True Life Adventures #12
In the 1953 issue *True Life Adventures #12*, the story "Journey Into Space" follows Alice as she muses on the differences between her father's lumberjacks and her friend Bob, whose interests seem worlds apart. When a newspaper ad for the Body Sculpture Club catches her eye, Bob takes a surprising step that might just change everything—though how remains a mystery. The typeset lettering gives the whole experience a crisp, period-perfect feel.
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Alice wonders why Bob can't be more like the lumberjacks in her father's company. Bob can't see the appeal, but on seeing a newspaper ad for the Body Sculpture Club sends away for a bodybuilding course and that does the trick.
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