The issue sold 5.3 million copies - the second highest ever for a U.S. When founder/publisher Bob Guccione printed nude pictures of Vanessa Williams, the reigning Miss America at the time, people couldn't buy it fast enough.
The September 1984 issue of Penthouse, in fact, is one of the most famous - and infamous - issues of any magazine ever to hit newsstands. But 30 years ago, they were one of the industry's highest-profile presences in the mainstream world. Given the rise in popularity of adult content on the Internet, adult magazines on the whole have largely been relegated to the sidelines of the adult entertainment world. Penthouse itself was bought by FriendFinder in 2004 after it filed for bankruptcy. It was cleared to exit bankruptcy court three months later. At the time, the company (whose holdings also include the AdultFriendFinder website) said it had not turned a profit since 2008. In September 2013, its publisher went bankrupt. While recent Penthouse circulation figures are not available, the magazine has been struggling for several years. December was the last print issue that featured nude models, with Pamela Anderson being the last woman to shed her clothes for the magazine. The move comes just three months after one-time arch rival Playboy (: ) announced sweeping changes to its print magazine. No specific date to stop print publication of our flagship magazine has been set," said Ezra Shashoua, CFO of FriendFinder Networks, which owns the magazine.
" Penthouse Magazine will continue to be published in print during the transition to digital.
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Subscribers, the magazine says, will receive instructions on how to convert their accounts. As part of the move, Penthouse has shuttered its magazine division in New York, moving all operations to its Los Angeles headquarters.
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