6 SINCERELY, FANNE FOXE
Erotic and entertaining letters to CHERI
Beginning a new monthly column of reader raunch.
8 AMERICHERI
Headlines from Sex Central
On-the-spot coverage of Le Clique's wildest bash yet; we tabulate the results
of our history-making S/M questionnaire; Editors' Choice handpicked swing ads;
Mary Sativa strikes again; Sandy Freedom takes you along for a nude birthday ball
on Black's Beach.
18 CHERRY BOMB MEETS ROCKET MAN
An interview with Gary Osborne, Elton John's new lyricist
Fasten your seatbelts for an exclusive high-voltage scoop.
20 DOUBLE EXPOSURE
Feast your eyes on a truly dynamic duo
The T. Twins prove that once is not enough!
26 INTENSIVE CARE
A reader's true tale of hospital horniness
The nurses lent helping hands where he needed them most.
29 KITTY FROM THE KIBBUTZ
Is she kosher?
Bagels aren't the only things with holes in the middle. ...
34 MISS NUDE WORLD
CHERI returns to Naked City Special coverage of the 1979 Miss Nude World Pageant
held at Dick Drost's famous resort.
47 RATED G.P.
Meet Ginger Peel, Miss Nude World 1979
Interview and photos featuring the pageant's shapely—and raunchy—winner.
55 FLORENCE BY LAGARDE
A touch of class and a hunk of ass
This Parisian beauty will make your cock rise higher than the Eiffel Tower.
61 HEADS YOU WIN ... TAILS I COOZE!
Why flip a coin when you can flop a groin?
A sweet little girl for the gambling man inside you.
68 "...SAY SLEEEEEZE ."
A top L.A. model reveals the seamy underworld of West Coast pornography
An alarming expose that will shock you plenty!
75 TIGER LILY
Her petals are waiting to be watered by your hose Here's your chance to get some
botanical booty.
84 WALLFLOWER WENCH
"Interior" decorating Hot fiction concerning a steamy rendezvous.
86 THE CHERI ORCHARD
Columns by liberated women for liberated men
Britt and Brian go orgying; Roxy Trudeaux talks filthier than ever; Mistress Vickie
whips a married couple into shape; Renee Rousseau reports on postal perversion
in Philadelphia; and more!
Features in This Issue
Low Down on Pin-Ups: West Coast Nudie Scam Exposed!
A Birthday (Suit) Bash at Black's Beach
Two Sisters for the Price Of One!
'79 Miss Nude World
Gary Osborne interviewed by CHERI
About Cheri
The adult magazine, Cheri started publishing in 1976.
Peter Wolff was the brains behind Cheri magazine. God knows, he had the experience and the track record. By 1976, he had already worked on magazines such as Rogue, Topper, Bachelor, Ace, Follies, Frolic, Gala, Tab, Vue, Jaguar, Duke, Stud, Escapade, Daily Girl, Caper, and Gallery, to name but a few. He’d even been the editor of rival magazine High Society.
As indicated in Taschen’s History of Men’s Magazines, “Publishers would hire Peter to start a magazine, and while his magazine would be incredibly innovative and profitable, he’d be partying and obviously having way too much fun. As part of his deal with any publisher, he always insisted on a tab at a convenient bar, with his own table. He was a compulsive gambler and four-pack-a-day smoker. His office was littered with betting stubs, cigarette butts, take-out food, random slides, and manuscripts. His t-shirts and jeans were stained, and his long gray hair was often unwashed: he was fat and not particularly handsome. And yet he managed to have sex with most of the models, through his immense charm and intelligence. He never believed a publisher could fire him, but eventually the drinking, the arrogance, plus spending tons and tons of money, would always be too much for them. So they’d dump him… and get his great ideas.”
But to view Wolff as purely an adult magazine veteran is to underestimate and undervalue him. His first experience as an editor was on a student newspaper at Queens College, when he was active in the Women’s Liberation and Civil Rights Movements, even risking his life in black voter registration drives in the South. He became involved in the world of counter-cultural publications in the late 1960s, before becoming involved in erotic magazines. But Wolff differed from the vision of porn magnates like Hugh Hefner and Bob Guccione in that he had little time for the fantasy world of the beautiful people. He was fascinated in the sexual interests of common men – and their wives. He wanted to democratize the content and involve the readers directly in the magazines he produced.
In early 1976, Carl Ruderman needed a figurehead to divert attention from his position as publisher. He hired Peter Wolff – but Wolff suggested he appoint a nominal female 'publisher' instead. And not just any female – he wanted a glamorous woman already associated with the New York sex scene. Wolff suggested adult film actress Bree Anthony, star of porno hits Oriental Blue, The Vixens of Kung Fu, Highway Hookers, and others. Appointing Bree Anthony proved a smart idea – and selecting her eventual successor, adult film actress Gloria Leonard, an even smarter one.
Wolff was fired by Ruderman after the first two issues, May and June 1976, but soon found a home at Cheri, the magazine that would prove to be his most lasting success.
About the Publisher, Cheri
Magna Publishing Group, Inc. is an American publishing company headquartered in Paramus, New Jersey. Founded in 1975, the company publishes a number of magazine titles and is one of the largest publishers of pornographic magazines in the United States with titles such as Cheri, Club, Swank, Genesis, Gallery, Gent, as well as "nearly 60 total adult titles". The company has only 1 to 10 employees. On December 22, 2015, Magna Publishing Group was purchased by 1-800-PHONESEX for an undisclosed amount.
