Playboy (USA) Year 1959 Magazine Back Issues
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Playboy Feb 1959
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Playboy February 1959 Features
Covergirl Ardie Scott (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Eleanor Bradley photographed by Ron Vogel
"The Buttondown Boys at Creespville High" by Stewart P. Brown
"A Fist Full of Money" by Henry Slesar and Jay Folb
"The Sensible Man" by Avram Davidson
"Girls in Their Lairs" (pictorial) | |
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Playboy Mar 1959
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Playboy March 1959 Features
Covergirl Unidentified Model (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Audrey Daston photographed by Lawrence Schiller
"Names in Lights" by Leonard Lyons
"Silverstein in Spain" cartoons by Shel Silverstein
"The Horror of It All" by Hollis Alpert and Charles Beaumont
"I Love You, Miss Irvine" by John Wallace | |
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Playboy Apr 1959
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Playboy April 1959 Features
Playmate of the Month is Nancy Crawford photographed by Barbara and Justin Kerr
On The Scene: Dave Lambert, Jon Hendricks and Anni Ross, Sidney Poitier, Oliver Treyz
"With All Due Respect" by Fred McMorrow
"Nasty" by Fredric Brown
"What's Become of Your Creature?" by Herbert Gold
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Playboy May 1959
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Playboy May 1959 Features
Playmate of the Month is Cindy Fuller (First Jewish-American Playmate) photographed by Bunny Yeager
"Dealers Wild" by T.K. Brown III
"The Girl Had Been Around" by E.S. Jensen
"Triplication" by Robert Sheckley
Playboy's Playmate Of The Month In the Swim
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Playboy Jun 1959
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Playboy June 1959 Features
Playmate of the Month is Marilyn Hanold photographed by Bruno Bernard
"The Origins of the Beat Generation" by Jack Kerouac
"The Voyage of the Peanut" by Harvey Jacobs
"Waste Not, Want Not" by John Atherton
"The Mann Act" by Alan Holmes
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Playboy Jul 1959
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Playboy July 1959 Features
Playmate of the Month is Yvette Vickers photographed by Russ Meyer
"The Little World of Oscar Levant" by Maurice Zolotow
"No Fire Burns" by Avram Davidson
"The Coffee Houses of America" by Jim Morad
"The Incredible Adventures of Dino" by Herbert Gold
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Playboy Aug 1959
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Playboy August 1959 Features
OK, So I'm a Cookooboo by Charles Hamblett
"Cult of the Aged Leader" by Ralph Ginzburg
"The Sender of Letters" by Herbert Gold
"Silverstein Among the Arabs" cartoons by Shel Silverstein
Playmate of the Month Clayre Peters
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Playboy Sep 1959
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Playboy September 1959 Features
Covergirl Legs in Yellow Shoes (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Marianne Gaba photographed by Lawrence Schiller
"The Miss America Joke" by Oliver Kinkaid
"The Taste of Fear" by Hugh G. Foster
"A Song in His Pocket" by Barry B. Spacks
"The World of Heart's Desire" by Robert Sheckley | |
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Playboy Oct 1959
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Playboy October 1959 Features
Playmate of the Month is Elaine Reynolds photographed by Frank Eck
"Loving Couple" by Edward Wellen
"A Very Good Sidewalk Story" by Herbert Gold
"The Alky Era" by Ken Purdy
"Svengali of the Silver Screen" by Al Morgan
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Playboy Nov 1959
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Playboy November 1959 Features
Covergirl The Playboy Bunny (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Donna Lynn photographed by Frank Bez
"A Cry From the Penthouse" by Henry Siesar
"The Joan Club" by William Link and Richard Levinson
"O Debt, Where is Thy Sting?" by Carlton Brown
"Beads From Other Times and Places" pictorial | |
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The first issue, published in December 1953, did not carry a date, as Hugh Hefner was unsure whether there would be a second issue. The first centerfold was Marilyn Monroe, although the picture used had originally been taken for a calendar, rather than for Playboy. The first issue was an immediate sensation; it sold out within a matter of weeks. Known circulation was 53,991 (Source: Playboy Collector's Association Playboy Magazine Price Guide). The cover price was 50¢. Copies of the first issue in Mint to Near Mint condition fetched over $8,000 in 2007.
The famous logo, depicting the stylized profile of a rabbit wearing a tuxedo bow tie, was designed by art designer Art Paul for the magazine's second issue and has appeared on every issue since; a running joke in the magazine involves hiding the logo somewhere in the cover art or photograph. Hefner said that he chose the rabbit as a mascot for its "humorous sexual connotation", and because the image was "frisky and playful".
An urban legend started about Hefner and the Playmates of the Month because of markings on the front covers of the magazine. From 1955 to 1979 (except for a six month gap in 1976), the "P" in Playboy had a number of stars printed in or around the letter. The legend stated that this was either a rating
that Hefner gave to the Playmate according to how attractive she was, the number of times that Hefner had slept with her, or how good she was in bed. The stars, which ranged in number between zero and twelve, actually indicated the domestic
or international advertising region for that printing.
Since reaching its peak in the 1970s, Playboy has seen a decline in circulation and cultural relevance because of increased competition in the field it founded — first from Penthouse, Oui, and Gallery in the 1970s; later from pornographic videos; and more recently from lad mags such as Maxim, FHM, and Stuff. In response Playboy has attempted to re-assert its hold on the 18–35 male demographic it once controlled through slight changes to its content and focusing on issues and personalities more appropriate to its audience—such as hip-hop artists being featured in the Playboy Interview.
Christie Hefner, a daughter of Hugh Hefner, became the CEO of Playboy in 1988 and is now also the Chairman of the Board.
The magazine celebrated its 50th Anniversary with the January 2004 issue. Celebrations were held at Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, and Moscow during the year to commemorate this event.
The best-selling Playboy edition was the November 1972 edition, which sold 7,161,561 copies. One-fourth of all American college men were buying the magazine every month. It is interesting to note that although this issue is available in abundance, it is very difficult for collectors to find this issue in excellent condition. The black ink on the cover wore off easily and it is difficult to find this issue with a bright clean crisp black color. A Near Mint copy of this issue is a hard find.
Perhaps coincidentally, a cropped image of the issue's centerfold (which featured Lena Soderberg) became a standard image for testing image processing algorithms. It is known simply as the "Lenna" (also "Lena") image in that field.
Many people ask about Playboy UK, Playboy USA is the same issue that was issued in the UK because there was no need to translate the magazine. So, Playboy USA and Playboy UK are the same magazine.
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