the photos.
Visible in the photos.
Noted in the listing.
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