Departments
5 Letters/Masthead
6 In the Zone. The hottest gossip by Jared Paul Stern and Patrick McMullan
8 Planet PLAYGIRL
20 Workin' It. On the Job and On the Make
21 Beauty. Cents-able Beauty Secrets
28 Taste. St. Valentine's Dish by Marylou Baratta
29 Ask Marylou. Answers to your cuisine questions by Marylou Baratta
40 Health & Fitness Heart Smart. How to pay homage to the patron organ
of Valentine's Day
44 Sex Talk. Important intimate information by Dr. Joy Davidson
54 Recommends. We suggest only the best for your leisure entertainment
80 Readers' Fantasy Forum
101 Lovesigns by J.C. Thompson
103 Classifieds
104 Coming Up Features
22 Eric Roberts with a new show under his belt, this bad boy cleans up
his act and reflects on the past. Interview by Joan Tarshis
30 Man of the Year. Simmering Scott Layne kicks up his heels as he kicks
off a new year as the most wanted man on earth!
43 Make Him See Red. Learn how you can use the crimson shade to take his
breath away
41 In Bed With TV's F/X star Cameron Daddo has quite an effect by Joan
Tarshis
45 Under Cover. Baywatch's Traci Bingham shows her sunny side by Joan
Tarshis
56 In Bed With. Cuddle up to adorable pet expert Brian Kilcommons by Susan
M. Kirschbaum
57 Who's That Playgirl? NewsRadio's Vicki Lewis laughs it up by Claire
Harth Pictorials
14 Reader's Discovery. You'll find a wealth of lust in steamy philanthropist
Bish Malinowski
46 Centerfold. Do a double-take with identical twins Chris and Ryan Zaffino
58 Hot Young Hunk. Your passion will soar with delicious Gunner Simpson
68 Real Men - Matt Marlay, Mike Carter, Benjamin Wurtz, Kamal Raashi,
Christopher Emmert, David Miller, Michael Ortiz, Miguel Pilgram, Oscar
Perez, Richard Aebersold, and Tom Nicholson.
72 Real Man Honorable Mention - He's Two Much! The world's most uniquely
endowed man! Kamal Raashi has two penises.
74 Real Man of the Month - Michael Ortiz photographed by Dean Keefer
90 Dream Lovers. Romeo and Juliet star in their own foreplay
Features in This Issue
Coverguy Eric Anthony Roberts (aka: Eric Roberts) (Not Nude)
Man Of The Year 1998
Twin Peeks: Sexy Twins Centerfold & Our Most Unique Real Man Ever!
This Sexy Star Reveals His Feelings on Women, Romance
20 Hot Places To Hide Your Valentine Message
About Playgirl
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.
