 | Playmate of the Month: Sandy Cagle, photographed by Pompeo Posar Northern Delight: Coming from Wisconsin makes modeling easy for Sandy Cagle, she just says “cheese” |
 | The World Of Playboy (with Debra Jo Fondren, Playmate of the Month, September 1977; Monique St. Pierre, Playmate of the Month, November 1978; and Sondra Theodore, Playmate of the Month, July 1977) |
| Dear Playboy | |
| Playboy After Hours | |
| Playboy Advisor | |
| Playboy Forum | |
 | Playboy Interview: Patrick Caddell | A candid conversation with President Carter’s young pollster-advisor about the campaign, Ted Kennedy, the White House staff and our “crisis of spirit” |
 | Article: Women At War | While a few vocal feminists are blasting away at something they vaguely call pornography, their scattershot tactics are threatening our basic rights, by Robert Shea, illustrated by Eraldo Carugati |
 | Travel: To Paris — With Love And The Concorde | Whether you’ve been there or not, the most spectacular way to visit Paris is on a supersonic flight followed by a romantic weekend — yes, weekend — in the city of light, by Stephen Birnbaum, photographed by Richard Fegley |
 | Article: The Buttondown Terror Of David Duke | Are we afraid of something evil inside this slick young Klan leader — or the dark thing he seems to know about the human heart?, by Harry Crews, illustrated by Joann Daley |
 | Sports: The Winter Olympics: Playboy’s Picks | Although football and basketball are his turf, our fearless prognosticator sportingly agreed to set foot on what he hopes won’t be thin ice, by Anson Mount, illustrated by Martin Hoffman |
 | Sports: It Takes a Mountain | What do you call someone who careens 85 miles an hour down an icy ski trail? A downhill racer, among other things, by John Skow, illustrated by Martin Hoffman |
 | Humor: Playboy’s Party Jokes |
 | Fiction: Who’s On First | Verdict: Secret agent Blackford Oakes guilty of betraying the revolution. Sentence: Hang by the neck until dead, by William F. Buckley, Jr. (first look at a new novel) |
 | Attire: The Leather Report | We’re forecasting a stylishly diverse future for hides and suedes, by David Platt, photographed by Stan Malinowski |
 | Verse: Paintin’ Her Fingernails, by Shel Silverstein, illustrated by Brad Holland |
 | Pictorial: Suzanne Somers’ Playmate Test | Before she became TV’s sexiest star, Suzanne posed for these provocative photos … aren’t you glad we keep such beautiful records?, photographed by Stan Malinowski |
 | Ribald Classic: The Poor Student | From Les Contes aux Heures Perdues, by Antoine le Metel, Sieur d’Ouville, 1643, retold by Robert Mahieu, illustrated by Brad Holland |
 | Modern Living: Winning Hand Games | Like enticing challenges? Try curling up with one of these little electronic teasers, photographed by David Deahl |
 | Humor: Does A Tree Falling Alone In A Forest Make Any Sound?, by Shel Silverstein |
 | Pictorial: The Year In Sex | Here we go again with a wild, wonderful and irreverent look at the sexual goings on and comings off of the past twelvemonth. If what we’ve uncovered is a clue to a trend, we may be spending 1980 playing “guess my gender” (with Susan Smith, Playmate of the Month, September 1981, in an item about her winning the Nicest Chest in the West contest) |
 | Pictorial: LeRoy Neiman Sketchbook |
 | Humor: Playboy Funnies (Neon Vincent’s Massage Parlor, Reg’lar Rabbit, Cruiser, Give ‘Em An Inch, Through Space And Time With Schwimmer And Jones) |
 | Playboy’s Pipeline | Tips on keeping your lifestyle in high gear |
 | Playboy Potpourri | People, places, objects and events of interest or amusement |
 | Playboy’s Informed Source: Walking — the Heeling Art | Doing the stroll isn’t pedestrian anymore. It’s healthy and keeps you in touch with your sole |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Habitat | Cooking with a Vu, photographed by Don Azuma |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Fashion | Opening the Barnes door, by David Platt, photographed by Ken Frantz |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Gadgets | Temp, touch, mounds and pounds, photographed by Richard Izui |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Grapevine (Bob Woodward, Jill Clayburgh, Elizabeth Ray, Flip Wilson, Gloria Gaynor, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Johnny Carson) |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Sex News |
 | Playboy Puzzle |
 Alden Erikson |  Bernard Kliban |  Buck Brown |  Gahan Wilson |
 Edmond Kiraz |  Eldon Dedini |  Francis Wilford Smith |  John Dempsey |
 Back Issue ad |  Oui ad |  Playboy Club ad (with Playmate Candace Collins) |  Michelob Light ad (with Playmate Monique St. Pierre) |
Pipe and PJs 