Vintage 1940-50s Muscle Magazines Lot of 5
The following are 5 different Muscle Magazines from the 1940-50s. They are
all in excellent condition with no pages missing, no tears, no loose pages,
and no soiling or water damage. The ads are very interesting showing
techniques used during the 1940s for building up muscles, as well as adds
for a variety of equipment and supplements. They are as follows:
1) Muscle Power - Vol 2, No. 6, dated April 1947 (A Weider
publication), 129 pages - The cover features Bill Trumbo. The articles
include Earle Liederman, Who has the biggest biceps (features Prof Herold,
Gabriel Lassartesse, Herman Gorner, Bobby Pandour), articles on Abel
Correia, Joe Mongelli, Sal Saverino, James Everan, John Habbereiter, Alex
Carrissoa, Bert Goodrich, Paul Ebert, gymnast Lillian Leitzel, the Flying
Clarkonians (Ernie Clarke and Leitzel), Victor Nicoletti, Bill Good, Abel
Correia, Russ Field, Pat Ryan, Joseph Abraham, and more.
2) Iron Man - Vol 21, No. 2, dated Oct/Nov 1961, 63 pages - Cover
features Mr. Universe (Bill Pearl). Articles include Harry Johnson, Ray
Rivera, John Knight, Lou Reicke, Dean Applegarth, Reg Park, Chuck Fish, Ray
Routhledge, and more.
3) Muscle Power - Vol 5, No. 6 dated May 1948, 51 pages. Articles
feature the Mr. Montreal Winners, Cry Babies (Arman Ozon, Gene Meyers, Jack
LaLanne, Getting Bigger Chests (Russ Field), Joe Pleia, Santo Leone, Frank
Galiardi, Clarence Ross, Bill Melby, Mr. North America Contest, Mighty
Batchelor (Ian Batchelor), Mr. Michigan Best Chest (Richard Buchholz), Val
Frey, Raymond Gil, Lee Krasno, and more.
4) Muscle Power - vol 10, No. 6, November 1950, 50 pages. Cover
features Barton Horvath. Articles feature Babe Stansbury, How Mr. America
Trains, Foods for Muscle Power (Leonard Chambers), Quicker Development,
Build More Muscular Forearms (Kenneth Pendleton), Round Table Discussions
with Big Mac Batchelor, Steve Reeves, Alex Aronis, Armand Tanny and George
Redpath, Secrets of Strength (Bob McCune, John Davis, Alan Stephan), Curling
Results, and more.
5) Muscle Power - Vol 11, No. 1, December 1950, 50 pages. Cover
features Bob McCune. Articles include Bert Goodrich, Miss USA 1950, Mr. USA
1950, Meet Joe Sanceri, You Can have a Powerful Chest (Clancy Ross),
Outstanding Physique (Joffre L'Heureux, Al Paivio), Rover Vallee, Armand
Tanny, George Eiferman, Leo Robert, Reg Park, Monte Wolford, George
Boulanger, Secrets of Strength (John Davis), and more.
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