Penthouse (USA) Year 1985 Magazine Back Issues
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Penthouse Jan 1985
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Penthouse January 1985 Features
Covergirl Vanessa Williams with George Burns (Nude) photographed by Dan Miller
Pet of the Month is Rebecca Hill photographed by Earl Miller
Oh, God I Did It Again! New Portfolio, New Photographer
Finding Peace On Earth In Outer Space
A Nun Is Raped In Harlem
Our Children, Our Shame | |
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Penthouse Feb 1985
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Penthouse February 1985 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Brittany Dane (Nude) photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
"I killed 360 People!" Our Most Chilling Interview Ever with Henry Lee Lucas interviewed by Hugh Aynesworth
Sex, Drugs, and Scandals: Blowing The Lid Off Wall Street
"How Even You Can Save Over $100,000" By Jack Anderson
The Unholy Alliance: Fascist Feminists And The Moral Majority
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Penthouse Mar 1985
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Penthouse March 1985 Features
Covergirl Sue and Louise Elvin (Nude) photographed by Bob Watson
Pet of the Month is Carolyn Bosanko photographed by Hank Londoner
Exclusive Pictorial: Mother And Daughter
Mick Jagger's Most Intimate And Outspoken Interview Ever by Allan Sonnenschein
Sucker Bets: the Kind You Can Never Lose
Newlook: A Preview Of Europe's Hottest New Magazine | |
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Penthouse Apr 1985
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Penthouse April 1985 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Fasha (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Win A Harley-Davidson Worth $10,000
Crime Of Passion: The Professor And The Prostitute
Does Mark Breland Have The Right Stuff?
April Fool! The Greatest Practical Jokes Ever
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Penthouse May 1985
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Penthouse May 1985 Features
Covergirl Delia Impey (Not Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Andi Leigh photographed by Hank Londoner
Vigilante Justice: A Consumer Guide
Living Past 100: The Scientific Reality
A Feminist Leader Denounces Women Censors
Driving Force: Star racer Danny Sullivan | |
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Penthouse Jul 1985
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Penthouse July 1985 Features
Covergirl Charlie Dean (Not Nude) photographed by Allan J. Wash
Pet of the Month is Phyliss Partin photographed by Earl Miller
Special Report: What Turns Men On
How To Win At Roulette... Legally
Rancho Rajneesh: America's Richest, Sexiest, And Strangest Cult
Exclusive: Secret Photos From Bolivia's Cocaine Factories | |
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Penthouse Aug 1985
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Penthouse August 1985 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Angela Nicholas (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Exclusive: America's Achilles' Heel
Supersecret Gov. Dept. Uncovered
Petra Plasm Radiates Deadly Sex
The U.S.A.'s Most Controversial Sport...
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Penthouse Oct 1985
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Penthouse October 1985 Features
Covergirl Photographed by Chris Thomson (Not Nude)
Pet of the Month is Jennifer James photographed by Suze Randall
Medical Genocide: A Shocking Look At American Medicine
Miss America: Not What She Used To Be
The New Mafia: More Violent Than Ever
Traci Lords: Love in an Elevator | |
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Penthouse Nov 1985
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Penthouse November 1985 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Carina Ragnarsson (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Medical Genocide: The American Medical Establishment's Holy War On Progress
Sex On Campus: A Surprising Survey
Alfred Regnery: Reagan's Anti-Porn Fiasco
Alternate Uses For the U.N. Building
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Penthouse Dec 1985
Holiday
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Penthouse December 1985 Features
Covergirl Sophie Favier (Not Nude) photographed by Patrick Magaud
Pet of the Month is Lori Baker photographed by Earl Miller
Aids Scandal: New Facts About Prevention And Treatment
Gun Town USA: An American Town Where It's Illegal Not to Own a Gun
Vicki Morgan: Her Deadly Obsession
Giving Up Sex: The Trend Is Spreading | |
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1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023Penthouse is a men's magazine that was founded by Bob Guccione in 1965. It combines urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic pictorials, that eventually, in the 1990s evolved into hardcore. Although Guccione was American, the magazine was founded in 1965 in the United Kingdom, and started selling Penthouse in the United States in September 1969. At the height of its success, Guccione was considered to be one of the richest men in the United States.
For many years Penthouse fell somewhere in between Playboy and Hustler in terms of explicitness (and respectability). Almost from the start the pictorials showed female genitalia and pubic hair when this was still considered by many to be obscene. Simulated sex, but not penetration or male genitalia, followed, then, several years later, male genitalia, including erections, could be seen. In addition, Penthouse attempted to maintain some level of reading content, although usually of a more sexually oriented nature than Playboy.
Probably the most famous issue of Penthouse was its September 1984 issue, which was the largest selling issue of any magazine in history. This issue featured photos of Vanessa Williams, who was the current Miss America, from early in her modeling career. Williams posed for the series of black and white photos with another female model, engaging in simulated lesbian acts. While Williams' pictures created the most publicity at the time, the issue would later become even more controversial because of its centerfold, Traci Lords. Lords posed nude for this issue at the beginning of her career as an adult film star. It would later be revealed that Lords was underage throughout most of her career in pornography and was only fifteen when she posed for Penthouse. As a result, the issue is illegal to own if the centerfold is intact, falling under the laws against child pornography. The September 1984 issue also featured an interview with John Travolta, a feature on Boy George, and a pictorial on a pornographic actress, Hyapatia Lee.
In 1992, an issue between the magazine and United States Navy surfaced. The United States Navy reacted negatively on the issues of circulation and distribution around the military base. Distribution and sale of adult titles is said to be inconsistent with the rules and regulations concerning sexual harassment and human dignity.
The Military Honor and Decency Act signed by President Clinton in 1996 stated that the Secretary of Defense may not permit the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on property under the jurisdiction of the Defense Department. Also, a 1998 Supreme Court ruling held that a military base is not a public forum.
In 1998, caught between the widespread availability of pornography on the Internet and the growing popularity of non-explicit "men's magazines" like Maxim, Penthouse decided to change its format and began featuring sexually explicit pictures (ie: actual oral and vaginal penetration). It also began to regularly feature pictorials of female models urinating, which up until then had been considered a defining limit of illegal obscenity as distinguished from legal pornography. The new format ended up losing subscriptions and newsstand circulation for the magazine.
Videocassettes gained popularity and the steady rise of the Internet are some reasons that caused the steady decline of Penthouse Magazine circulation and other pornographic magazines like Playboy Magazine and Hustler Magazine. The Internet provided a cheaper and multiple avenues of satisfaction for customers who sought privacy. After struggling for years, in April 2002, Guccione announced that Penthouse Magazine was going out of business.
On July 2003, Bob Guccione lost his famous Penthouse Mansion. The mansion was composed of two townhouses built in 1879. Rebuilt in 1920s by Jeremiah Milbank, it was one of the largest private residences in Manhattan. At the height of prestige, Guccione bought the mansion in 1975.
On August 12, 2003, General Media, the parent company of the magazine, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In October 2003, it was announced that Penthouse magazine was being put up for sale as part of a deal with its creditors. In October 2003, an announcement of the sale of Penthouse Magazine circulated.
On October 4, 2004, General Media emerged from bankruptcy and was renamed the Penthouse Media Group. It is now owned by Marc Bell, a south Florida real-estate developer, who intends to soften the content of the magazine.
Starting with the January 2005 issue, Penthouse Magazine no longer showed pictures of an explicit nature, being touted as an alternative to FHM Magazine. Penthouse Magazine nixed explicitly nude photos of male and female genitalia. The change improved the declining sales. However, sales still did not reach the same circulation numbers of Penthouse Magazine at the peak of the magazine.
In 2005, Penthouse Media Group had a total circulation of 326,358 copies. Penthouse Magazine continues to increase sales as it works to become a competitor of the adult entertainment genre.
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