Original December 1962 Mr. America magazine featuring Lynn Lyman on the cover, issued during the classic Joe Weider physical culture era. A highly appealing vintage bodybuilding magazine filled with physique photography, training features, and original period advertising. Current online market listings confirm this exact issue and cover.
This is the kind of piece that appeals to more than one type of buyer. It works for collectors of bodybuilding and weight-training history, but also for buyers interested in mid-century graphic design, vintage magazine covers, gym culture, and original Weider-related material. The cover is especially strong visually, and the interior appears to retain the original exercise, supplement, and home-gym advertising that makes these early issues so interesting.
Condition
Appears to be in almost new vintage condition. Complete, with no tears and no writing on pages. Light, normal age wear from handling and storage only. Very well-preserved example overall. Please see photos for condition.
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