1972 Playboy Complete Full Year All 12 Issues Nov Lenna Record Issue Nicholson

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1972 Playboy – Complete Full Year (All 12 Issues) Here’s the complete 1972 run, January through December, from Playboy’s peak era. This year includes the November 1972 issue, the best-selling Playboy of all time. Highlights include: Jan: Holiday Anniversary Issue with Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Joyce Carol Oates, a Germaine Greer interview, a pictorial on Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange, and the Playmate Review Feb: Behind the making of Macbeth, Jazz & Pop Poll results Mar: Saul Alinsky interview, the Grateful Dead, the start of a Michael Crichton sci-fi thriller Apr: Jack Nicholson interview, the poems of Mao Tse-Tung May: Arthur C. Clarke, John Cheever, Michael Crichton Jun: Playmate of the Year issue Jul: “A Revealing History of Lingerie” cover Aug: Sam Peckinpah interview Sep: Bernadette Devlin interview, a Woody Allen film feature Oct: Bunnies of 1972, a Pentagon Papers/Daniel Ellsberg feature Nov: The record-setting best-selling issue, with the famous “Lenna” centerfold, plus a Jack Anderson interview Dec: Gala Christmas Issue with Woody Allen, Ray Bradbury, and Bernard Malamud, and a Yevtushenko interview Centerfolds: All intact Condition: Good vintage condition, and overall cleaner than most 50+ year-old copies. There’s normal light edge and spine wear, most noticeable on December, March, and August (see photos). Shipping: Every issue is individually sleeved and backed with a cardboard board for protection, then carefully packed. A complete 1972 year, with the m

  • Year: 1972
  • Condition: Very Good

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