COVER STORY
This Finn is no mickey: She's Kata Karkkainen, and you'll see much more of her on the centerfold this month. Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda shot the cover, which was produced by West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski; Tracy
Cianflone styled Miss December's hair and make-up. As for the Rabbit, he's off
to do a little elbow bending. Cheers!
3 PLAYBILL
9 DEAR PLAYBOY
15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
40 SPORTS BY DAN JENKINS
42 MEN BY ASA BABER
44 WOMEN BY CYNTHIA HEIMEL
46 DEAR PLAYMATES
49 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
57 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
67 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: CHER—candid conversation
86 THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD—fiction NORMAN MAILER
90 MAN WITH A PAST—article PETE HAMILL
96 PLAYBOY'S PLAYMATE REVIEW—pictorial
108 CRACK—article JIMMY BRESLIN
112 THE 12 STORES OF CHRISTMAS—modern living
118 ROOM AT THE INN—fiction HERBERT GOLD
122 THE BOD FOR '90—article RICHARD and JOYCE WOLKOMIR
126 PHOTO FINNISH—playboy's playmate of the month
138 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor
140 ROAD WARRIOR—article MALCOLM SMITH with LEE GREEN
143 PLAYBOY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW—sports GARY COLE
148 A CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO SINGLE-MALT SCOTCH—drink MICHAEL JACKSON
150 THE POLO LOUNGE—pictorial LE ROY NEIMAN
162 IT AIN'T TOONTOWN—article HARLAN ELLISON
166 LYSETTE—pictorial text by JOAN GOODMAN
176 STAND-UP—humor
180 SEX STARS OF 1988—pictorial text by JIM HARWOOD
192 20 QUESTIONS: GENE SIMMONS
202 FAST FORWARD
247 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE
