Penthouse (USA) Year 1984 Magazine Back Issues
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Penthouse Jan 1984
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Penthouse January 1984 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Cody Carmack (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
It's 1984: Welcome, Big Brother
Rock Star Sting: The "King Of Pain"
An American Tragedy by T.D. Allman
The Official Russian Pilot's Guide To Murdering Civilians
Bob Arum and Don King interviewed by Allan Sonnenschein | |
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Penthouse Feb 1984
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Penthouse February 1984 Features
Covergirl Debbie Zullo (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Pet of the Month is Antonia Larsen photographed by Hank Londoner
Inside Occupied Poland: Unque Images Of A Dying Land
Media Malice: How the American Press Dumps On Israel
Famous Crimes: How Two Cops Solved The "Murder At The Met"
Castro's Biggest Blunder - Former Intimate Associate Reveals Fidel's Handling Of The Missile Crisis, | |
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Penthouse Mar 1984
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Penthouse March 1984 Features
Covergirl Teri Jory (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Pet of the Month is Paula Ann Wood photographed by Stephen Hicks
Life As A Mafia Princess: Exclusive Interview with Sam Giancana's Daughter Antoinette Giancana by Peter Manso
American Justice: Why The Criminals Are Winning
Great Iranian Rescue Disaster: Eyewitness Report
National Organization For Men: Chairman Sidney Siller On Men's Rights | |
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Penthouse Apr 1984
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Penthouse April 1984 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Marcia Ruks (Nude) photographed by Stephen Hicks
Exposed: CIA Guilty Of Traffic In Drugs & Arms
Nymphomania: Can You Ever Really Have Too Much Sex?
The Tax Revolution: Ho More And More Evaders Are Beating The I.R.S.
The Wayne Williams Murder Case Reopened
Steve Martin interviewed by Emily Prager | |
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Penthouse May 1984
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Penthouse May 1984 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Holly O (Nude) photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
Young Millionaires: The New Age Of Whopportunity
The Right Snuff: Insider's View Of the Cocaine Culture
Kids Who Kill by Michael Disend
Investigative Report: How The Third World Screws The U. S. Taxpayer
Jerry Lewis interviewed by James Delson | |
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Penthouse Jun 1984
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Penthouse June 1984 Features
Covergirl Teddie Treacher (Nude) photographed by Suze Randall
Pet of the Month is Christianna photographed by Hank Londoner
Sex: Special Reader Survey On Virginity
Power: Secrets Of Corporate Success
Jose Torres: Puerto Rican Watergate
Expose: Klaus Barbie Worked For Me! | |
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Penthouse Jul 1984
Pet Of The Year Play-Off
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Penthouse July 1984 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Stacy Cole (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
William F. Buckley: Why Jesse Jackson Should Never Be President Of the United States
An Illustrated History Of Striptease
Staying Power: Winning A 6-Day Marathon
Plus: James Beard On Barbecuing...
Paul Rodriguez interviewed by Allan Sonnenschein | |
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Penthouse Oct 1984
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Penthouse October 1984 Features
Covergirl Jody Swafford (Nude) photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
Pet of the Month is Marie Ehlman photographed by Earl Miller
The Million Dollar Pet Pageant
Women's Erotica: True Stories By Women Only
Russia May Be Tapping Your Phone
20 Worst College Football Teams | |
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Penthouse Nov 1984
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Penthouse November 1984 Features
Covergirl Jeanette Starion (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Pet of the Month is Mindy Farrar photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
More Vanessa Williams
The Million Dollar Pet
Investigative Report: How Jimmy Carter's Own Men Destroyed Him
Camp-Fired Girls | |
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Penthouse Dec 1984
Holiday
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Penthouse December 1984 Features
Covergirl Linda Kenton (Nude) photographed by Bob Guccione
Pet of the Month is Angela Marie Mineo photographed by Carl Wachter
Pet Of The Year
The Incredible Sex Life Of Billy Idol
The 30-Hour Erection: A Scientific Fact
Remember The Plot To Kill the Pope? Guess Who Was Behind It | |
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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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