Penthouse (USA) Year 1996 Magazine Back Issues
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Penthouse Jan 1996
Holiday
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Penthouse January 1996 Features
Covergirl Andi Sue Irwin (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Pet of the Month is Emerald Heart photographed by Earl Miller
Exposed: America's Most Exploited - The "Missing Children" Scam
Sensual And Erotic: A Sizzling Pictorial Of Censored Art
Ozone Therapy: Why Is Its Vast Healing Potential Being Kept Secret?
America's Toughest Sheriff Speaks Out | |
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Penthouse Feb 1996
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Penthouse February 1996 Features
Covergirl Levena Holmes (Nude) photographed by Suze Randall
Pet of the Month is Sabrina West photographed by Suze Randall
Pet Of The Year Runner-Up!
Revelations: Computer Perverts, Murderers and Drug Lords
Paris Fashion '96
Crime Pays, Big Time! | |
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Penthouse Mar 1996
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Penthouse March 1996 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Diane Thomas (Nude) photographed by Carl L. Wachter
What Your Girl Should Know: Call-Girl Sex Secrets - By Sydney Biddle Barrows
Pet For Pets: The World's Sexiest Animal-Rights Fighter
Deadly Mission: Seduce A Mob Killer's Wife
Holy Terror: Murders In The Name Of God
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Penthouse Apr 1996
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Penthouse April 1996 Features
Covergirl Anna Nicole Smith (Nude) photographed by Nolan Conley
Pet of the Month is Kia Delao photographed by Warren Tang
Anna Nicole Smith: The Lost Nudes
Extreme Fighting: America's Most Controversial Sport
How Marcia Clark Blew The O.J. Case by Alan Dershowitz
More Mini-Minimalistic Art: Satire | |
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Penthouse May 1996
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Penthouse May 1996 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Lexus Locklear (Nude) photographed by Suze Randall
Sex Scents: How To Get Her Hot And Ready
Exclusive Expos?: Janet Reno's Abuse Of Power
Click! The World's Most Sex-Crazed Comics
Bedtime Stories: Virtue Is Its Own Reward
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Penthouse Jun 1996
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Penthouse June 1996 Features
Covergirl Pamela Anderson (Nude) photographed by Michael Grecco/Sygma
Pet of the Month is Julia Garvey photographed by Earl Miller
Pamela Anderson: Her X-Rated Home Video
Pet Of The Year Play-Off: Five Hot Contender
Why Is Hollywood Still So Afraid of Gays?
Suicide Greeting Cards | |
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Penthouse Jul 1996
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Penthouse July 1996 Features
Covergirl Emerald Heart (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Pet of the Month is Celeste Jean photographed by Warren Tang
Pentagon Shame: Blaming Gulf-War Vets For Their Illnesses
Up And Down: Inside Moscow's Hottest Sex Club
Extreme Hero: The World's Toughest Fighter
Fishnet Tights: An Ode To Pleasures Past And Present | |
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Penthouse Aug 1996
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Penthouse August 1996 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Paige Summers photographed by Warren Tang
Sex On The Beach: What Lifeguards Really See Under The Boardwalk
Northern Exposure: Extreme Fighting Ignites International Warfare
Unkindest Cuts: Circumcised Men Go Back To Nature
Olympic Flames: America's Hottest Babes At The Games
Joe Wooden interviewed by Chuck Dean | |
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Penthouse Sep 1996
Anniversary
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Penthouse September 1996 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Tania Russof (Nude) photographed by Carl L. Wachter
The Alien: World's First Authentic Photograph
Ona Zee's Erotic Adventures
Our Exclusive Sex Survey
A Methodist Marriage Manual For The Terrified Bride
Magic Johnson interviewed by Barry M. Bloom | |
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Penthouse Oct 1996
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Penthouse October 1996 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Lisa Gayle (Nude) photographed by Carl Wachter
Alien Encounters: What The Government Doesn't Want You To Know
Eternal Erections: What To Do When You Don't Want Them
Barry Bonds: Baseball's Bad Boy Lets It All Hang Out
Sex, Health & Fitness: Aphrodisiac Update And A Male Birth-Control Pill
Barry Bonds interviewed by Barry M. Bloom | |
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Penthouse Nov 1996
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Penthouse November 1996 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Samantha Michaels (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Surefire Advice For Picking Up Girls
Political Con Games: Why The Public Always Loses
Contempt Of Court: The Beginning Of The End Of American Justice
Muscle Maker: Powerful Steroid-Like Action - No Side Effects
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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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