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Issue: Playboy #8
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Publisher: FlagPlayboy
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Indicia Publisher: HMH Publishing Co. Inc.
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Volume: 13
Pages: 184
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.75 USD
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Content Items: 31 (1 story, 0 covers)
Editor(s): Hugh M. Hefner (editor, publisher); A. C. Spectorsky (associate publisher, editorial director)
Disclose Notes: "The History of Sex in Cinema— Part Nine: The Forties" article has three illustrations of the female centaurs from "Fantasia", two uncensored with bare breasts and one censored, on page 124.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: magazine size
Paper Stock: heavy coated paper
Binding: saddle-stitched (v1#1 - v32#9); perfect bound (v32#10 & up)
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Welcome to the Shower

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Erich Sokol [as Sokol] (signed)
Erich Sokol [as Sokol] (signed)
Erich Sokol [as Sokol] (signed)
Erich Sokol [as Sokol] (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
A woman has a welcome mat at the door to her shower.
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Page 65.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Dempsey (signed)
John Dempsey (signed)
John Dempsey (signed)
John Dempsey (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Oh, God! You've been arresting couples in parked cars again ...
A policeman's wife is upset when her husband comes home from his shift aroused after arresting lovers.
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Page 85.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eldon Dedini [as Dedini] (signed)
Eldon Dedini [as Dedini] (signed)
Eldon Dedini [as Dedini] (signed)
Eldon Dedini [as Dedini] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous
Shouldn't we be putting nuts away for the winter or something?
The satyr and a nymph enjoy a summer day.
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Page 95. Part of the "Satyr" series.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dink Siegel (signed)
Dink Siegel (signed)
Dink Siegel (signed)
Dink Siegel (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Sometimes I wish I'd learned to take shorthand, or type, or something ...
A secretary is called into an office by an executive clad in pajamas.
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Page 98.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gahan Wilson (signed)
Gahan Wilson (signed)
Gahan Wilson (signed)
Gahan Wilson (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
It's really a shame we happened to draw this judge ...
An attorney leads his client into a courtroom. The presiding judge is wearing a black hood and is flanked by burning candles.
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Page 101.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Simms Campbell (signed)
E. Simms Campbell (signed)
E. Simms Campbell (signed)
E. Simms Campbell (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Of course, with THAT model, you lay all your cards on the table, so to speak ...
A salesclerk shows a woman a very sheer evening gown.
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Page 114.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alden Erikson [as A. Erikson] (signed)
Alden Erikson [as A. Erikson] (signed)
Alden Erikson [as A. Erikson] (signed)
Alden Erikson [as A. Erikson] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
The winner gets Miss Hornblower for the Labor Day weekend.
A contest among car salesmen has a special prize.
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Page 118.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Addis (credited)
Don Addis (credited)
Don Addis (credited)
Don Addis (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous
Symbolic Sex
Nine cartoons using the medical symbols of man and woman.
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Page 129.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chon Day (signed)
Chon Day (signed)
Chon Day (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, science and technology
We prefer calling it an 'innoculation' rather than a 'fix.'
A doctor doesn't approve of a nurse's terminology.
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Page 130.
Private Bat-Signal

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Don Addis (signed)
Don Addis (signed)
Don Addis (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
A woman lies nude in bed and shines the Bat-Signal out the window on a flashlight.
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Page 131. A pantomime cartoon.
[untitled]

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Credits
Richard Taylor [as R. Taylor] (signed)
Richard Taylor [as R. Taylor] (signed)
Richard Taylor [as R. Taylor] (signed)
Richard Taylor [as R. Taylor] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
I just don't feel Mr. Witherspoon BELONGS here in Retirement Acres
An elderly couple walks by a house where a nude old man is chasing a nude woman in the yard.
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Page 133.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
B Kliban (signed)
B Kliban (signed)
B Kliban (signed)
B Kliban (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
historical, humorous
And how's my little key club tonight?
A medieval count keeps a woman locked in a chastity belt.
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Page 134. Punchline is a reference to "keyholders" (members) of Playboy Clubs.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Herbert Goldberg (signed)
Herbert Goldberg (signed)
Herbert Goldberg (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, religious
Congratulations.
In a monastery, one monk congratulations another on having a halo above his head.
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Page 137.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Alden Erikson [as A. Erikson] (signed)
Alden Erikson [as A. Erikson] (signed)
Alden Erikson [as A. Erikson] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
I'm sorry, madam, but your husband isn't accepting any calls.
A medium is unable to connect with a woman's husband in a seance.
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0.33
Page 138.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Phil Interlandi [as Interlandi] (signed)
Phil Interlandi [as Interlandi] (signed)
Phil Interlandi [as Interlandi] (signed)
Phil Interlandi [as Interlandi] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Uh ... remember that black-out we had here in New York a few months ago ... ?
A businessman is reminded of a blackout whenever his pregnant secretary walks by.
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Page 141.
The Wonderful World of ...

