Playboy Magazine December 1988 vol.35, no.12

Weight ≈ 500g		Kata Kârkkâinen photographed by Stephen Wayda This Finn is no mickey: She's Kata Karkkainen, and you'll see much more of her on the centerfold this month. Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda shot the cover, which was produced by West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski; Tracy Cianflone styled Miss December's hair and make-up. As for the Rabbit, he's off to do a little elbow bending. Cheers!
		Photo Finnish playboy proudly slips you a finn, kata kârkkâinen, for december Kata Kârkkâinen photographed by Stephen Wayda (Inc. CF) and Byron Newman	Kata Kârkkâinen
		Cher interviewed by Eugenie Ross-Leming and David Standish with photography by Dana Fineman a candid conversation with the woman of the year: the campy, vampy, straight-shooting, weight-lifting, oscar-winning, never -boring megastar
		Gene Simmons interviewed by David Rensin with photography by George Lange heavy metal's premier romeo reminisces about the girl's he's known, the ones he's photographed and the nun who didn't get way
		Playboy's Playmate Review a roundup of the past delightful dozen Kimberley Conrad, Kari Kennell, Susie Diane Owens, Eloise Broady, Diana Lee, Emily Arth Terri Lynn Doss, Helle Michaelsen, Laura Richmond, Shannon Long, Pia Reyes, Kata Kârkkâinen
		Lysette essay by Joan Goodman with photography by Matthew Rolston miss anthony, hot actress and brash brit, loves to shock the home-town folks with her body english
		Sex Stars of 1988 with text by Jim Harwood read all about it: the hits, the splits and mergers that didn't take place on wall street Jessica Rabbit, Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Hanks, TOm Cruise, Cher, Sonia Braga, Vanna White, Eddie Murphy, Phoebe Legere, Michael Jackson, Pamela Des Barres, Samantha Fox, Vanessa Williams, Prince, Michael Crawford, Vanity, Linda Kozlowski, Mike Tyson, RObin Givens, Donald and Ivana Trump, Janet Jones, Wayne Gretzky, Greta Scacchi, Virginia Madsen, Brigitte Nielsen, Jessica Hahn, Carrie Leigh, Kimberly Conrad
		Playbill Dear Playboy
		Playboy After Hours - a guy's guide to what's hip and what's happening Raw Data, Music, Movies, Television, Videol, Books Sports - Birth Of A Sportswriter by Dan Jenkins Men - The Greek And Gretzky by Asa Baber Women - Bonny Lasses by Cynthia Heimel Dear Playmates - if a man is interested in you, but you're not interested in him, do you tell him or let him down with little white lies? The Playboy Advisor, illustrated by Dennis Mukai The Playboy Forum - a continuing dialogue on contemporary issues between playboy and its readers The Changing Of The Guard (fiction) by Norman Mailer, illustrated by Brad Holland Man With A Past (article) by Pete Hamill, illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft Crack (article) Jimmy Breslin, illustrated by Marshall Arisman The 12 Stores Of Christmas (modern living) with photography by Don Azuma Room At The Inn (fiction) by Herbert Gold, illustrated by Pat Andrea The Bod For '90 (article) by Richard and Joyce Wolkomir, illustrated by Duardo / Evans Playboy's Party Jokes (humor) with LeRoy Neiman's Femlin Road Warrior (article) by Malcolm Smith with Lee Green, illustrated by David Montie
		Playboy's College Basketball Preview (sports) by Gary Cole Including the 1989 All America Team photo by Bill Arsenault of . . . Derek Wilson, Mark Macon, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Tom Hammonds, Stacey King, Sherman Douglas, Michael Smith, Charles Smith, Todd Lichti and Coach John Chaney
		A Connoisseur's Guide To Single-Malt Scotch (drink) by Michael Jackson, illustrated by John O'Leary
		The Polo Lounge, sketches by LeRoy Neiman including, on heaveyweight paper, a five page Gatefold panorama featuring . . . Hedda Hopper, Lauren Bacall, The Sultan of Brunai, Gregory Peck, Jean Harlow, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Collins, Johnny Carson, Sammy Davis Jr, Cesar Romero, Maitre d'Nino, Frank and Barbara Sinatra, Barbara and Marvin Davis, Gary Cooper, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Howard Hughes, Bartender Gus Tassopulos, Darryl F. Zanuck, Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe, W. C. Fields, Clark Gable, Elizabeth Taylor. John Huston, Katherine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart
		It Ain't Toontown (article) by Harlan Ellison, illustrated by Ron Villani Stand-Up (humor), illustrated by Everett Peck Fast Forward - Tess Harper, Liam Neeson, Tom Bodett, Augie Nieto, Toni Childs Playboy On The Scene - what's happening, where it's happening and who's making it happen Grapevine: Tracey Daloia, Living Colour, Etta James, Paul Carrack, Philip Lewis, Dale Bozzio, Donna Spangler & Trudy Adams Playboy Potpourri - people, places, objects and events of interest or amusement

January 1982 Playmate, Kimberly McArthur, makes a appealing appeal, on page 33, for more Playboy Subscribers.

252 pages of period adverts, pin ups and articles with lots of quality photographs and illustrations.