FEATURES
26 TOP BANANAS
PLAYGIRL throws its hat into the political arena with a private peek at some public figures. By Judy Cole
66 MEASURING UP
Presenting a PLAYGIRL collection of fantastic phalluses-and a handy engineer-designed
device to calibrate your friends and lovers. By Charlene Keel PICTORIALS
14 DISCOVERY: A STABLE ENVIRONMENT
Hop into the saddle with Anthony Michael
36 BAKER'S SECRET
Matt Baker-a tasty morsel you'll want to gobble up
49 CENTERFOLD: PLAYGIRL'S MOST WANTED MAN NABBED IN PHILLY!
Eureka! Jamie Bales, our exquisite quarry, proves to be one of Philadelphia's
most stimulating sights
82 MANE ATTRACTION
Find your scintillating Samson among these long-tressed wonders
92 THE BUTLER DID IT
Cue up with pool-playing cutie Jerry Butler FICTION
78 DAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT
Creatures of the darkness, brought to light By Alice Joanou DEPARTMENTS
5 THE EDITOR'S PAGE What's up with this issue. By Charmian Carl
6 LETTERS Here's what you thought
8 THE PROBE Red-hot rock group Candlebox; country crooner Doug Supernaw; gymnasts
who take it all off; Kim Basinger's sensuous screen scenes. By Jenny Higgons
3 HEALTH BYTES Late-breaking health and fitness news. By Judy Cole
20 REAL MEN Does your man have what it takes? Brent King, Don Trucksess, and
Arden Rogers
23 THE WOMEN'S ROOM Revenge of the Pod People. A single woman living in the
land of coupledom. By Judy Cole 23
25 THE MEN'S ROOM Please, Baby, Please. A fountain of frustration blows off
steam. By Les Walker
34 LOVESIGNS What's in your stars for April? By Robin MacNaughton
44 SEX TALK Intimate issues and answers. By Sarah Hutter
60 READERS' FANTASY FORUM Romance can happen in the most unexpected places
87 QUIZ: DO YOU HAVE CHARISMA?
Find out if you have enough winning ways to leave 'em spellbound. By Laura Shanahan
89 ROMANCE BOOK REVIEWS
Compiled by Charlene Keel
104 COMING UP
Features
Coverguy William Jefferson Clinton (aka: Bill Clinton) & Al Gore (Not Nude)
Penis Power: Our Most Well-Hung Hunks Ever!
The Bodies Politic: Public Figures' Private Parts
The Mane Appeal of Long Haired Lovers
Hop Into the Saddle with Anthony Michael
Magazine History
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.
