Penthouse (USA) Year 1987 Magazine Back Issues
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Penthouse Feb 1987
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Penthouse February 1987 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Linda Johnson (Nude) photographed by Carl Wachter
Surprise!! Surprise!! The Best Antidote To Violence
U.S.A. Confidential: Nancy Reagan (For Example) Is Royalty's No.1 Groupie
The Scientific Value Of Adultery, Et Al.
Corporate Raiding: The American (Bad) Dream
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Penthouse Mar 1987
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Penthouse March 1987 Features
Covergirl Angela Nicholas (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Brittany Morgan photographed by Suze Randall
Sex Trivia
Acupuncture: New Drug Cure
Pet Of The Year Runner-Up
Darryl Hall: Magic In Rock | |
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Penthouse Apr 1987
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Penthouse April 1987 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Jenna Persaud (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Andrea Dworkin On Lesbianism, Pornography, and Censorship
Is Bernhard Goetz A National Hero?
Rapping It Up With Run-D.M.C.
The United Nations Condom Controversy
Andrea Dworkin interviewed by Michele Mayron | |
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Penthouse May 1987
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Penthouse May 1987 Features
Covergirl & Pet of the Month Centerfold Melissa Leigh photographed by Earl Miller
Smokers' Rights
Gay Paranoia In Reagan's White House
Billy Martin Shoots his Mouth Off ... Again
Norma Jean: Cop, Call Girl, And Political Candidate
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Penthouse Jun 1987
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Penthouse June 1987 Features
Covergirl Samantha Fox (Nude)
Pet of the Month is Connie Gauthier photographed by Carl Wachter
Aids: And Now For The Good News...
Dream Cars: The Ultimate Machine
Pet Of The Year Play-Off
Samantha Fox - Nude! | |
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Penthouse Jul 1987
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Penthouse July 1987 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Lisa Mondoki photographed by Hank Londoner
Heartland Heroes: Farmers Fight Back
Sex In S. Africa
Jackie Collins: Making It In Hollywood
Eat To Live: What Doctors Won't Tell You
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Penthouse Aug 1987
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Penthouse August 1987 Features
Covergirl Donna & Bill (Nude) photographed by Austin Legrew
Pet of the Month is Andi Bruce photographed by Earl Miller
Mafia Hit Man Jimmy (The Weasel) Fratianno: 'How I Saved Penthouse'
Viet Vets Blast "Platoon"
Reagan Fiddles While U.S. Burns
Gorbachev: Stealing The Media Thunder | |
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Penthouse Sep 1987
Anniversary
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Penthouse September 1987 Features
Covergirl Madonna (Nude) photographed by Helmut Werb
Pet of the Month is Stephanie Page photographed by Earl Miller
Exclusive: Madonna All-New Nudes
The Wit & Wisdom Of Ronald Reagan
Explosive Interview: Rock Hudson's Lover Tells All
Plus: Pat Buchanan, Tom Clancy, The Beastie Boys, and more | |
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Penthouse Oct 1987
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Penthouse October 1987 Features
Covergirl Sheila Kennedy (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Terri Lenee photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
20 Worst Football Teams
Exclusive: Jessica Hahn, Her Own Story
Human Guinea Pigs: Medicine's Dirtiest Secret
Kids VS. Kids In Israel | |
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Penthouse Nov 1987
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Penthouse November 1987 Features
Covergirl Nicola (Nude) photographed by Michel Moreau
Pet of the Month is Lisa Bradford photographed by Hank Londoner
Our First Gay President: Out Of The Closet, finally
Women For Porn: A Feminist Speaks Out
World's Top Arms Dealer Blasts Reagan And North
Presidential Sex Testing And The Real Victim Of Gary Hart's Monkey Business | |
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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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