Tennis for Speed, Stamina, Strength, Skill (1956) comic books 1956-1969

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Tennis for Speed, Stamina, Strength, and Skill (1956) is a promotional comic book distributed by the Tennis Educational Foundation and The U.S. Lawn Tennis Association in conjunction with President Eisenhower's Youth Fitness Program. A large comic strip panel features tennis greats Tony Trabert, Pancho Gonzales, Bill Talbert, and Vic Seixas with the four elements that makes a tennis champion. Other professional sports stars like Gene Tunney, and Ralph Kiner describe the skills it takes to be the best. Two pages show the football team of U.C.L.A. practicing, and Coach Red Sanders touting how tennis can help train his players to be better atheletes. Newsprint, full color, 16-pages, standard comic book dimensions. Cover price $0.10.