Playboy's Rearview
Spring, 2020
Rabbit-hop through time as we recall important anti-censorship moments from the magazine’s first four decades, from battling the top postman to interviewing an outlaw—plus one regrettable hiccup1950sNot even a year into its existence, PLAYBOY faced its first major battle against censorship. After applying for a second-class mailing permit in 1954 and being denied, initially on technical grounds and then because Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield deemed the magazine obscene, Hugh Hefner took t...
