Sport Life December 1956 Rafael De Soto Pulp Cover Charles Atlas Adventure Magazine.
 
Original December 1956 issue of Sport Life magazine, Volume 3, Number 4, featuring a dramatic illustrated cover by noted pulp and magazine artist Rafael De Soto.
Published by Select Publications, this vintage men's adventure and sporting magazine contains 98 pages of adventure, hunting, outdoor and sporting material.
Prominent cover features include:
• “My Trek to a Savage World” by Lewis Cotlow
• “The Rifle That Won the Civil War” by Gil Paust
• “McLeod's Girl” by Bill Hamilton
• “Battle for the Tanah Water Hole”
• “Massacre at Turkey Creek”
• Hunting, outdoor and adventure stories
The colorful Rafael De Soto cover is an excellent example of the dramatic illustrated artwork associated with mid-century men's adventure magazines. The contents page specifically credits “Cover Painting by Rafael De Soto.”
The back cover features a full-page vintage Charles Atlas bodybuilding advertisement, “Just Pick the Kind of Body YOU Want,” promoting his Dynamic Tension physical-development program.
Condition: Complete. All pages are present. Shows normal vintage wear including cover and spine wear, edge/corner wear, surface marks, age toning and some spotting/soiling. There is noticeable wear/loss at the lower back-cover corner as visible in the photographs. Binding remains intact. Please review all photographs for exact condition.
A strong crossover collectible for enthusiasts of Rafael De Soto pulp art, men's adventure magazines, Charles Atlas, vintage bodybuilding, hunting, outdoor sporting history and 1950s popular culture.