 | Playmate of the Month: Linda Beatty, photographed by Phillip Dixon, centerfold by Ken Marcus The Private Life of Linda Beatty | Our August Playmate prizes her privacy — but there are some things she’s willing to share with the world |
| Dear Playboy | |
| Playboy After Hours | |
| Selected Short: Around the War in 80 Hours, by Lawrence Pitkethly | |
| Selected Short: The Great American Lay, by Laurence Gonzales | |
| The Playboy Advisor | |
| The Playboy Forum | |
 | Playboy Interview: Robert Altman | A candid conversation with the maverick who constantly confounds Hollywood: the director of “M*A*S*H,” “Nashville” and “Buffalo Bill and the Indians” |
 | Article: The Wrath of God | The previously untold story of how the horror at the Munich Olympics produced a secret team of Israeli executioners — and how the unlikely 13 hit ended tragically in a quiet Norwegian village, by David B. Tinnin, illustrated by Eraldo Carugati |
 | Fiction: The Makeup Man | The creator of “Rollerball” glimpses another eerie future when mutilation is chic and ugly is beautiful, by William Harrison |
 | Pictorial: 200 Motels, or, How I Spent my Summer Vacation | Photographer Helmut Newton fantasizes in the tradition of “Lolita”, by Helmut Newton (with Kristine DeBell) |
 | Article: Me and the Other Girls | On a bisexuality built for two, by Kathy Lowry |
 | Modern Living: Wave Goodbye! | The Porsche Turbo Carrera will make just about everything else on the American road look like it’s standing still, by Brock Yates, photographed by Alexas Urba |
 | Humor: Playboy’s Party Jokes |
 | Quiz: Rock-‘N’-Roll Trivia Quiz | Who put the bomp in the bomp shoo bomp?, by Scot Morris, illustrated by Peter Palombi |
 | Attire: Putting Up a Good Front| Announcing the natty return of the dress shirt and tie, by David Platt, photographed by Peter Gert |
 | Drink: Summer Sparklers | Fizzy first aid for those frying-eggs-on-the-sidewalk days, by Emanuel Greenberg, photographed by Seghers & Seghers |
 | Humor: The Olympics of 2004 | Wait till you see what hormones and genetic breeding have in store for athletes of the future, by Wayne McLoughlin |
 | Pictorial: Sex in the Great Outdoors | If you’re going to do some heavy breathing, why not take in some fresh air?, photographed by R. Scott Hooper |
 | Pictorial: The Vargas Girl, by Alberto Vargas |
 | Ribald Classic: English Music-Hall Ballads, illustrated by Brad Holland |
 | Article: Dog Day Aftermath | Taking up where “Dog Day Afternoon” left off — the true story of the real bank robber who went to prison, was gang-raped, forgotten and fleeced by Hollywood, by Cliff Jahr, photo illustration by Dan Morrill |
 | Modern Living: Playboy Pad: On the Beach | This plush playpen by the sea rises organically from the water’s edge like a giant dune, photographed by Bill Maris |
 | 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 Bruce Wolfe |
 | Humor: American Seen Through Foreign Eyes, by Michael Ffolkes |
 | Think Tank | An insider’s look at everything you need to know to keep up with, and flourish in, the latter part of the 20th century, illustrated by Roland Topor |
 | Playboy Potpourri | People, places, objects and events of interest or amusement |
 | Satire: Little Annie Fanny, by Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder |
 Alden Erikson |  Bernard Kliban |  Buck Brown |  Don Madden |
 Eldon Dedini |  Francis Wilford Smith |  Gahan Wilson |  John Dempsey |
 Phil Interlandi |  Doug Sneyd |
 Merchandise ad (with Playmate Marilyn Lange) |  Merchandise ad |  Oui ad |  Playboy Book Club ad |
 Playboy Club News |  Subscription ad (with Playmate Cyndi Wood) |
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