“Playboy” Magazine’s First Anniversary Issue - December 1954.
Lot 309. “Playboy” Magazine’s First Anniversary Issue - December 1954. The magazine marked its first anniversary with fiction by Charles Schafhauser, humor by Max Shulman, a selection of Limericks and two pages of photos featuring Marlene Dietrich and Terry Moore to illustrate the “Las Vegas Skin Game.” The “Playmate of the Month” was Terry Ryan, an American model. Her pictorial was the first done under Playboy’s direct supervision. Her photo is not only on the centerfold, but also on the front and back covers. Inside the magazine are six additional pages of her photos in a pictorial titled “Photographing a Playmate.” Norwin Bigelow is the photographer shown. Vg+ to ex with the centerfold loose. Winning Bid $25.
