In 1947, authorities prosecuted Mizer for distributing obscene material and he served nine months in prison. Upon his release, he returned to photography and publishing, being careful to keep his work just on the right side of the law. Mizer died in 1992, but Physique Pictorial was recently relaunched by the Bob Mizer Foundation. Physique Pictorial magazine was recently relaunched (Image courtesy of Bob Mizer Foundation) 1950s The Washington DC-based MANual Enterprises, established by Herman Lynn Womack, turns out a string of Physique magazines. Its titles include Fizeek, Grecian Guild Pictorial, Manorama, MANual and Trim. Womack is significant because he became embroiled in a major US Supreme Court hearing: MANual Enterprises, Inc. The US Supreme Court subsequently ruled that photos of nearly nude or nude men are not necessarily obscene and can be sent through the postal service.
Fizeek quarterly featuring an illustration by Tom of Finland (Photo: Fizeek) This led to a proliferation of so-called ‘Beefcake’ magazines in the 1960s.
