Playboy's Cover Girls # 1 (1986)

Don't make a move. We've got you covered. You'll be coming with us, but first we'll real: you your rights: You are entitled to enjoy all the charm, beauty and sex appeal that is the essence of the PLAYBOY cover girl. Nothing you say or do will be held against you. The story began more than 30 years ago with a conviction that there was a need for a new men's magazine. To be successful, it needed an arresting cover. A meager budget put severe restrictions on the execution. Fancy four-color graphics were out. PLAYBOY's Art Director Arthur Paul observed that there were no black or white covers on the magazine racks, so the first issue of PLAYBOY went onto the newsstands with a stark white background, simple red and black lettering and a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, the epitome of cover girls. The reader didn't have a chance; it was a clear case of entrapment.
That first cover lacked something, however. Editor-Publisher Hugh Hefner didn't know when or if he'd be able to produce a second issue, and no date appeared on the magazine that weft on sale in December 1953. But the verdict was returned quickly. PLAYBOY had won overwhelming approval and the second issue carried a january 1954 date.
Graphics and printing techniques have grown more sophisticated over the years, but one thing hasn't changed: a dedication to innovative design. This book is dedicated to one of nature's perfect designs: the PLAYBOY cover girl. With such remarkable resources, it's not surprising that the magazine has become an institution. Its trademark is one of the most recognizable in the world The ubiquitous rabbit appears somewhere. in some form, on every cover. He has shared center stage with such notables as Barbra Streisand, Javne Mansfield, Dolly Parton, Goldie Hawn, Raquel Welch and Farrah Fawcett and, at times, has starred all by himself. A Trivial Pursuit question asks: Who was the first male to appear on the cover of PLAYBOY magazine? The answer is Peter Sellers, doing a convincing impression of Rudolph Valentino, on the April 1964 issue. We didn't include Sellers-or Burt Reynolds or Steve Martin-in this collection, but we have selected some of the best reasons to judge a book by its cover. See for yourself.

CREDITS Covers designed by Bruce Hansen. Front cover: photographed by Pompeo Posar; produced by James Larson; styling hair and makeup by Pat Tomlinson. Back cover: photography by Pompeo Posar. Photos: Bill Arsenault 28, 42 (1); Don Azuma 84 Don Bronstein 92 (2), 93; Mario Casilli 77, 78, 79; David Chan 106, 107, 108, 109, 110-111, 112; John Derek 8, 9, 10, 11; Philip Docor, 20 (2), 34, 35, 36 (1), 37, 82 (1), 88 (1); Grant Edwards 97; Richard Fegley 6-7, 16 (2), 23, 38, 39 (1), 40, 41, 42 (1), 51, 52-53, 71, 72. 73. 76 04. Amy Freytag 16 (1), 17, 18, 19, 20 (1), 21, 29, 32-33, 39 (2), 66 (1), 67, 68, 69, 98 (2), 99, 100-101; Francis Giacobetti 54 (1), 55, 57: Maioe Glaviano 24 (2), 25, 26, 27; David Goldner 4 (1); Larry Gordon 92 (1); Paul Gremmler 94, 95, 96; Dwight Hooker 42 (1), 43 (1), 64 (1), P (2); Robert Scott Hooper 54 (2), 56; Stan Malinowski 3, 4 (1), 5; Ken Marcus 13, 14-15, 22, 30 (1), 36 (1), 90 (2), 91; David Mecey 30(T Claude Mougin 74, 75; Ohta 82 (1), 83; Pompeo Posar 42 (1), 43 (1), 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 76 (1), 80, 81, 90 (1), 92 (1), 102. 103. 104. Suze Randall 82 (1), 84, 85, 86-87; Richard Shafer 82 (1); J. Frederick Smith 66 (1); Tom Staebler 50, 66 (2), 70, 88 (1), 89, 98; Pete Turner 24 (1); Steve Wayda 12, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62-63, 98 (1).

Models
Shannon Tweed
Lillian Muller (cover and inside)
Bo Derek
Terry Moore
Karen Velez
Terri Welles
Barbara Carrera
Charlotte Kemp
Debra Jensen
Roxane (Foxy Roxy) Pulitzer
Cyndi Wood
Patti McGuire
Candace Collins
Debra Jo Fondren
Susie Scott
Karen Christy
Kimberly McArthur
Rita Lee
Farrah Fawcett
Barbie Benton
Sheralee Connors
Susan Kiger
Cynthia Maddox
Victoria Cunningham
Kymberly Herrin
Donna Michelle
Bunny Hunt

Photographers
Richard Fegley
Stan Malinowski
David Goldner
Pompeo Posar
Philip Dixon
Suze Randall
Richard Shafer
Ohta
Ken Marcus
Steve Wayda
John Derek
Marco Giaviano
Pete Turner
Bill Arsenault
David Mecey
Dwight Hooker
Tom Staebler
Francis Giacobetti
Robert Scott Hooper
J. Frederick Smith
Claude Mougin
Mario Castilli
Don Bronstein
Larry Gordon
Grant Edwards
Paul Gremmier
Don Azuma