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Playbill ........................................... 3

The World of Playboy .............................. 10

Dear Playboy ...................................... 13

Playboy After Hours ............................... 21

Movies ...................................... 24

Music ............................................. 36

Books ............................................ 40

Dining & Drinking ................................... 44

Coming Attractions ................................ 46

The Playboy Advisor ................................. 49

Playboy Sex Poll ..........Howard Smith and Leslie Harlib 57

This month's question: How do you feel after orgasm?

The Playboy Forum ................................... 63

Playboy Interview: Anita Bryant--candid conversation ....... 73

The archenemy of gay liberation talks about who will be saved, who's going to hell (Jews for sure, she says), her own sex life and the generally sinful condition of modern America.

Cruising with Anita--article ....................Ken Kelley 97

Our interviewer tells what it's like to tour with the queen of straights.

Women's Lib and Me--symposium .................Robert Kerwin 100

A sometimes revealing and often funny collection of statements by Art Buchwald, Peter Frampton, Evel Knievel and other celebs on how the women's movement has changed their lives.

Chameleon--pictorial ................................. 105

You've seen her face--an eerie combination of wholesomeness and sensuality--on the covers of dozens of magazines. Now see more of this popular New York model than ever before.

The Darkwater Hall Mystery--fiction ..........Kingsley Amis 111

Sherlock is on vacation, so Dr. Watson takes over and the case isn't the only thing he winds up putting to bed.

Playboy's Spring and Summer Fashion Forecast--attire ...............David Platt 112

We've found the key in Key West to everything you need to look good when the weather turns warm.

The Faint--fiction .............................John Updike 118

When a man's heart is cold to everything, including tears, a lady may find there's nothing to do but pass out.

Cover Story

Faithful readers will recognize the slinky lady on the cover as Debra Peterson, our June 1976 Playmate. Playboy Contributing Photographer Phillip Dixon, who shot the cover, says, "Black lingerie is a traditional turn-on, and I love it. I thought that the art deco in the background added a nice contrast."

Quietly Kathy--playboy's playmate of the month .............. 122

Kathy Morrison lived like a gypsy before she settled down in L.A., but she's still searching for the ultimate rush.

Playboy's Party Jokes--humor ....................... 134

Mind Control--article ......................... Peter Schrag 136

You've heard of the body snatchers? Now we bring you the mind snatchers, compliments of your Government, big drug companies and assorted shrinks.

Pushed to the Edge: Part Four

The Wing Walk--article ..............................Craig Vetter 139

This month, our daring scrivener takes a short stroll at 2500 feet.

The 110 Mini-Explosion--modern living ................. 144

Five crack photographers try out the new generation of minicameras. We think you'll agree with them that good things come in small packages.

The Bookie As Hero--article .......................Pete Axthelm 149

When you picture a bookie, does he look like Telly Savalas? Surprise! Today's average bookie is more like Pat Boone--computerized, sanitized and so easy to lose with.

A Class Act: The Betting Parlor .................Jay Cronley 200

Betting there is half the fun.

The Public-Sex Breakthrough--article ........James R. Petersen 152

It used to be that public sex was for the weird, the deranged or the suburban. But word from the public-sex clubs is that the truly hip are finally standing hip to hip for their right to watch and be watched.

My Night At Plato's Retreat--humor ................Buck Henry 160

Truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction, comedy writer Henry observes during his visit to super sex club Plato's.

The Bachelor Kitchen--modern living .........Emanuel Greenberg 162

An up-to-the-minute guide to the maze of kitchen equipment available to the single man who knows that faint hearth never won fair maiden.

The Boss's Wife--ribald classic .......................... 165

Car-Fi Comes of Age--modern living ....................... 166

A look at the new stereo equipment you'll need to keep you rolling in sound.

Tiny Footprints and Other Drawings--humor ......B. Kliban 169

Playboy's master of the mad cartoon strikes again.

Playboy Potpourri ............................... 182

Playboy's Pipeline .............................. 213

Used cameras, jazz library, charter flights, you and the fuzz.

Little Annie Fanny--satire .....Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder 251

Playboy On the Scene ................................. 255

Wedge-shaped furniture, carry-on luggage, supergadgets.