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Brian Savage (signed)
Brian Savage (signed)
Brian Savage (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
A room full of television executives try to complete the title for a television show that begins "The Wonderful World of."
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Page 144. A pantomime cartoon.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Syd Hoff [as Hoff] (signed)
Syd Hoff [as Hoff] (signed)
Syd Hoff [as Hoff] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
I'm sorry, sir, but our music always gets Sacha!
A strolling violinist in a restaurant kisses a man's wife.
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Page 145.
[untitled]

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Credits
Alphonse Normandia (signed)
Alphonse Normandia (signed)
Alphonse Normandia (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
All right, Kirk, sweetie—let's take it from your line, 'Follow me! They can't stop men who want to be free!'
On a movie set, the medieval hero and a handful of followers are supposed to defeat an army of thousands.
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Page 148. The reference to "Kirk" is apparently to Kirk Douglas, going by the caricature.
[untitled]

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Credits
Francis Wilford-Smith [as Smilby] (signed)
Francis Wilford-Smith [as Smilby] (signed)
Francis Wilford-Smith [as Smilby] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Hi—we're from Sioux Falls, South Dakota—when does the wife swapping begin?
A newcomer to the suburbs expects a wild time to be common.
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Page 151.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eldon Dedini [as Dedini] (signed)
Eldon Dedini [as Dedini] (signed)
Eldon Dedini [as Dedini] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
I never heard of such a thing!—Music lessons charged to your Playboy Club Key!
A Playboy Bunny is teaching piano to a young boy.
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Page 155.
Pole Vault Suicide

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Howard Shoemaker [as Shoemaker] (signed)
Howard Shoemaker [as Shoemaker] (signed)
Howard Shoemaker [as Shoemaker] (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous, sports
A man ties a rope around his neck, ties the other end to a stake in the ground, and then runs with a pole toward a pole vault bar.
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Page 156.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Donald Reilly (signed)
Donald Reilly (signed)
Donald Reilly (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
I don't know anything about pornography, but I know what I like.
Two judges are discussing pornography.
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Page 158.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Virgil Partch [as VIP] (signed)
Virgil Partch [as VIP] (signed)
Virgil Partch [as VIP] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, military
On second thought, I think I'll dig mine a little deeper.
A soldier in a fox hole has his helmet split by a farmer's plow as he plows his field with an ox.
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Page 161. Not specified, but the setting is Vietnam.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Brian Savage (signed)
Brian Savage (signed)
Brian Savage (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, jungle
First we hold free elections, then we establish our own bylaws, and then somehow, we've got to get affiliated with a national fraternity.
A naive Peace Corps volunteer seems to think the jungle villagers need a fraternity.
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Page 164.
Switch Hitter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Al Jaffee [as Jaffee] (signed)
Al Jaffee [as Jaffee] (signed)
Al Jaffee [as Jaffee] (signed)
Al Jaffee [as Jaffee] (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
The usual bully on the beach leads to a man using a body-building course to build himself up. He returns to the beach to engage the bully is a show of muscles to impress the girl. However, the two men find themselves more attracted to each other.
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Pages 166-167. A 13-panel pantomime story.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dennis Renault [as Renault] (signed)
Dennis Renault [as Renault] (signed)
Dennis Renault [as Renault] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
I'll tell you why I stabbed him twenty times. I couldn't turn off the electric carving knife, that's why!
A woman on the witness stand has a novel excuse for stabbing her husband multiple times.
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Page 169.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Buck Brown (signed)
Buck Brown (signed)
Buck Brown (signed)
Buck Brown (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous, western
Honest, lady, we didn't come to rape or molest nobody—just to rob the damn train ... !!
An elderly passenger on a train is upset when all the robbers want is the money.
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Page 173. Part of the "Dirty Old Lady" series.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Brian Savage (signed)
Brian Savage (signed)
Brian Savage (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
It started a year ago when Ogden sat down next to this girl one morning and realized he'd forgotten his newspaper.
A two men on a commuter train comment on the couple across the aisle who are kissing.
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Page 175.
High Wire in the Desert

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Virgil Partch [as VIP] (signed)
Virgil Partch [as VIP] (signed)
Virgil Partch [as VIP] (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
A prospector and his donkey, in the middle of the desert, look up to see a team of acrobats riding bicycles on a high wire, which apparently isn't connected to anything, after seeing their shadows.
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Page 176.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Herbert Goldberg (signed)
Herbert Goldberg (signed)
Herbert Goldberg (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
If you recall, Miss Faversham, I gave you ample warning that this job had occupational hazards.
A sculptor tells a model that he's not responsible for the baby she's holding.
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Page 177.
[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Dempsey (signed)
John Dempsey (signed)
John Dempsey (signed)
John Dempsey (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Really, Mary, I wish you wouldn't do that ... !
A man in a sports car is upset when his wife thumbs her nose to insult the gang at a biker bar.
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Page 179.

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