1945 CHARLES ATLAS® Muscle/Physique Ad

1945 CHARLES ATLAS® Muscle/Physique Ad (image 1/1)
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A great vintage full page original magazine ad. Ad measures approximately: 6 1/2" x 9 1/4". Condition: EXCELLENT. "The Insult That Turned a "CHUMP" Into a Champ" Classic comic of the weakling becoming the Atlas muscleman to win the girl away from the bully! Certificate of Authenticity is provided to show that this piece is from an original magazine (not a copy).Interesting tidbit from the net: Not by accident did "The Worlds Most Perfectly Developed Man" get that way. Charles Atlas, born Angelo Siciliano in 1893, developed his body-building program through his own initiative. Harassed as a youth by bullies on the street and--yes, its true--at the beach, he was inspired by the stretching of lions and tigers at Brooklyns Prospect Park Zoo. Angelo began practicing a series of isometric exercises that eventually gave him a classically sculpted musculature; he became "a new man" without the aid of weights or drugs. Other people soon recognized the appeal of his physique; from about 1915 to 1920, Atlas (as he had been known since he was 19; he legally changed his name in 1922) was often asked to pose for New York-area artists. For example, he posed for the statue of George Washington on the Washington Square Arch in New York. Atlas was named "The Worlds Most Beautiful Man" in 1921 and "The Worlds Most Perfectly Developed Man" in 1922 in read more
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