Playboy (USA) Year 1968 Magazine Back Issues
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Playboy Jan 1968
Holiday Anniversary
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Playboy January 1968 Features
Covergirl The Playboy Bunny (Not Nude)
Playmate of the Month is Connie Kreski photographed by Larry Gordon
Stella Stevens Pictorial
Alberto Vargas Art Portfolio
Nine-Page Playmate Review
Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, Jim Bishop And Many More! | |
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Playboy Feb 1968
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Playboy February 1968 Features
Covergirl Paulette Lindberg (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Nancy Harwood photographed by Bill Figge and Ed Delong
Playboy Jazz & Pop Poll Winners
An Interview With Jim Brown
The Miss Nude Universe Contest
U.S. Senator Jacob Javits On Lowering The Voting Age | |
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Playboy Mar 1968
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Playboy March 1968 Features
Covergirl Sharon Kristie (Nude) photographed by David Chan
Playmate of the Month is Michelle Hamilton photographed by Not Available
The Provocative Art Of Body Painting
The Bizarre Beauties Of "Barbarella"
Playmate Of The Month: Beautiful In Any Language
The Chronicle of the 656th by George Byram | |
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Playboy Apr 1968
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Playboy April 1968 Features
Covergirl Dolly Read (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Gaye Rennie photographed by Not Available
Spring & Summer Fashion Forecast
Playboy Interviews Senator Charles Percy
Tax And The Single Man
12-Page Pictorial On Sex In U.S. Films Of The Sixties | |
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Playboy May 1968
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Playboy May 1968 Features
Covergirl & Playmate of The Year Angela Dorian (Nude) photographed by Jerry Yulsman
Playmate of the Month is Elizabeth Jordan
A Wild Julie Newmar Pictorial
An Interview With "Human Sexual Response" Authors Masters And Johnson
Len Deighton Debuts As Playboy's Travel Editor With A Unique Guide To The Continent
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Playboy Jun 1968
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Playboy June 1968 Features
Covergirl Jennie Wallace (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Britt Fredriksen photographed by Pompeo Posar
A 12-Page Pictorial On The Girls Of Scandinavia
Playboy Interviews John Kenneth Galbraith
Articles By Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas And Max Gunther
Humor By John Dempsey And Marvin Kitman | |
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Playboy Jul 1968
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Playboy July 1968 Features
Covergirl Lynn Hahn (Nude) photographed by Pompeo Posar
Playmate of the Month is Melodye Prentiss photographed by Pompeo Posar
Senator Fulbright Charts A New Course For America
A 16-Page Pictorial On Sex In Foreign Films Of The Sixties
Ex-FCC Head Newton Minow On A Fresh Approach To TV
Fact, Fiction And Humor By Len Deighton - John Cheever - Jean Shepherd - Shel Silverstein | |
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Playboy Aug 1968
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Playboy August 1968 Features
Covergirl Aino Korva (Nude) photographed by Mario Casilli
Playmate of the Month is Gale Olson photographed by Ron Vogel
An Interview With Yale's Antidraft Chaplain William Sloane Coffin
Eight Pages Of Detroit Dream Cars
Carroll Baker In Her Steamiest Movie Sequence Yet
Plus Ken W. Purdy, Joseph Wechsberg, William Iversen and Shel Silverstein | |
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Playboy Sep 1968
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Playboy September 1968 Features
Covergirl Erika Toth (Nude) photographed by J. Barry O'Rourke
Playmate of the Month is Dru Hart photographed by Bill and Mel Figge
Ten Pages On The girls Of Funny Girl
An Interview With Stanley Kubrick
Campus Sex: Where The Action Is And Isn't
Nat Hentoff Covers The War On Dissent | |
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Playboy Oct 1968
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Playboy October 1968 Features
Covergirl Dale Fahey (Nude) photographed by Alexas Urba
Playmate of the Month is Majken Haugedal photographed by Pompeo Posar
How To Measure Your S.Q.
An Explosive Interview With Consumer Crusader Ralph Nader
Sitar Virtuoso Ravi Shankar On His Life And His Music
Len Deighton's Guide To Mexico | |
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Playboy Nov 1968
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Playboy November 1968 Features
Covergirl Femlin Sculpture by Austin Fox (Nude) photographed by Alexas Urba
Playmate of the Month is Paige Young photographed by Peter Gowland
"Instant Electorate" By Robert Sherrill
Madison Avenue In An Undress Parade
A Wild Interview With Don Rickles
"Astropolis: The First Space Resort" | |
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Playboy Dec 1968
Gala Christmas
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Playboy December 1968 Features
Covergirl & Playmate of the Month Cynthia Myers (Nude & Centerfold) photographed by Pompeo Posar and Knut Andreassen
"The Regular Way" by Bill Cosby
Symposium "On Creativity"
"Another Way of Dying" by Fancis Clifford.
"The Circumcision of James Buttonwood" by Ben Maddow.
Eldridge Cleaver interviewed by 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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