Or, the art of exercise circa 1960.
A few months ago, I ran a Daily Heller on per inquiry adverts, which included the famous muscle-building ads by Charles Atlas. Today’s Daily Heller specimens are a shade more down and dirty, from an Atlas acolyte—”the Greatest Name in Bodybuilding”—Ben Rubhuhn at the American Bodybuilding Club (ABC) of Great Neck, N.Y.
The booklet below and its collateral material are a wonderful example of pulp typography, ham-fisted airbrushing and untutored layout. All together a beautiful cacophony of wretched design and stunning communication.
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