Swank August 1998 August 1998 Magazine Back Issue

6 Sabrina
A hot opener to get the ball rolling!
14 Letters
Every word I have to say is absolutely true...!
19 Coral & Avalon
A sapphic sex romp!
27 Melanie
This is one hot chick!
38 Tales of the Unexplained
Beware of the dog!
42 April & Peter
One guy, one girl, one lusty affair!
52 Dial Nikki
A trip down porn's memory lane!
55 Marica
Take a look at this beauty!
64 Corvettes
Pure sex on four wheels!
67 Stacey
A raft has never looked sexier!
74 Summer Knight
Three's a crowd... sometimes!
76 Fresh Face: Nikki
Another new beauty to feast your eyes on!
84 Jenteal Dreams
The pornstar lets her hair down!
86 Nikita
A finer pair of legs we have not seen!
97 Swank's Pranks
Try not to laugh too hard!
99 Blake, Jost & Mae
Diving of a different sort!
177 Sylvia
One last beauty to feast your eyes on!

EDITORIAL NOTE
So, every month I sit at my computer and try to come up with something clever and funny to say on this page. After all, it is supposed to be a letter from us (the editors) to you (the readers). However, a profound thought occurred to me you guys don't give a shit about what we say on this page. Hopefully, you read the articles (they are very good), but that's not what you had in mind when you bought this magazine either. To put it in the simplest terms, YOU WANT WOMEN. Preferably hot and horny women who are willing to help fulfill all your sexual desires. Luckily, Swank's got you covered. And we got you covered better than any other adult magazine in the business. So, enough with the bullshit on to the sex...
This month's issue opens up with the lovely and gorgeous Sabrina. And she, in turn, opens up for you. Next to offer up her body for the sake of carnal pleasure is Melanie. Her thick, full pussy hair is a rare treat in men's magazines these days. Be sure to soak it all up. Marica is a hot young lass who knows what she wants...and has what you want. Stacey definitely floats our boat in a nautically erotic layout. Sylvia is a gorgeous brunette who knows how to have fun.
Sometimes one girl isn't enough. Sometimes you want more. How does two sound? Well, Coral & Avalon try to fill the void with a lesbian sex romp that will bring you to your knees.
What's that you say? Two hot women don't do it for you? Okay, okay, I admit it, we've been holding back. Here's three. Blake, Josie & Mae take you on a diving trip — not of the scuba, but rather of the muff kind. Just to cover all the bases, Peter & April take you on a sexual escapade that will send you grabbing for your wife, girlfriend, or something else.
As a bonus treat, we offer up another Fresh Face for you to leer at. And believe us, when you see Nikki, you will leer. Finally, after all that, we give you the capper — a new girl who is so gorgeous and so beautiful that we skipped making her a Bad Girl or Fresh Face and bumped her straight up to centerfold status. Take one look at Nikita's legs and you'll see what we mean.
If you have any energy left after looking at all the lovely females we brought to you this month, take a look at our two feature articles. Unexplained takes you on a trip through the weird world of phantom dogs and killer canines. And then there's the Corvette. No other car spells sex like the 'Vette. This month we guide our readers through its history and future. Don't miss it.
There you have it, another issue packed with the finest in adult entertainment. Enjoy the issue and remember, Swank's got women like fruits got gum!
The Editors

• Covergirl Sabrina
• Corvette: America's Wet Dream Machine!
• Check Out The Centerfold With The Perfect Legs!
• Ladies Room 3-Way Lickfest!
• Are Hairy Muffs Making A Comeback?

Swank is a pornographic magazine for heterosexual men published in the United States. It includes hardcore sex, such as the use of sex toys, lesbian sex, and sexual intercourse between men and women.

There are also a series of DVDs and an official website produced under the Swank name.

The Magna Publishing Group bought Swank along with dozens of other pornographic titles, including Stag, in 1993 from Charles "Chip" Goodman, the son of Martin Goodman, founder of Marvel Comics. According to the New York Times, Stag and Swank “can even draw a line to the same pulp publishing outfit—Martin Goodman's Magazine Management Company—that in 1939 started the comic book publisher that eventually became Marvel Comics, and that in the 1950’s and 1960’s employed future novelists like Mario Puzo and Bruce Jay Friedman as writers and editors.”

At the time Magna purchased the magazines from Goodman, the company was known as Swank Publications, and was a part of the GCR Publishing Group, which also published non-pornographic magazines, including such titles as New Body and Victorian Accents.

The Magna Publishing Group's website includes the claim that Swank has been established for "well over 65 years." A magazine called "Swank" was founded by Fox Features Comics founder Victor Fox in the 1940s. This early version of the magazine was a knockoff of Esquire, but eventually evolved to its current format. The magazine has had breaks in publication of several years during its history, so the "over 65 years" claim may be disputed by some media historians.