Playboy Enterprises, Inc. magazine

Range and positioning are synthesized from clustered screener evidence and comparable-market results, not from a signed human appraisal.

Item Type

magazine

Category

ephemera / periodicals

Maker

Playboy Enterprises, Inc.

Style

late-1970s men's magazine cover design

Material

paper

Technique

offset lithographic printing

Origin

United States

Era

1978-1978

Motifs

glamour model, celebrity culture, sports headlines, holiday issue, glitter background

• Key identification signals include maker Playboy Enterprises, Inc., form magazine, material paper.
• A vintage December 1978 Playboy magazine cover with a glittery blue background, large gold masthead, and a seated blonde glamour model in a white shirt; the cover promotes feature stories on John Travolta, NFL cheerleaders, Farrah Fawcett, and other late-1970s celebrity/sports content.
• This guide is currently supported by 8 comparable-market records in the strongest linked screener session.

• Condition and completeness are material for magazine.
• Maker attribution matters because authenticated Playboy Enterprises, Inc. examples usually trade differently from unmarked lookalikes.
• Paper examples should be checked for wear, repairs, restoration, and replacement parts.

• The median selected comparable price for this cluster is about $298.
• Correct maker attribution is important because verified Playboy Enterprises, Inc. examples usually trade differently from unattributed magazine listings.
• late-1970s men's magazine cover design style cues help separate this group from broader magazine listings that often dilute market comps.
• Paper condition, restoration, and finish quality can materially shift asking and sold prices.

• This worth guide is based on 3 supporting screener sessions clustered into the same topic.
• Observed value signals across supporting evidence span roughly $90 to $6,119.
• Overall evidence quality for this cluster is currently developing evidence.
• Comparable evidence is drawn from 6 auction sources in the selected evidence set.

• The current cluster is supported by 3 screener sessions that normalized into the same worth topic.
• The strongest linked session for this cluster captured 8 comparable market records.
• Selected comparables span 6 distinct auction sources.
• Comparable dates on this page currently cover 2018-2025.