"This move will keep Penthouse competitive in the future and will seamlessly combine our unmatched pictorial features and editorial content with our video and broadcast offerings," FriendFinder Networks CEO Jonathan Buckheit said in a statement. Penthouse Magazine features the work of photographer TommyO in a 10 page pictorial and interview in their March issue. But company officials say closing down the print edition to focus on digital is a strategic necessity. It's unlikely to achieve that sort of notoriety again, especially when it must compete with so many other online magazines, many of which are free. Unfortunately, the issue's centerfold was the first appearance of Traci Lords, who turned out to be 16 years old at the time, making anyone in possession of the magazine at risk of owning child pornography.
It became a collectible, since it played such a key role in the scandal that followed. The issue sold 5.3 million copies - the second highest ever for a U.S.
When founder/publisher Bob Guccione printed nude pictures of Vanessa Williams, the reigning Miss America at the time, people couldn't buy it fast enough. The September 1984 issue of Penthouse, in fact, is one of the most famous - and infamous - issues of any magazine ever to hit newsstands. It was cleared to exit bankruptcy court three months later. At the time, the company (whose holdings also include the AdultFriendFinder website) said it had not turned a profit since 2008. In September 2013, its publisher went bankrupt. We are still trying to list everything that we have. While recent Penthouse circulation figures are not available, the magazine has been struggling for several years. Penthouse 1984 If an issue that you are looking for is not listed here, please inquire. December was the last print issue that featured nude models, with Pamela Anderson being the last woman to shed her clothes for the magazine. The move comes just three months after one-time arch rival Playboy announced sweeping changes to its print magazine. Magick, too, is real it is simply the practice of using powerful energy to achieve your intentions.
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No specific date to stop print publication of our flagship magazine has been set," said Ezra Shashoua, CFO of FriendFinder Networks, which owns the magazine. Penthouse Pictorial Wicca With Legs Spread Are you curious how to cast spells for love If you are interested in learning how to practice witchcraft, you have come to the right place. " Penthouse Magazine will continue to be published in print during the transition to digital. Subscribers, the magazine says, will receive instructions on how to convert their accounts. As part of the move, Penthouse has shuttered its magazine division in New York, moving all operations to its Los Angeles headquarters.