Penthouse (USA) Year 1990 Magazine Back Issues
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Penthouse Jan 1990
Holiday
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Penthouse January 1990 Features
Covergirl & Pet of the Year Stephanie Page photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Stacey Lynn photographed by Earl Miller
Naval Maneuvers: Uncovering The U.S.S. Iowa Cover-Up
The New Decade: 5 Penthouse Prophets Ruminate
Sicily's Mafia: Back With A Vengeance
Beautiful Dreamer | |
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Penthouse Feb 1990
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Penthouse February 1990 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Justine Delahunty (Nude) photographed by David Schoen
The Stanley Wilson Scandal Uncovered!!
True Confession: "Did I Really Call Mike Tyson A Fag?"
Outfoxed: Joan Rivers' Worst Year
Deadly Obsession: Why We Always Lose In Latin America
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Penthouse Mar 1990
Pet Of The Year Runner-Up
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Penthouse March 1990 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Brandy O. (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Anatomy Of A Hoax: Chasing Hoffa's Body
"Don't Send Us Money!" One Farsighted Israeli's Unexpected Plea To America
Stocks & Bondage: The Women Of Wall Street
A Black American Asks: "Are Black Men Their Own Worst Enemies?"
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Penthouse Apr 1990
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Penthouse April 1990 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Jaqueline Winfield (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Moyers' Myth-Deeds: A Public-TV Scandal
A.Z.T. And The Media-Medical Cover-Up
'Squeeze Play': A Woman In The Locker Room
Wac-Ing Off: G.I. Girls Get Even
Oliver Stone interviewed by Marcia Pally | |
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Penthouse May 1990
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Penthouse May 1990 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Jisel (a.k.a Brandy Ledford) (Nude) photographed by Suze Randall
Big Shots: The Bizarre World Of Sumo Wrestling
Green Rage: Fighting For Our Planet
'Markers': Exploring The Incongruous Anatomy Of Power
How To Make Peace In The Middle East: See Page 108
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Penthouse Jun 1990
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Penthouse June 1990 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Amy Lynn (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Exclusive: Is the AIDS Plague Genetic Engineering's First Deadly Legacy?
Bad Dates: Celebrities Disclose Romantic Catastrophes
Secret Tapes Reveal: Wall Street's Disgusting Sleazeballs
Bush-Whacked: President's Son-In-Law Busted For Pot
Special 250th Issue | |
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Penthouse Jul 1990
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Penthouse July 1990 Features
Covergirl Teneil (Not Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Pet of the Month is Marie Duarte photographed by Hank Londoner
Drugs: The Good News, The Bad News, And The Surprises
Paul Newman: Fighting The Popcorn Censors
Public T.V.: How P.B.S. Really Pays Its Bills
Ribald Russia: The First Summer Of Capitalist Sex | |
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Penthouse Aug 1990
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Penthouse August 1990 Features
Covergirl Karen Brennan (Nude) photographed by Harry Ormesher
Pet of the Month is Johnie Cheney photographed by Carl Wachter, Jr.
Holy Horrors - The Dangers Of Religion
'America's Drug': It's New, It's Homemade, And It's The Most Dangerous Yet
Crazy Eddie's Cut-Rate Kingdom: His Story Is I-N-S-A-N-E!
World's Deadliest Professions | |
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Penthouse Sep 1990
21st Anniversary
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Penthouse September 1990 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Linda Johensen (Nude) photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
Elvis: The Man Who Knew Him Best
Mapplethorpe And The War On Art
Satanism: The International Conspiracy
Japan VS. U.S.A. What's The Score Now?
Earl Greenwood on Elvis Presley interviewed by Richard Dominick | |
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Penthouse Oct 1990
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Penthouse October 1990 Features
Covergirl Amy Kristensen (Not Nude) photographed by Philip Mond
Pet of the Month is Kelly Jackson (a.k.a. Racquel Darrian) photographed by Suze Randall
Exclusive: College Football's Dirtiest Scandal
Larry King: The Top 3 Comics Of Our Time
Larry Linderman: The 20 Worst Teams In Football
Big Deals: The Lure Of High-Stakes Poker | |
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Penthouse Nov 1990
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Penthouse November 1990 Features
Covergirl & Pet of the Month Centerfold Barbie Ashton photographed by Hank Londoner
The Last Days of 'Godfather' John Gotti
Exclusive: How The C.I.A. Looted Our Banks
Gross-Out: Thanksgiving For The Rich & Famous
Censorship: The Growing Power And Reach Of A Political Turdling
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Penthouse Dec 1990
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Penthouse December 1990 Features
Covergirl & Pet of the Month Centerfold Diana Van Laar photographed by Philip Mond
Roseanne Barr Answers Her Critics
Christian Brando's Lover Tells (and Shows) All!
What Your Girlfriend Really Wants: Even Though She'll Never Tell You
The Soviet Empire's Self-Destuction: By Harrison E. Salisbury
Roseanne Barr interviewed by Nanette Varian | |
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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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