 | Playmate of the Month: Carrie Enwright, photographed by Ron Vogel Summertime Idyl | July Playmate Carrie Enwright is an unspoiled, happy homebody |
| Dear Playboy | |
| Playboy After Hours | |
| The Playboy Advisor | |
 | Discussion: The Playboy Panel: 1984 And Beyond | One of a series of provocative conversations about subjects of interest on the contemporary scene |
| The Playboy Forum | |
| Editorial: The Playboy Philosophy | The eighth part of a statement in which Playboy’s editor-publisher spells out — for friends and critics alike — our guiding principles and editorial credo, by Hugh Hefner | |
 | Fiction: A Night In The Byzantine Palace | The cruel diabolism of his scheme trapped him in an unexpected change of roles, by Ray Russell |
 | Drink: Rum’s The Word | Cool new twists on the tropics’ most delightful demon, by Thomas Mario |
 | Fiction: Change Of Plan | He had it all figured out — except what would happen in Nora’s bedroom, by Ken W. Purdy |
 | Modern Living: Small Boats For Fun Afloat | Playboy’s crafty pick of the nimblest and sportiest from the new designs, illustrated by Ben Denison |
 | Novel: Harry, The Rat With Women | One morning he awoke and found that no semblance of the original Harry remained; where once he had been loved, now he was hated — and this, he discovered, was to be his eventual triumph, by Jules Feiffer (part 2, conclusion) |
 | Humor: Playboy’s Party Jokes |
 | Article: The Sabbats Of Satan | Exploring the carnal covens of history’s unholy sects, by E.V. Griffith |
 | Attire: Two On The Nile | Inspired by the movie, imperial summer robes for Cleopatrists steal the beach-cabana scene, by Robert L. Green, photographed by Ron Traeger |
 | Memoir: Letitia | In which a young reporter learns that a girl’s bright smile can mask a silent scream, by Ben Hecht |
 | Pictorial: The Bunnies | An appreciative salute to Playboy’s cottontailed beauties (with Playmates Lynn Karrol and Sheralee Conners and Playmates-to-be Ashlyn Martin, Terri Kimball and Sharon Rogers) |
 | Pictorial: The Playmate-Bunnies (Carrie Radison, June Cochran, Pamela Gordon, Joyce Nizzari, Linda Gamble and Christa Speck) |
 | Man At His Leisure: Air France | Neiman captures the air-borne elegance of intercontinental jet travel, by LeRoy Neiman |
 | Ribald Classic: The Way Of A Traveling Man | From the Hindu collection, Panchatantra, retold by J.A. Gato, illustrated by Leon Bellin |
 | Satire: The Road To Teevee Jeebies | A fresh serving of do-it-yourself subtitles for television’s late-night reruns, by Shel Silverstein |
 | Satire: How To Select Your Second Wife | Further tips on succeeding with women without really trying, by Shepherd Mead, illustrated by Claude Smith |
 | Personalities: On The Scene (Cassius Clay, Edward Albee, Peter Falk) |
 | Satire: Little Annie Fanny, by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder |
| Travel: Playboy’s International Datebook, by Patrick Chase |
 Alberto Vargas |  Claude Smith |  Don Madden |  Eldon Dedini |
 Francis Wilford Smith |  Gahan Wilson |  John Dempsey |  Phil Interlandi |
 Erich Sokol |
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 What Sort of Man Reads Playboy? |
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