1957 - Madeline Castle has 5 pgs, Donna Noble has 3 pgs, Diana Darrin has inside FC + 4 pgs and Melody Ward is the CF. Also a 4 pg feature on the play "Pajama Tops" w/ Greta Thyssen and another 4 pg feature on Sexpots has pics of Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Mamie van Doren and more. Plus 'Mating Call' a 2 pg B&W comic strip. VG copy is bright 7& glossy, a few stresses and normal wear, top 4" of spine is cleanly split. Good copy is clean & bright w/ some spine wear, minor creases and a tear on BC near spine

v3 #1 - Marilyn Waltz (2 months after her 1st Playboy CF) has FC + 2 pgs. Chalane Jesmer on inside FC + 2 pgs - looks an awful lot like Julie Newmar to me. Joan Kerr has 4 pgs. Loads of 2 pg features inc Greta Thyssen, Lili St. Cyr, Marcia Edgington, Vivian Maledy, Yvonne Friedrich & Mona Knox. Anita Ekberg has BC - ad for 8x10 photos. Lots more too! Extremely bright & glossy black cover, almost new - Beautiful Fine condition. You don't see many mags from this time frame in condition this nice! 

v2 #4- FC of familiar looking blond in a pink nightie holding a fur coat (looks an awful lot like Pat Sheehan but no ID). Greta Thyssen has nice 3 pg feature by Russ Meyer, Sue Van Orden has 4 pgs inc CF and Margo Strange has 2 pgs. Also a full pg color illo by Jack Leynnwood and a Shell Scott short story 'Too Many Girls' by Richard Prather.

(v2.5) Greta Thyssen has outstanding FC + 1 page, Dane Arden 4 pages inc a great color CF. Lynne O'Neal has 3 pgs, Gloria Hamilton and Lee Sharon each have 2 pgs. Misty Ayers, Monique Van Vooren, Lee wilson and Blaze Starr each have 1 page. Bonnie Evans, Sharon Marlo, Gilda Perry, India Murray, Yvonne Renay, Peggy Middleton, Georgia LaBeuer, Lois Meridan, Melba Toast, Carole St. anthony, Judy Dawn and Jonnie Wilson each have 2 pgs. Plus dozens of other models inc Lana Bashama. VG++ copy is bright & glossy, lightly read - would be FINE grade except a few interior pgs have naturally occuring wrinkles in the paper and there is a small ink mark on cover - CF is perfect! VG+ copy is bright & glossy, small bump at bottom of spine and a few interior pgs have naturally occuring wrinkles in the paper. VG copy has some normal wear, bump on bottom right corner and wrinkled pgs near bottom edge last half of mag. Good copy has been heavily read and handled, kind of rough but all there.

Lots of top models! Jane Easton, Lily Lamont, Greta Thysegen (aka Thyssen), Lynn Roebuck, Bridgett Carr, Dorothy Adamson and Yvonne Doughty each have 2 pgs. Cleo Moore, Madeline Castle, Kalantan, Betty Sherman, Sylvia McKaye, Shirley Buchanan and Vicky Leigh each have 1 page. A 3 pg feature on the Jungle Club in Miami featuring Irene. Plus dozens of others inc Joanne Arnold, Evelyn West, Audie Murphy, Valerie Wallace, Lynn O'Neill, Jean Carmen and Criss Cross. Clean and bright, some normal wear, a couple of small chips on right edge of cover and on top right corner of first few pages - VG

Barbara Nichols has nice FC + 1 pg. Betty Brosmer, Linda Lombard, Honey Merrill, Greta Thyssen, Cherie Hansen, Neil Adams, Danielle Lamarr, Lois Bishop, Roma Paige, Dorothy Rice and Penny Duncan each have 2 pgs. Marilyn Waltz has a full page pic. Bright red cover, a bit of spine wear, some rubbing along spine, BC has a 1" tear near top staple and a few small creases - Good

v4 #4 - Good issue! FC of Lari Laine (Playboy CF of 5/58) in a haystack. Kitty Randell (a Liz Taylor look-a-like aka Liz Sloane) has a big 8 pg feature. Eve Eden has 5 pgs as a blonde, Greta Thyssen and Virginia Rogers each have 4 pgs. Also 4 pgs of boxing pics from Madison Square Garden. FINE copy is very bright & glossy, lightly read, small date stamp on cover. Good copy has been well read and handled, scuff on cover, a bit of spine damage but no serious defects.

v1 #4 - Great Issue! Greta Thyssen has FC, BC + 6 pgs inc a 2 pg color foldout, Jayne Mansfield has other side of foldout + 4 more pgs inc a full pg color pin-up. Jem of the Month, Betty Brosmer also has a 2 pg color foldout + a full pg color pin-up. Other side of foldout is Joyce Reynolds. Diane Webber (as Marguerite Empey) has 2 pgs and Candy Barr & Nona Van Tosh each have full pg color pin-ups. Plus Debra Goodrich has 4 pgs (she is also in 11/57) and Alisa Davis has 2 pgs (she is also in 1/57). VG+ copy is bright & glossy, a few spine stresses and a small chip on right edge of FC. VG copy has some normal wear but no serious defects. Good copy has been well read and handled - stresses, corner bumps but nothing too bad.

