 | Playmate of the Month: Shannon Tweed, photographed by Richard Fegley Boss Tweed | One smooth Canadian and her thrill of a lifetime |
 | The World of Playboy (with Playmates Monique St. Pierre, Missy Cleveland, Miki Garcia, Kymberly Herrin, Heidi Sorenson, Kelly Tough, Michele Drake and Sondra Theodore) |
| Dear Playboy | |
| Playboy After Hours | |
| Playboy’s Travel Guide, by Stephen Birnbaum | |
| The Playboy Advisor | |
 | Dear Playmates (Lorraine Michaels, Karen Price, Jeana Tomasino, Lisa Welch, Marcy Hanson, Vicki McCarty) |
| The Playboy Forum | |
 | Playboy Interview: Oriana Fallaci | A candid, table-turning conversation with the fiery Italian journalist about her writing, her politics, her temperament and her world-famous interviews |
 | Article: Tuning into Channel Sex | With-X-rated home video, the old boob tube is becoming a genuine turn-on — and the adult-film industry hopes to keep it that way, by David Rensin, illustrated by Charles Shields |
 | Pictorial Essay: Raging Beauty | When she was only 15, she had the look that drove boxer Jake La Motta into fits of jealousy. Now, at 51, Vikki La Motta is proving that very little has changed, by Jean Vallely, photographed by Ken Marcus |
 | Article: The Stakes of the Game | The pure intensity and joy of the sport were once pro basketball’s big payoff. Today’s product promises more — and delivers less, by David Halberstam, illustrated by Eraldo Carugati |
 | Humor: New Magazines for the Eighties | Getting a reading on your diminished expectations, by David Standish and Jerry Sullivan, photographed by Bill Arsenault |
 | Personality: The Problem with Crystal | Fans and record companies may be confused over just who and what she is, but Crystal Gale has never had a doubt, by Chet Flippo, illustrated by Herb Davidson |
 | Drink: We’ll Take Manhattans | East side, west side, all around the town, whiskey men are rediscovering a classic American cocktail, by Emanuel Greenberg |
 | Humor: Playboy’s Party Jokes |
 | Article: Pick of the Knits | Everyone’s favorite cold-weather companion — the sweater — is back in a variety of colorful new guises, by David Platt, photographed by Richard Fegley |
 | Music: The 1982 Playboy Music Poll | Cast your ballot for your pop/rock, rhythm-and-blues, jazz and country-and-western favorites |
 | Fiction: Heat | Kling was a detective, and tailing a suspect was part of his job — but this night’s work was his own, by Ed McBain (first look at a new novel), illustrated by Tom Herzberg |
 | Article: Sex in Cinema — 1981 | In a year that featured more gore than amor, moviegoers’ biggest titillation may well have been provided by a bare-breasted Julie Andrews, by Arthur Knight (with Playmate Azizi Johari) |
 | Article: Playboy’s Audio Update | Want to add some electronic blue chips to your stereo portfolio? Here’s the latest market report, by Norman Eisenberg, photographed by Don Azuma |
 | Ribald Classic: Who’s Who? | From The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, retold by Peg Tercio, illustrated by Brad Holland |
 | Pictorial: Playboy’s Roving Eye (photos from the book “New York Nude”) |
 | Essay: Genuine Risk | If you think everything is dangerous, you’re right, by James R. Petersen |
 | Humor: Playboy Funnies (Meaty Myths, Annie & Albert, Holistic Harry, 5 Cent Mary, Dirty Duck, Ed Head, Suzy Q and Midnite, The Loner, Nu Wave Romance with Nell ‘N’ Void) |
 | Playboy Potpourri | People, places, objects and events of interest or amusement |
 | Playboy Puzzle | Sticky pickups, by Nicole Gregory |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Habitat | Cooking by the numbers, photographed by David Deahl |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Fashion | Beat the draft, by David Platt, photographed by Verser Engelhard |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Grapevine (Cassandra Harris, Deborah Harry, Robin Williams, Jennifer Blake Edwards, Kathryn Merrill, William Katt and Britt Ekland) |
 | Playboy on the Scene: Sex News |
 Alden Erikson |  Bernard Kliban |  Buck Brown |  Doug Sneyd |
 Eldon Dedini |  Francis Wilford Smith |  Gahan Wilson |  John Dempsey |
 Rowland Wilson |  Roy Raymonde |  Phil Interlandi |  Edmond Kiraz |
 Playboy Guide ad |  Subscription ad (with Playmate Kymberly Herrin) |  What Sort of Man Reads Playboy? |
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