Myerson, David J. (president); Anthony J. Guccione (secretary/treasurer); Bob Guccione (publisher); Robert Silverberg, Xaviera Hollander, Al Goldstein, et al. (contributors)

Forum [Penthouse Forum] (vintage adult digest magazine, Joanne Latham cover, Jan 1991)

New York: Forum International, 1991. V16 N10, January 1991. Distributed by Curtis Circulation Co. (CCC logo on front). Vintage erotica digest magazine featuring house favorite British model Joanne Latham on the front (Pat Hill), in colonial garb w/ the added touch of red nylons; she's posed in hats before but always to her advantage. A Wolverhampton native, a dancer before her first professional nude photos were appropriated by Guccione at Penthouse (1979), an often beguiling icy gaze & unquestionable lush dimensions still captivate on paper, vinyl album sleeves, even VHS slipcases for films she never appeared in. She also appeared on several magazine covers, including Game, Partner, Mayfair, Response, Oui Letters, Pillow Talk, Family Letters, & international titles produced in France, Germany, Spain. Joanne also appeared on several Midwood Books paperbacks.

A monthly compendium to Penthouse magazine, a "libido-enhancer" borne of late 1970s, composed of reader submissions of erotic photos & fiction, mixed w/ phone sex ads, brief softcore layouts, next issue preview. This issue features photos by Gunther Blum & Craig Morey, art by Keiji Nakagawa, science fiction conventions & sex, Simone de Beauvoir & feminism, blonde celebrities, ads (Julia Parton, Maria Whittaker).

5.25 x 8 inches, 128pp, B/W/Color throughout, perfect-bound. Very Good Plus, moderate rubbing.

Steve Sullivan, "Glamour Girls: The Illustrated Encyclopedia," #85, 1999. [Book ID 125049]