 | Playmate of the Month: Debbie Boostrom, photographed by Mario Casilli Beauty and the Beach | Any part of the U.S.A. is just fine for Debbie Boostrom, as long as it’s by the ocean. Yesterday, Florida; today, California |
 | The World of Playboy (with Playmates Janet Pilgrim, Jeana Tomasino, Martha Smith and Vicki McCarty) |
| Dear Playboy | |
| Playboy Viewpoint: By Sex Possessed | An informed reviewer considers “Take Back the Night: Women on Pornography” and finds it less than logical, by Christie Hefner | |
| Playboy After Hours | |
| The Playboy Advisor | |
| The Playboy Forum | |
 | Playboy Interview: George Gilder | A candid conversation with the intellectual guru of the Reagan regime about his provocative ideas on taxes, capitalism and women in the home |
 | Article: Inside the New Right War Machine | Fueled by the successes of the past election, this government-driven monster is now roaring flat-out on a moral search-and-destroy mission, by Peter Ross Range, illustrated by John Craig |
| Freedom Fighters | It’s get-tough time and we’re taking names — so meet the elected repressors who vote down your individual rights, by Edward Roeder | |
 | Summer: A Celebration | After reading this, all you’ll need is a tan, illustrated by Dennis Magdich |
 | Summer: A Celebration: The Girls of Summer, photographed by Stan Malinowski (with Playmate Connie Brighton) |
 | Summer: A Celebration: Hey, Big Boy, Wanna Play? |
 | Summer: A Celebration: New Wave Beach Party Oogie Oogie Weekend |
 | Summer: A Celebration: Briefs |
 | Fiction: Reinhart’s Women | First look at a new novel, by Thomas Berger, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft |
 | Drink: The Sparky Lyle … and Other Great Relief Pitchers | When the visiting teams start getting hot, cool them off with and assortment of errorless no-fuss pitcher drinks that are sure to make a hit, by Emanuel Greenberg, photographed by Bill Arsenault |
 | Pictorial: LeRoy Neiman Sketchbook, by LeRoy Neiman |
 | Humor: Playboy’s Party Jokes |
 | Attire: Sportin’ Life | From warm-up suits to tennis togs, jock-inspired styles are still this summer’s winningest look in casualwear, by David Platt, illustrated by Martin Hoffman |
 | Article: Roll Over, Beethoven | And tell Tchaikovsky the news that just about everybody from classical-music buff to punk rocker is getting plugged into portable cassette players, by Norman Eisenberg, photographed by David Deahl |
 | Sports: Playboy’s Pro Football Preview | An early line on teams and players in both conferences of the N.F.L., by Anson Mount, illustrated by Ed Paschke |
 | 20 Questions: Joan Rivers | The bashful comedienne defends her role as sex symbol and social commentator and explains why she isn’t Liz Taylor’s best friend, photographed by Harry Langdon |
 | Humor: A Fistful of Fig Newtons | The gut-wrenching tale of how an insignificant wimp managed to transform a football hero into a man on the run, by Jean Shepherd, illustrated by Gordon Kibbee |
 | Pictorial: Viva Valerie! | An intimate visit with Miss Perrine, one of Hollywood’s freest spirits, photographed by Stan Malinowski |
 | Ribald Classic: English Sailor Songs | Traditional songs of the 18th and 19th centuries, illustrated by Brad Holland |
 | Article: The Vanishing-Suitcase Caper | Every day at airports all over the world, canny thieves pocket lots of cash by routing your valuable baggage their way, by Peter S. Greenberg |
 | Humor: Playboy Funnies (Ed Head, Annie & Albert, Nu-Wave Romance with Nell ‘N’ Void, Suzy Q and Midnite, Saturday Nite Jive, Sleezy Serpent, The Tales of Baron von Furtsinbed, Tyrannosaurus Sex, Tomorrow’s Venery Today) |
 | Playboy Potpourri | People, places, objects and events of interest or amusement |
 | Playboy Puzzle: Shoe-In |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Gear | Toys for the boat, photographed by Don Azuma |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Fashion | Creative classicism, by David Platt, photographed by Richard Izui |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Wheels | Muscle from the East, by Gary Witzenburg |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Grapevine (Bernadette Peters, Jack Albertson, Martin Mull, Pat Benatar, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Marthe Keller, Joyce DeWitt) |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Sex News |
 Alden Erikson |  Bernard Kliban |  Doug Sneyd |  Edmond Kiraz |
 Francis Wilford Smith |  Gahan Wilson |  John Dempsey |  Phil Interlandi |
 Roy Raymonde |  Rowland Wilson |  Eldon Dedini |
 Merchandise ad |  Playboy Club ad |  What Sort of Man Reads Playboy? |  Subscription ad (with Playmate Terri Welles) |
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