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Penthouse Jan 1978
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Penthouse January 1978 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Carrie Nelson (Nude) photographed by Stan Malinowski
Brzezinski's Master Plan For Reorganizing America
Jimmy Carter's Very Own Vietnam
Changing Your Personality Through Orgasm
Plus: Joyce Carole Oates
Anita Bryant interviewed by Sandra Shavey | |
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Penthouse Feb 1978
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Penthouse February 1978 Features
Covergirl Photographed by Stan Malinowski (Not Nude)
Pet of the Month is Laura Storm photographed by Earl Miller
Steven Spielberg: Exclusive Encounter Of The Best Kind
The Inflationists: Bleeding America Dry
Senator Abourezk: The Israeli Propaganda Machine
Steven Spielberg interviewed by Herbert Margolis and Craig Modderno | |
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Penthouse Mar 1978
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Penthouse March 1978 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Carmen Pope (Nude) photographed by Malinowski
How The American Taxpayer Was Used To Fleece Chile
Sexual Roulette
Why Television Should Be Eliminated - Now
Rituals Of Harlem Street Gangs
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Penthouse Apr 1978
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Penthouse April 1978 Features
Covergirl Jane Hargrave (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Mariwin Roberts photographed by Malinowski
The First Hundred Lies Of Jimmy Carter
The Horrors Of Liquid Natural Gas
Why I Hate Singles Bars
The Last Story Of James Jones | |
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Penthouse May 1978
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Penthouse May 1978 Features
Covergirl Danielle Guerra (Not Nude) photographed by Peter Strongwater
Pet of the Month is Angela Hyer photographed by F. W. Eck
The Suspension Of Human Rights In Philadelphia
Diary Of A Reluctant Virgin: First In A Series
Taxes We Should Never Pay
The Uncontrollable Orgasm | |
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Penthouse Jun 1978
Pet of the Year Play-Off
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Penthouse June 1978 Features
Covergirl Catherine Roberts (Nude) photographed by Peter Strongwater
Pet of the Month is Corinne Alphen photographed by Malinowski
Human Cloning: Exclusive Interview With The First Witness
Test Yourself: Do Women Like You?
Getting Rich Quick
Group Sex For Sale: The Franchises Orgy | |
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Penthouse Jul 1978
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Penthouse July 1978 Features
Covergirl & Pet of the Month Centerfold Barbara Ann photographed by Stan Malinowski
Behind The Assassination Of Orlando Letelier
The Sexual Zoo
Who Profits From Arab Oil Blackmail
Consumer Report On The Great American Hamburger
Reverend Chad Varah interviewed by Gerard Van der Leun | |
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Penthouse Aug 1978
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Penthouse August 1978 Features
Covergirl Sami Mitcheltree (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Pet of the Month is Jennifer Zane photographed by Olivier Ferrand
Where All The Russian Spies Are
Rate Your Car's Sex Appeal
Nuclear Energy: Our National Death Wish
Teen-Age Drug Lords | |
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Penthouse Sep 1978
Anniversary
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Penthouse September 1978 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Kate Simmons (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Plowing The American Farmer Under
Rock Orgy: 4 On 1
Defending Jimmy Carter???
The Unhappy Unhooker: Getting A Bra Off Before You Get It On
Darrell McGraw interviewed by Richard Ballad | |
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Penthouse Nov 1978
Pet of the Year
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Penthouse November 1978 Features
Covergirl Carrie Nelson (Nude) photographed by Stan Malinowski
Pet of the Month is Malia Redford photographed by Ken Johannsen
Pet of the Year Dominique Maure Photographed by Bob Guccione
Exclusive Interview: Imperial Wizard Of The Ku Klux Klan
The 12-Billion-Dollar Stoning Of America
Super Studs: The Sickeningly Insatiable Few | |
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Penthouse Dec 1978
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Penthouse December 1978 Features
Covergirl Photographed by Earl Miller
Pet of the Month is Amber Ramsey photographed by John Copeland
Future Drugs: Lascivium And Ecstasine
The First Disco Disaster Movie!
Violating The Tomb Of The King Of Rock
Fidel Castro interviewed by Fernando Morais | |
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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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