Playbill .......... 3
The World of Playboy .......... 11
Dear Playboy .......... 15
Playboy After Hours .......... 23
Music .......... 31
Movies .......... 40
Television .......... 48
Books .......... 50
Coming Attractions .......... 51
The Playboy Advisor .......... 55
The Playboy Forum .......... 61
Playboy Interview: Malcolm Forbes--candid conversation .......... 75
The adventurous and outspoken owner of Forbes magazine talks about ballooning, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy and, of course, money.
Injustices of the Burger Court--opinion ..........Robert Sherrill 110
The author takes the Nixon Court to trial for two sex offenses: raping the Constitution and screwing the American public.
Disco Queens--pictorial .......... 115
Hot shots of the ladies who make you go bump in the night: singers Amanda Lear, Flower, Madleen Kane and Grace Jones.
Sex in America: Chicago--article ..........Walter L. Lowe 122
It's not easy to get very sexy--what with the mayor, the archdiocese and your neighbors frowning in the background.
Aesthetic Truckin'--humor ..........Dan Gerber 127
With some four-wheel-drive honchos, it's more show than go.
When You Play with Fire...--article ..........Joel Dreyfuss 128
When comedian George Kirby moved to Las Vegas, it was boom or bust. He was about to boom but got busted instead.
Fast-Moving Missy--playboy's playmate of the month .......... 132
Missy Cleveland is a Mississippian transplanted to San Diego, which is lucky for us, because we didn't conduct our Great Playmate Hunt in Mississippi.
Cover Story
November 1977 Playmate Rita Lee--our nonshrinking, wash-by-hand model--provides a fascinating demonstration of what it means to put it all on the line. Executive Art Director Tom Staebler was the man behind the idea and the camera.
Playboy's Party Jokes--humor .......... 144
Good as Gold: Part Two--fiction ..........Joseph Heller 146
The hero of Heller's funniest novel since Catch-22 is back and on the run with a world of trouble on his tail.
How Dry I Am!--attire ..........David Platt 149
Don't let the wet season catch you unprepared. Check this gear and you'll be singin' in the rain.
Sausages Take Off--food ..........Emanuel Greenberg 153
They're much easier to eat than to fly, but their popularity is soaring.
Lotus Land--modern living ..........Brock Yates 154
Colin Chapman is a maverick and the racing and road machines he creates are all power and perfection.
Once More with Fondren--pictorial .......... 158
Top New York glamor photographer J. Frederick Smith's stunning portfolio of Playmate of the Year Debra Jo ("My God, look at her hair!") Fondren.
Four Offensive Verses--ribald classic ..........Tom Brown 169
Blue-Chip Stacks--modern living .......... 172
Great new ways to store hi-fi equipment, and a look at the latest dynamite compact speakers.
Captains Outrageous!--article ..........Reg Potterton 177
So you think living from yacht to yacht is easy? Dangerous, sometimes; bizarre, usually; but rarely easy.
Playboy Music '79--survey .......... 179
We're back again with our poll winners, the year in music, hits, hypes and heavies: all kinds of meaningful statements on the 25th birthday of rock 'n' roll, the latest addition to the Playboy Music Hall of Fame, plus lots more. Boogie!
Playboy Funnies--humor .......... 191
Playboy's Pipeline .......... 201
Making inflation work for you, buying video tapes, tossing a catered bash.
Playboy Potpourri .......... 240
Little-Annie Fanny--satire ..........Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder 269
Playboy on the Scene .......... 273
Gadgets, Saab's new 900s.
