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Penthouse Jan 1976
New Year
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Penthouse January 1976 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Laure Favie Photographed by Allan Neumann
Rockefeller: If You Like What He Did To New York, You'll Love What He's Doing To America
Big Mac: What's Beneath The Bun Of The World's Largest Hamburger Chain
Sex wreckage: Can You Ball Yourself Out?
Gangs Against The Junkies: The War On Heroin Takes To The Streets
Oliver Reed interviewed by Linda Merinoff | |
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Penthouse Feb 1976
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Penthouse February 1976 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Martine Le Mauviel (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Sexpionage: How Russian Agents Nearly Put NATO To Bed
Narcotics Aren't New: Grandma Had A Habit
Exclusive Interview: What Makes Stevie Wonder Wonderful by Ken Kelley
Fleshing It Out: The Poetry Of One-Night Stands
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Penthouse Mar 1976
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Penthouse March 1976 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Joann Witty (Nude) photographed by Jeff Dunas
Beyond James Bond: Sex - The Ultimate Secret Weapon
Gene Roddenberry: Why Star Trek Keeps On Trekkin'
The Great Concorde Controversy: SuperJet Or SuperThreat
Watch Out: Wicked Wanda Is Back!!!
Gene Roddenberry interviewed by Linda Merinoff | |
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Penthouse Apr 1976
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Penthouse April 1976 Features
Covergirl Georgina Crown (Nude) photographed by Allan Neumann
Pet of the Month is Sandy Bernadou photographed by Jeff Dunas
Freedom: Is The American Dream Really Obsolete?
Sex: Out-Lawing It With the In-Laws
Beyond 2001: Science Fact And The New Technology
The New First Lady Of Hot Rock: A Belle With Real Balls | |
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Penthouse May 1976
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Penthouse May 1976 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Sonny Smith (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Israel's Secret Act Of War Against America
Strange Bedfellows: General Motors, Du Pont, And The Hitler Connection
Beyond Oral Sex: Everyone Has His Own Problem
Tom Hayden: Should Senators Work For A Living?
Tom Hayden interviewed by Lawrence Linderman | |
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Penthouse Jun 1976
Pet of the Year Play-Off
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Penthouse June 1976 Features
Covergirl Janice Kane, Laura Doone, Susan Ryder, Wendy Blodgett, Jane Hargrave (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Anna Grimwood photographed by Bob Guccione
The American-Israeli Conspiracy Of Silence
Sun Moon And The Moonies: Messiah Or Monster?
Vincent Bugliosi Knows Where The Bodies Are
C.K. Is A Victim Of Zipless Sex | |
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Penthouse Jul 1976
Bisextennial
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Penthouse July 1976 Features
Pet of the Month is Helen Lang photographed by Earl Miller
America VS. The Rest Of The World
Gore Vidal On Gagging The Press
"The Ledge" written by Stephen King
The American Way Of Upward Failure
George Washington interviewed by Nicholas von Hoffman | |
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Penthouse Aug 1976
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Penthouse August 1976 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Vicki Lynn (Nude) photographed by Malinowski
Exclusive! The Green Beret Raid That almost Triggered World War III
Getting A Grip On The Great American Organ
How U.S. Athletics Are Screwed Out Of Olympic Gold
Cities In Space: A Scientist Shows The Way
Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill interviewed by James Mitteager and Salvatore Napolitano | |
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Penthouse Sep 1976
Anniversary
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Penthouse September 1976 Features
Covergirl Unidentified Model (Not Nude)
Pet of the Month is Dawn Shaw photographed by Earl Miller
Exclusive! Watergate On The Wabash: Dirty Tricksters Move West
Hookers Of The World, Unite! A Lusty Interview With Margo St. James by John Gerassi
Confessions Of An Est Dropout: Life Among The Turkeys
Country Porn: The Outrageous Rock Group They Just Couldn't Censor | |
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Penthouse Oct 1976
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Penthouse October 1976 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Susanne Saxon (Nude) photographed by Malinowski
The Ritual Lynching Of Harry Reems, by Nicholas von Hoffman
Fulfilling Your Freakiest Fantasy: Thrills, Chills, And The Lesbian threat
Unholy Alliance: Why the Cops Are Learning To Love The Teamsters
Don't Bank On It: How The Fed Picks Your Pocket
Murray Rothbard interviewed by Jim Davidson | |
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Penthouse Nov 1976
Pet of the Year
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Penthouse November 1976 Features
Covergirl Laura Doone (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Carolyn Patsis photographed by Bob Guccione
Warning: Don't Vote For Carter Till You Read Page 62!
The Absolute Worst Of Everything
Why America Still Hates Its Jews by John Leonard
Will Jay Rockefeller Buy His Way Into The White House | |
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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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