Playgirl July 1996 Magazine Back Issue

FEATURES
26 Blair Essential
From small-screen heartthrob to big-screen star, sexy Blair Underwood does the right thing. By Charmian Cad
40 The PLAYGIRL RoundTable
We hook you up with six sexy guys to find out what men really want-in bed
PICTORIALS
18 Discovery: Grecian Yearn
Yannis, one of the most bedazzling bodies under the sun, is over the top
34 Exotic Escapes: Natural Splendor
Exquisite Tony Allen shows off his peerless pecs-and then some'
48 Centerfold: Untamed Wolfe
Seething-with-sex Joe Wolfe is a wild man at heart
82 Dream Lovers: Twist of Fate
A sailor on leave finds very good fortune during a passionate visit to a seductive soothsayer
92 Voyeur View: Always On My Mind
A man longing for the gentle touch of a beautiful colleague works it out on the job
FICTION
76 ZING!
Sometimes three is not a crowd-especially when your love life needs a boost. By M. Morton
DEPARTMENTS
1 To Our Readers: Get between our sheets
4 Letters: Was it good for you?
6 The Probe: Wynonna's pregnant frenzies; Whoopi 's split decision; William Shatner: Hell's toupee; Barbra Streisand's lingerie shop; and much more!
8 The Probe Interview:: Jim O'Connor
USA Live With Love Connection's host pours out some hot coffee talk
11 Soap Stud Update
PLAYGIRL profiles the hottest up-and-coming men of daytime TV. This month: T.W. King of The City. By Jenny Higgons
12 The Guest Room: The UPS Man Cometh
A spirited gal revels in delight when a dashing delivery dude comes her way! By Pamela Margoshes
15 Erotica round-Up
Our roving reporter takes the latest sex products for a test drive. By Charlotte Rose
32 Girl Talk: Sari Locker
The energetic host of Lifetime TV's Late Date With Sari offers expert views on her-and our-two favorite subjects: men and sex. By Laurie Sue Brockway
56 Readers' Fantasy Forum
Romance acan happen in the most unexpected places
64 Real Men: Does your man have what it takes? Thomas Hull, Guiseppe Scoccimarro, Conrad Lezcano, Peter Royland, Derick Massey, Terry Zdunich, Roy Piechoki, Billy Dakin, Jordan Bowser, and Dan Barker
68 Real Man of the Month
Meet our super-sexy hometown hunk for July
73 PLAYGIRL On The Street
Our question for July: Does size matter?
81 Quiz: Are You Safe?
Discover if you really know how to practice safe sex and still have fun in bed. By Laura Shanahan
90 Sex Talk
Intimate issues and answers By Joy Davidson, Ph.D
104 Coming Up

• Coverguy Blair Erwin Underwood (aka: Blair Underwood) (Not Nude)
• Men Talk Sex: What They Really Want In Bed
• This Seductive L.A. Law Grad Makes His Case For Love, Nudity & Doin' The Nasty
• Modern-Day Adonis: Our Greek God Has A Bod You Can Truly Worship
• Turn-On Television: America's Hottest Hosts Will Plug You In For Passion

Playgirl is a print monthly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following. It features general interest articles, lifestyle and celebrity news, in addition to semi-nude or fully nude men.

The magazine was founded in 1973 during the height of the feminist movement as a response to erotic men's magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse that featured similar photos of women. For the period March 2009 until February 2010, it appeared only online. The magazine reverted to print with its March 2010 issue.

Playgirl is published by New York-based company Blue Horizon Media, which also publishes High Society, Celebrity Skin, Hawk, Cheri and a number of other hardcore pornographic magazines.

The magazine had been published earlier by Drake Publishers (later renamed Crescent Publishing Group, Inc). Crescent was charged in 2000 by the Federal Trade Commission with over 180 million dollars of online credit card fraud, much of which was conducted on the Playgirl Magazine site. All Crescent/Blue Horizon titles, including Playgirl, were prevented from conducting any business on the web for five years. Then-president Bruce Chew was subsequently indicted, along with several prominent members of the Gambino crime family.

In August 2008, the magazine announced that it would cease publication of its print edition as of the January 2009 issue. After that point, the magazine planned to continue with an online-only edition. The last print issue was published in January/February of 2009.

In February 2010, Playgirl announced it will re-launch issuing a print edition of the magazine. The first such issue would be the March 2010 issue available on newsstands as of 22 February 2010 carrying on its cover Levi Johnston.