This July 1996 issue of Penthouse features the magazine’s signature blend of investigative journalism, pop culture reporting, and high contrast photography. The cover presents a striking monochrome portrait of the featured model, a style often associated with Penthouse’s sophisticated mid-nineties visual approach. Penthouse was known during this era for mixing serious editorial pieces with lifestyle features and adult pictorials, creating a distinctive presence among major men’s magazines of the time.
The cover highlights several main articles. Pentagon Shame is presented as a feature exploring the controversial topic of Gulf War veterans and the challenges they faced regarding their illnesses. Up and Down offers a look inside Moscow’s hottest sex club, reflecting Penthouse’s interest in international nightlife and cultural reporting. Extreme Hero introduces a profile on a figure described as the world’s toughest fighter, a theme consistent with Penthouse’s coverage of extreme sports and personality driven features. Fishnet Tights appears as a themed piece described as an ode to pleasures past and present, fitting with the magazine’s stylized pictorial and fashion focused content.
The cover price is listed as five dollars and ninety nine cents, and the publication’s international identity is reinforced with the tagline The International Magazine for Men printed beneath the masthead.
Condition
• Magazine is VG Plus
• Stored in a protective plastic sleeve
• Strong cover presentation with clean imagery and only light natural age wear
Collector Notes
★ Penthouse issues from the 1990s are widely collected for their blend of journalism and pictorial content
★ The black and white cover photography from this period is especially popular among collectors
★ July 1996 includes notable editorial features that appeal to readers of cultural and investigative reporting
★ Mid nineties Penthouse magazines continue to maintain strong collector interest
PENTHOUSE Magazine July 1996
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