Playboy (USA) Year 1957 Magazine Back Issues
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Playboy Jan 1957
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Playboy January 1957 Features
Covergirl 12 Playmates (Nude)
Playmate of the Month is June Blair photographed by Hal Adams
"Elect Me Dictator" by Fred Astaire
"The Mask and the Maiden" by John Collier
"In a Season of Calm Weather" by Ray Bradbury
"The Girls of Shepherd Market" by Sam Boal | |
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Playboy Feb 1957
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Playboy February 1957 Features
Covergirl Jayne Mansfield (Not Nude) photographed by William Read Woodfield
Playmate of the Month is Sally Todd photographed by David Sutton
"A Second Father" by Budd Schulberg
"The Traveling Salesman" by Robert Bloch
"The 44-Year-Old Boy Disc Jockey" by Herbert Gold
"Love in the Dark" by Pamela Moore | |
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Playboy Mar 1957
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Playboy March 1957 Features
Covergirl & Playmate of the Month Sandra Edwards (Nude & Centerfold) photographed by Peter Gowland
"Boxing 1957" by John Lardner
"Hemingway (A Title Bout in Ten Rounds) (round 7) by Jed Kiley
"Triplicate Twisteroo" by Fredric Brown
"The Decent Thing To Do" by Dion Henderson
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Playboy Apr 1957
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Playboy April 1957 Features
The Sergeant and the Slave Girl by T.K. Brown III
All Throught the Night by Nelson Algren
Victory Parade by Henry Slesar
Exurbanites at Play by A.C. Spectorsky
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Playboy May 1957
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Playboy May 1957 Features
Playmate of the Month is Dawn Richard photographed by David Sutton and Edward DeLong
"It's Like This With TV" by John Crosby
"Little Land of the Big Wheel" by John Sack
"Tiger Hunt in Cooch Behar" by Prakash C. Jain
"Return to Tokyo" cartoons by Shel Silverstein
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Playboy Jun 1957
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Playboy June 1957 Features
Covergirl Playboy Rabbit Cuff Links (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Carrie Radison photographed by Desmond Russell
"The Fly" by George Langelaan
"Contour Contact" by Harrison Case
"The Double Cross-Up" by T.K. Brown III
Lisa Winters (Most Popular Playmate of 1956) | |
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Playboy Jul 1957
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Playboy July 1957 Features
Covergirl Lisa (Nude) photographed by David Sutton
Playmate of the Month is Jean Jani photographed by Peter Gowland
"Mistress of Porcosito" by Gerald Kersh
"A Very Human Story" by Harvey Swados
"The Champion of Outer Mongolia" by Archie Oldham
"Silverstein in Scandinavia" cartoons by Shel Silverstein | |
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Playboy Aug 1957
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Playboy August 1957 Features
Playmate of the Month is Dolores Donlon photographed by Peter Gowland
"Incident Off Land's End" by Jacob Hay
"Do Nice Artistic Girls?" by Herbert Gold
"Five Card Poker and the Hell With It" by Max Shulman
"Hemingway (A Title Bout in Ten Rounds)" by Jed Kiley
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Playboy Nov 1957
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Playboy November 1957 Features
Playmate of the Month is Marlene Callahan photographed by Vivienne Lapham
"The Deadly Will to Win" by Charles Beaumont
"The Buttondown Boys in the Frozen North" by Stewart P. Brown
"City Fables" by Hoke Norris
"Corrida" by Barnaby Conrad
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Playboy Dec 1957
Fourth Anniversary
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Playboy December 1957 Features
Covergirl Lisa and Linda Vargas (Nude & Centerfold) photographed by Herbert Milford and Mike Shea
The Barracudas: Fiction by Budd Schulberg
The Manipulators: Article by Vance Packard
Right Little, Tight Little Island: Travel Article by John Sack
Mike Wallace Interviews Playboy
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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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