The Fifties
January, 1989
In the Autumn of 1953, at a card table in his living room, a skinny guy in khaki slacks, sweat socks and penny loafers put together a new magazine for men. He called it Stag Party, then changed his mind at the last minute and decided to call it Playboy. The rest, as they say, is history.The new magazines began piling up on newsstands all over the country -- and disappeared again, almost as quickly. A blonde young star named Marilyn Monroe was on the cover, waving hello beside a headline promisin...
