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Penthouse Jan 1983
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Penthouse January 1983 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Carmen Pope (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
The Omni Future Almanac
The Secret Life (And Death) Of Bruce Lee
Cancer: A Dramatic Breakthrough
Al Goldstein: Sex Touring In Asia
Dan Aykroyd interviewed by Allan Sonnenschein | |
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Penthouse Feb 1983
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Penthouse February 1983 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Loretta Ybarra (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Bruce Lee: Secret Story Of His Death
Hollywood Politics: Who's Who In the Top Forty
America Off Guard: Outrageous New Year's Party
Television News: Junk-Food Journalism And Network Politics
Andrew Young interviewed by Allan Sonnenschein | |
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Penthouse Mar 1983
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Penthouse March 1983 Features
Covergirl Suzie Farrell (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Pet of the Month is Greta Andersen photographed by Michel Moreau
The Vegas Legacy by Ovid Demaris
Yuri Andropov: Former KGB Double Agent Reveals Inside Facts About New Soviet Leader
Telephone Sex: America's Newest Growth Industry
America Afraid: The Failure Of Our Criminal Justice System (And Why!) | |
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Penthouse Apr 1983
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Penthouse April 1983 Features
Covergirl Linda Kenton (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Centerfold Pet of the Month is Veronique Jolie photographed by Hank Londoner
Fiction by Anthony Burgess, and Michael Korda on Power Drinks
Child Molesters And Their Victims: A Shocking Report On The Most Secret Sex Crime
The Deadly Yakuza: Mafia Made In Japan
Plus, David Brenner's Autobiography | |
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Penthouse May 1983
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Penthouse May 1983 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Linda Kenton (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Prison Guards: A Horrifying Eyewitness Report
Nevada Madam Gina Wilson interviewed by Gary Hanauer. She Opens Her Doors To Penthouse
"How I Lost My Virginity" - A Special Survey
Now Here's What's Going On In Jerry Falwell's Hometown
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Penthouse Jun 1983
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Penthouse June 1983 Features
Covergirl Cody Carmack (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Janet Sharpe photographed by Hank Londoner
What are Diamonds Really Worth? A Very Surprising Answer
The Gourmet Food Explosion
The Night they Tried To Murder Bob Marley
Threesomes For Fun And Profit: Tips From A Male Prostitute | |
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Penthouse Jul 1983
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Penthouse July 1983 Features
Covergirl Sonja (Nude) photographed by Hannes Schmid
Pet of the Month is Krista Simon photographed by Carl Wachter
The Secret (Violent) Life Of John Lennon
Prince-Charles After Dark... A Royal Insider Tells All
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Sex Toys
The Advantages Of Being Poor | |
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Penthouse Aug 1983
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Penthouse August 1983 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Shana Ross (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
John & Yoko: The Bizarre Final Years
Pete Townshend's Miracle Drug Recovery
Giving Good Tape: Undercover Report On The Joys Of Video Dating
The Dangerous Edge
Pete Townshend interviewed by Kathleen McAuliffe | |
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Penthouse Sep 1983
Anniversary
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Penthouse September 1983 Features
Covergirl Lisa Schultz (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Pet of the Month is Rachel Wesley photographed by Norman Oberlander
The Pet Of The Year Play-Off
Open Season On Journalists
El Salvador Is Spanish For Vietnam
Tad Szulc, Boom Boom Mancini, Jack Anderson, & More! | |
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Penthouse Oct 1983
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Penthouse October 1983 Features
Covergirl Pia Zadora (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Nadine Greenlaw photographed by Hank Londoner
Sid Vicious: The Untold Story
James Michener: New Fiction
20 Worst College Teams
Simon Wiesenthal interviewed by Peter Lanz and Allan Sonnenschein | |
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Penthouse Nov 1983
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Penthouse November 1983 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Lale Hansen (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
David Bowie On Drugs, Bisexuality, And Rock 'N' Roll
'Son Of Sam' Horrific New Confessions
Do You Have Rembrandt's Brain
The Sky's The Limit
David Bowie interviewed by Robert Palmer | |
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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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