v1 #5 - Covergirl also has 6 pgs inc a 2 pg color foldout and Coreen Rodella has 6 pgs. Eve Meyer, Tanya (Tania) Velia and Jan Renfrow each have 4 pgs. Plus Greta Thyssen has 3 pgs (2 pgs w/ a bass fiddle) and Candy Barr has a full pg color pin-up. VG++ copy is very bright & glossy, lightly read, has 'AM' written in pencil near top edge of FC and a small crease on bottom corner of BC and last page. VG copy is very bright & glossy - this one is VERY nice but 3/4 of spine has disintegrated. Good copy has been well read and handled but there are no serious defects.

Greta Thyssen has big 6 pg feature. Pat Morgan FC. Articles on the Vulcan aerial machine gun, Indy 500 and lots more. VG copy has 1 pg out and coupon clipped - Greta OK

Val Walling has FC + 3 pgs, Monica Bardy is CF. Doll of the Month Sally Boise has 4 pgs and 'Prehistoric Women' movie w/ Martine Beswick 3 pgs. Greta Thyssen 1 minute Interview w/ pic and 4 big pgs of Salvador Dali. Articles about baseball, classic cars and the federal prison in Marion, IL.

v1 #3 - Anonymous covergirl had 4 pgs in 6/57. Greta Thyssen has 4 pgs, Sequin (aka Geri Garner) has  2 pgs and Tina Louise has a 2 pg photo. Eve (not Meyer) has 6 pgs and an anonymous model (Nona Van Tosh?) has 6 pgs inc a 2 pg foldout. Feature on Paris Night clubs. FINE copy is bright & glossy, lightly read w/ light vertical stress line about 1/4" in from spine. VG copy has some normal wear - minor stresses and small corner bumps, a small price sticker in upper right corner of FC. Good copy has been fairly well read and handled, normal wear but no serious defects.

Nov, 1957 issue is 76 pgs with an 8 pg feature on Weegee's new book 'Naked Everything' and 9 pgs of pics by Andre de Diennes. Greta Thyssen has 2 pgs inc a full pg color pin-up, Coreen Rodella, Nona van Tosh and Betty Blue each have 2 pgs. Light vertical crease from stacking - about 1/2" in from spine - o/w sharp, glossy VG++

Summer Issue - Mag is printed on newsprint type paper, squarebound w/ glued spine. Barbara Loden in bath tub FC + 2 pgs, Brigitte Bardot has 4 pgs, Greta Thyssen has 2 pgs. Articles about Aly Khan w/ pics of Rita Hayworth and Gene Tierney, UFO's terrify Europe, African witch doctor, Burmese snake cult, I killed a Congo gorilla, 'How It Feels to go To Prison' and more. Well read & worn, multiple creases, tears on BC but complete - Fair

v1 #3 - Susan Turner has nice FC in white lingerie looking into a mirror + 2 pgs, Dorie Stevens has very nice color CF. Carol Hill, Lynne O'Neill, Virginia De Lee and Greta Thyssen each have 2 pgs inc full pg color Pin-ups on glossy paper. Nadine Sacha has 3 pgs, Kathy Lodge, Jan O'Brien and Verna Weir each have 2 pgs. Also a 3 pg feature of a couple in the woods w/ a girl billed as Larri Thomas (is Playboy CF of 5/58 Lari Laine?) and a 4 pg feature 'A Blond for Every Occasion' w/ pics of 11 diff girls inc Virginia Bell, Nona van Tosch and Lilli Lisande. Plus fiction by Nelson Algren 'Depend on Aunt Elly' and an article about Broadway producer Earl Carroll. This one has been read a bit, mutiple stresses along spine, a bit of looseness around staples, small creases - Good+

v5 #2 has Jayne Mansfield on inside BC + 5 pgs, Sally Blythe has BC + 4 pgs Greta Thyssen has 6 pgs. Features on opera star Elaine Malbin, Judy Holliday, the 10 most Sexciting Men - a big 8 pg article by Zsa Zsa Gabor w/ pics, costume designer Hank Dusnak and pay TV! Bright, shiny VG+

1958 - Loads of girls! Donalda Jordan has nice FC in harem girl outfit. Greta Thyssen has 3 big pgs by Russ Meyer, Donna Noble also has 3 pgs. CF is Bambi Rogers - looks an awful lot like Ramona Rogers aka Jean Nieto. Belly dancer Lela Ballad has 4 pgs, European stripper Caroline Cherie has 3 pgs. Plus Marisa Allasio has 2 pgs by Russ Meyer, Sandy Sims has 4 pgs and Nikki Gibson is on inside BC. VG+ copy is clean and bright, small bump on bottom right corner and tiny nick near bottom of spine. VG copy has some rubbing near spine, normal wear.