Marilyn Monroe, Playboy #1 (HMH Publishing, 1953)....

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Marilyn Monroe, Playboy #1 (HMH Publishing, 1953). Vintage original premiere issue of Hugh Hefner's seminal magazine Playboy, Vol. 1 No. 1, featuring the inimitable Marilyn Monroe on its cover, from December 1953. Marilyn Monroe graces the cover of this iconic first issue and appears inside as Playboy's "Sweetheart of the Month", the precursor to Playboy's "Playmate of the Month" soon to follow. The first issue also featured a Big Band article on the Dorsey Brothers, fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and "VIP On Sex" by cartoonist Virgil Partch. This issue remains one of the most iconic and instantly recognizable American magazines of all time. Exhibits signs of age and wear including foxing, toning, stains, edgewear, and water damage. COA from Heritage Auctions.

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