Playboy magazine February 1972

Playboy magazine February 1972

Let's take a trip back in time, 51 years, in fact, to February 1972. The latest issue of Playboy magazine is on the stands.

This 232-page issue is of course thick with advertising. We have ads for liquor (I've never had a 'vampire gimlet' ?), cologne (endorsed by Joe Namath !), an automobile by Datsun, a flared suit set from Lee, and Brylcreem's 'soft hair' spray.

A pictorial features the lissome blonde Angel Tompkins, who agrees to pose in a clear, running stream (that must have been freezing cold !).

Another blonde is the February Playmate, P. J. Lansing:

There is a short story by R. A. Lafferty, titled 'Rangle Dang Kaloof '.

There are the usual cartoons:

The 70s were known as the decade of self-absorption, and a feature in the February issue, titled 'Who Are We ?', certainly fits that paradigm........ a 'sensory awakening' to the accompaniment of bad, blank verse poetry.

We'll close with an ad for 8 track tapes from RCA. Surely there are some worthy selections in the mix........

And there you have it, magazine memories from long ago.........!