v-m-p vintage male physique

I haven't seen this one (yet), but it's directed by Mario Bava and looks like it should be pretty fantastic...!

I just learned (thank you, Andy) that the great Reg Park has passed away, after a battle with melanoma cancer, at the age of 79. Official Re...

Two more shots of Andre, unattributed, though the head shot looks like it's probably an Arax. There is a studio mark on the second pic,...

Here's Andre on the center podium this time, flanked by two unknown competitors (though I think I should know the guy on Andre's lef...

A very nice competition shot from the 1948 Mr. Universe contest by France's leading physique photographer Gregor Arax. John Grimek was ...

I went through my files looking for Jerry's request of a Jerry Furman or Farnhom but came up empty-handed. The closest match I had was ...

Here are the last five poses I have of the beautiful Peter Gordon. I hope you have enjoyed this look at Spartan's most famous model!

This image is from the "Physique Pictorial" issue of October, 1953. In the text not included in the scan we learn that Peter was ...

The concluding batch of Peter from "Spartan" #1...

It is no secret that physique studios would flog their photos years after they were taken, most often never giving a timeline to their work,...

One of the great brother posing teams from the golden age of physique photography, Peter and Sandy only posed together for Spartan, aka Cons...

Let's close out this first day of November with some classical elegance -- Mr. Ray Swales, courtesy of Mr. Bill Green, aka Vince of Lond...

...not that there's anything wrong with fantasies, as this unknown gent is generating a few for me right now...!

One of my favorite amateur teen bodybuilders from the early 50s. Mizer shot a few rolls on Joe, and, in my opnion, not one of them was wast...

I can't believe it's November already. Well, October didn't see me post too much here -- sorry, guys. Here's the first of ...

A small sampling of Wilbur "Bud" Counts' work in front of the camera....

He is fairly awesome, isn't he? ;-)