Playboy (USA) Year 1964 Magazine Back Issues
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Playboy Jan 1964
Tenth Anniversary
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Playboy January 1964 Features
Covergirl The Playboy Rabbit (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Sharon Rogers photographed by Pompeo Posar
"How to Talk Dirty and Influence People: Part Four" by Lenny Bruce.
"The Death of Boxing?" by Budd Schulberg.
"Marilyn Monroe Remembered -- A Retrospective Tribute to a Hollywood Legend.
Playboy's Playmate Review: Christine Williams, Adrienne Moreaue, Carrie Enwright and More! | |
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Playboy Feb 1964
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Playboy February 1964 Features
Covergirl Cynthia Maddox (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Nancy Jo Hooper photographed by Pompeo Posar
"The Moneygrabbers" by Murray Teigh Bloom
"How to Talk Dirty and Influence People: Part Five of an Autobiography" by Lenny Bruce.
1954 Playmates Revisited: Marilyn Waltz, Arline Hunter, Margie Harrison, Margaret Scott and More!
In Bed with "Becket" | |
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Playboy Mar 1964
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Playboy March 1964 Features
Covergirl Olga Schoberova (Nude) photographed by Herman Leonard
Playmate of the Month is Nancy Scott photographed by Ron Vogel
The Girls of Russia and the Iron Curtain Countries
"Living with Labor" by J. Paul Getty
"The Meddlers" by Arthur C. Clarke
"How to Talk Dirty and Influence People: Conclusion of an Autobiography" by Lenny Bruce. | |
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Playboy Apr 1964
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Playboy April 1964 Features
Covergirl Karen Lynn & Peter Sellers (Not Nude) photographed by Horn/Griner
Playmate of the Month is Ashlyn Martin photographed by Pompeo Posar & Mario Casilli
"Sucker Bets" by Howard Margolis
"Highbrow Authors and Middlebrow Books" by John W. Aldridge.
Sellers Mimes the Movie Lovers (Peter the great creates antic take-offs on famous lovers of the silver screen
Jean Genet interviewed by Playboy | |
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Playboy May 1964
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Playboy May 1964 Features
Covergirl & Playmate of the Year Donna Michelle (Nude) Photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Terri Kimball
Jack Lemmon interviewed by Playboy
Portrait of Charles Boyd
You Only Live Twice by Ian Fleming
I'm Just a Traveling Man by William Wiser | |
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Playboy Jun 1964
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Playboy June 1964 Features
Covergirl Mami Van Doren (Nude) photographed by Mario Casilli
Playmate of the Month is Lori Winston photographed by Edmund Leja
Playboy Interview: Ingmar Bergman
"Intimations of Immortality" by Frederik Pohl
"Hairy Gertz and the 47 Crappies" by Jean Shepherd.
1958 Playmates Revisited | |
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Playboy Jul 1964
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Playboy July 1964 Features
Covergirl Cynthia Maddox (Nude) photographed by Larry Gordon
Playmate of the Month is Melba Ogle photographed by Mario Casilli
The Sex Kitten Grows Up" (Brigitte Bardot) by Andre Maurois
John Grant's Little Angel by Walt Grove
"Sex and the Office" by Helen Gurley Brown
Salvador Dali interviewed by Playboy | |
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Playboy Aug 1964
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Playboy August 1964 Features
Covergirl Barbara Reeves (Nude) photographed by Stan Malinowski
Playmate of the Month is China Lee (First Asian-American Playmate) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Fors Goes to the Races
"The Homogenized Man" by J. Paul Getty.
The Bunnies of Chicago
Clarke, Russell, Gold, and Getty | |
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Playboy Sep 1964
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Playboy September 1964 Features
Covergirl Heather Hewitt (Nude) photographed by Sherman Weisburd
Playmate of the Month is Astrid Schultz photographed by Mario Casilli
"The Pious Pornographers Revisited" by William Iversen
"Grover Dill and the Tasmanian Devil" by Jean Shepherd
"Letters From Bohemia" by Ben Hecht
1961 Playmates Revisited | |
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Playboy Oct 1964
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Playboy October 1964 Features
Covergirl Judy Newton (Nude) photographed by Stan Malinowski
Playmate of the Month is Rosemarie Hillcrest photographed by Pompeo Posar & Desmond Russell
"Rainbowsin a Bucket" by Vance Bourjaily
"The Pious Pornographers Revisited" by William Iversen
"Music of the Absurd" by James Bush.
Marco Polo's Spices (Marco Polo, Film) | |
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Playboy Nov 1964
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Playboy November 1964 Features
Covergirl Maria Hoff (Nude) photographed by Peter Basch
Playmate of the Month is Kai Brendlinger photographed by Pompeo Posar
"Fine Art , The Finest Investment" by J. Paul Getty
The Girls of Germany
The Playboy Panel: America's Cultural Explosion
"A Short History of Shaves and Haircuts" by William Iversen. | |
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Playboy Dec 1964
Gala Christmas
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Playboy December 1964 Features
Covergirl Doll (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Jo Collins photographed by Mario Casilli
"Word of a Native Son" by James Balwin
"Once, In Aleppo" by Irwin Shaw
"Waldo Grebb and His Electric Baton" by Jean Shepherd
"The Pursuit of Unhappiness" by Joseph Wood Krutch | |
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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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