ARTICLES AND FEATURES 26 THE DAY A NUCLEAR BOMB EXPLODED ON DENVER
By Michael A. Breslow
We all know millions of people would die and the land would resemble a moonscape
if a nuclear warhead exploded over a major city. But do you realize what would
happen to you? Your skin would melt. The fluid in your eyes would boil. Glass
from shattered windows would soar through your body at more than 100 miles-an-hour.
A description of ultimate hUmma-porn-star">Uman destruction.
37 THE KAHN REPORT ON SEXUAL PREFERENCES
An Exclusive Book Bonus
By Sandra S. Kahn, M.A. with Jean Davis, Ph.D.
In the '50s there was The Kinsey Report. In the '70s there was The Hite Report.
Now, in this 48- exclusive book preview, comes The Kahn Report, the controversial
bestseller of the '80s that tackles the question: What do men and women really
like in their sex lives? And it delivers the answers. It's the first all-out effort that asks people what they really like best about sex—which isn't necessarily what they always get. Examine the reactions of people like you to sexual themes that include various intercourse positions, oral sex, foreplay, masturbation, triads, and lesbian sex. Take the self-test to discover your own sexual needs and preferences. Gallery is proud to be the only national magazine to bring this serious and important study to its readers.
88 BROKEN GLASS
Fiction by Harlan Ellison
When a rapist attacks through the woman's mind, there's no one to call on for
help but herself. An intricate tale of telepathic power.
100 INTERVIEW: Gene Wilder
The star of the raucously funny movies Young Frankenstein, Silver Streak, and
Stir Crazy reveals how Charlie Chaplin, Mel Brooks, Sidney Poitier, and Richard
Pryor have affected his career and personal life. A dialogue with a great comedian
whose success proves he's no joke.
102 HIP AMERICA
Humor by Scott Fivelson
You'll see frightful visions of frozen foods in the Health Food House of Horrors
and be numbed on natural wood when riding the Bentwood
Rocket. But don't lose your cookies on the Kolossal Kwisinart at the trendiest
amusement park in America today.
104 REV UP YOUR LIFESTYLE
By Marc Lichter
Mid-size motorcycles like the Kawaski 550 LTD, Suzuki GS750L, Yamaha 850 Special,
and Honda 400 Hawk are the perfect extra "furnishings" to put power
into your personality. Hop aboard and soar up the road to success! PICTORIALS
32 LOVE— 20
Photographs by Geoff Howes
90 THE "GIRL NEXT DOOR" Amateur Erotic Photo Contest
96 GIANT PULL-OUT CENTERFOLD OF THIS MONTH'S "GIRL NEXT DOOR" WINNER
115 JANUARY IN JUNE
Photographs by Leslie Turtle DEPARTMENTS
7 FEEDBACK
Letters from our readers.
20 THE ASIMOV CHALLENGE
By Isaac Asimov
Spies don't seem to have any trouble understanding coded messages. But can they
figure out the identity of the enemy in their own ranks from an encoded message?
See if you can beat Griswold to the solution in the eleventh Mystery in this series
by the master storyteller.
22 PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
By Jill Toffer
PUBLISHER'S PAGE
Personal thoughts from my note pad:
• In my opinion, the magazine you have in your hands is one of the finest
issues of Gallery ever published. It's also an especially important one. With
all of the stories you have read for years about the potential danger of nuclear
war, can you remember any that left you with more than just a disturbing—but
somehow hazy abstract—fear? Unfortunately, if such a disaster were to actually
occur—God forbid!—the pain and suffering would be all too specific
and real. The Day a Nuclear Bomb Exploded in Denver, which begins on page 26 of
this issue, is a vivid and scientifically accurate presentation of the hUmma-porn-star">Uman agony
that would result from nuclear catastrophe. At a time when governments speak easily
and threateningly about shelling out more and more billions for further development
of arms, an article like this ought to be required reading for all citizens—and
politicians.
On a different, but nonetheless fascinating level, is another Gallery exclusive
in this issue: a 48-page pull-out preview of what may well be the most important
and controversial social study of this decade, The Kahn Report on Sexual Preferences.
You're in for a surprise when you take the self-test provided on the third page
of the Report ... and you may be even more shocked by the results and explanations
offered by researcher Sandra S. Kahn about the kinds of sex most enjoyed by men
and women today. The Kahn Report preview alone is worth the price of the magazine;
when you add the Denver article to the package, you will understand why we are
particularly proud of what we have put together this month.
• Our most recent issue, May 1981, contained another interview by Dick Maurice,
who had earlier introduced singer Wayne Newton to Gallery's pages. That reminded
me of the incredible versatility of Maurice himself, and that of his producer,
Gary Greco. Get this lineup of Dick's regular activities: He hosts a weekly television
talk show on Ted Turner's WTBS-TV17 Superstation, which is seen on cable systems
in 49 states plus Canada, Central America and Brazil; he also broadcasts a separate
entertainment news/gossip segment on the Cable News TV Network; five nights a
week, he conducts a radio interview show from the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas,
which is heard from Miami to Los Angeles; he writes a daily entertainment news
column distributed by Copley News Syndicate to hundreds of newspapers coast to
coast, plus two weekly columns; on top of that, he provides a monthly column for
Rona Barrett's Hollywood and Pizzazz magazines; and he has staged and produced
such shows as Lola Falana's nightclub act, as well as a lavish star-studded extravaganza
commemorating the 10th anniversary of our astronauts' first moon landing. When
Dick's fans ask how he finds the time to accomplish so much, he kids them by insisting
that he also "works three nights a week as a bag boy at Safeway." Nothing
would surprise me.
• Try this little game on the next person you meet: Ask him (or her) to
describe a favorite episode from the classic "Twilight Zone" television
series that began way back in 1959 and was for about five years an Emmy Award-winning success. Even though the show has been off the networks for about fifteen years, almost everyone I know can rattle off the most incredible details of one or more specific episodes. Every survey taken by newspapers today includes "The Twilight Zone" among people's all-time top shows of the past quarter century. Now that Rod Stirling's THE TWILIGHT ZONE Magazine has been introduced on newsstands across the country, and local TV stations, in dozens of cities are running the original episodes, this country may once again find itself wandering around in the fifth dimension. Come to think of it, the way things are going, that may be an improvement.
• Finally, one more reason why this June issue is very special to me: the
number 54 has somehow stayed with me through my life, and has, as a result, become "my lucky number." I took over as Editor and Publisher of Gallery effective with the January 1977 issue ... exactly 54 issues ago. If you compare the magazine today with what it was then, you will recognize why I feel substantial pride in what has been accomplished ... and you'll understand my deep gratitude to the men and women here who have made it possible.
