 | Playmate of the Month: Terri Welles, photographed by Richard Fegley Golden Girl | We finally landed ex-flight attendant Terri Welles. Now we’re walking on air |
 | The World of Playboy (with Playmates Ola Ray, Monique St. Pierre, Rosanne Katon, Michele Drake, Sylvie Garant, Candy Loving, Liz Glazowski, Vicki McCarty, Denise McConnell, Louann Fernald and Missy Cleveland) |
| Playboy After Hours | |
| Travel: Playboy’s Travel Guide, by Stephen Birnbaum | |
| The Playboy Advisor | |
| The Playboy Forum | |
 | Playboy Interview: George C. Scott | A candid conversation with the brilliant, bombastic actor about brawling, drinking, politics and his memorable roles in “Patton” and “The Hustler” |
 | Fiction: Frozen Journey | “You are in faulty cryonic suspension,” said the ship. “I can’t correct it and I can’t repair it. You will be conscious but paralyzed for ten years. “Oh, my god,” said Victor Kemmngs, by Philip K. Dick, illustrated by Pater Sato |
 | Pictorial: Bunny Birthday | An affectionate tribute to the Playboy Club’s most enduring attraction: 14 pages of memorable cottontails, past and present (with Playmates Joyce Nizzari, June Cochran, Carrie Radison, Terri Kimball, Joni Mattis, Christa Speck, China Lee, Sheralee Conners, Connie Mason, Sharon Rogers, Kai Brendlinger, Dolly Read, Astrid Schulz, Majken Haugedal, Gwen Wong, Marilyn Cole, Cynthia Myers, Karen Christy, Jean Bell, Carol Vitale, Janet Lupo, Victoria Cunningham, Patti McGuire, Hope Olson, Dorothy Stratten and Candace Collins) |
 | Article: Inside Khomeini’s Iran | While other Americans were being evicted, one black activist turned Muslim was allowed almost total access. Here are some of his impressions, by Dick Gregory and Barbara Reynolds, illustrated by Tom Sala |
 | Gifts: Playboy’s Christmas Gift Guide | Exceptional goodies that make giving and getting a yule delight, photographed by Don Azuma |
 | Fiction: May I Have Some Marmalade, Please? | She was a raven-haired Irish beauty, purposely alluring, and he was caught in her game, by Sean O’Faolain, illustrated by Mel Odom |
 | Attire: The Emperor’s New Clothes | Want to convey authority and influence people? Think like the men at the top and put your money into some conservative fashion investments, by David Platt, photographed by Anthony Edgeworth |
 | Article: Desire | Why do we want the things we want? Why do we like the things we like? Why do we do the things we do?, by James R. Petersen, illustrated by John Craig |
 | Humor: Playboy’s Party Jokes |
 | Fiction: Tales Of The Animal Crime Squad | Maybe you haven’t heard that crimes committed by animals are on the rise. My job: to track down the criminals. Between you and me, it isn’t easy, by Thomas Berger, illustrated by Will Northerner |
 | Verse: Playboy’s Christmas Cards | Missives and missiles for the jolly season, by Tom Koch |
 | Drink: Warm Regards | Nogs, grogs, toddies and other cold-weather concoctions to get things heated up when the temperature dips low, by Emanuel Greenberg, illustrated by Jon Whitcomb |
 | Contemporary Masters: An Erotic Portfolio |
 | Pictorial: Double Take, photographed by Richard Fegley |
 | Pictorial: Happy Anniversary, Femlin | A pictorial bouquet to the mischievous wee wench who’s been our constant companion for 25 years, illustrated by Le Roy Neiman |
 | Parody: Holden Caulfield At Middle Age | He was sixteen the last time you saw him. Ever wonder where he is today?, by David Standish, illustrated by Joanne Daley |
 | Pictorial Essay: Sex Stars of 1980 | We’re eating them up like so much popcorn. Fortunately, there are plenty of them waiting in the wings, by Jim Harwood (with Playmates Karen Hafter, Victoria Cooke and Dorothy Stratten) |
 | Ribald Classic: Unexpurgated Sunday School, illustrated by Brad Holland |
 | Sports: Playboy’s College Basketball Preview | Our pre-season picks for the country’s top undergrad hoop stars, by Anson Mount, photographed by Bill Arsenault |
 | 20 Questions: Truman Capote | The literary virtuoso and “adult terrible” names America’s sexiest women — and explains, finally, what separates the rich from you and me, photographed by Barry McKinley |
 | Humor: Playboy Funnies (Holistic Harry, Nell ‘N’ Void, Tom Morrow, Moonshine McJugs, Annie & Albert, Suzy Q And Midnite, Reg’lar Rabbit, The Loner, Under Yours) |
 | Playboy’s Pipeline | Tips on keeping your lifestyle in high gear |
 | Playboy Potpourri | People, places, objects and events of interest or amusement |
 | Playboy Puzzle |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Gifts | Sensuous scents for Christmas, photographed by Richard Izui |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Fashion | Warming up to loungewear, by David Platt, photographed by Richard Fegley |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Wheels | Go in the snow!, by Gary Witzenburg |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Grapevine (Larry Hagman, Frank Zapa, Isabelle Huppert, Fee Waybill, Mark Hamill and Miss Piggy, Jayne Kennedy, Bianca Jagger) |
 | Playboy On The Scene: Sex News |
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 Francis Wilford Smith |  Gahan Wilson |  John Dempsey |  Michael Ffolkes |
 Phil Interlandi |  Rowland Wilson |  Roy Raymonde |  Roy Raymonde |
 Mike Williams |  Eldon Dedini |
 Playmate Calendar ad |  What Sort of Man Reads Playboy? |  Subscription ad (with Playmate Ursula Buchfellner) |
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