- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 1 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0811839761
- ISBN-13: 978-0811839761
- Product Dimensions: 31.2 x 23.4 x 3.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2.4 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #332,612 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
In honour of its 50th anniversary, Playboy magazine delves into its archives to capture the best and the brightest of its cartoon history. The result is a colourful volume showcasing 400 of the best Playboy cartoons-a terrific bachelor gift. Handpicked by Hugh Hefner himself, these witty cartoons reflect the visual genius of the world's greatest cartoonists-including Vargas, Shel Silverstein, Eldon Dedini and Jack Cole-and make for a hilarious reflection on the sexual mores and history of the past 50 years. "In the sexual and political repression of the fifties, cartoonists were among the first to seek out the magazine as a place where humor of a more sophisticated nature was welcome ... The magazine became a playground for genius. Shel Silverstein and Jules Feiffer came on board, along with Phil Interlandi, John Dempsey and Gahan Wilson. The humorists in Playboy were hip subversives, sly revolutionaries who poked fun at the prevailing hypocrisies of the time." -Hugh Hefner
About the Author
Hugh Hefner is the founder of Playboy magazine, whose paid circulation of 3.15 million is larger than that of Esquire, GQ and Rolling Stone combined. Capitalizing on Playboy's global recognition, he now produces international editions of the magazine in 19 different countries, including Brazil, Japan and Taiwan. His previous books include The Twentieth Anniversary Playboy Reader and Inside the Playboy Mansion: If You Don't Swing, Don't Ring.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fifty years of fun.,
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This review is from: Playboy: 50 Years: The Cartoons (Hardcover)
It's nice to see a book of coffee-table proportions just devoted to cartoons, well why not? Previous Playboy books have covered the history of the magazine, the delightful Playmates and now the cartoons. The 450 plus illustrations are the work of 107 cartoonists and if you are a regular reader of the magazine you'll see your favorites. Gahan Wilson has the most (thirty-two) followed by regulars like Eldon Dedini, John Demsey, Alden Erikson, Kiraz, Roy Raymonde, Doug Sneyd (he of the flamboyant signature, which I was never able to decipher until now) Erich Sokol and between these, dozens of great artists who have maybe one or two works each. The humor might not be the wonderful ironic style of the New Yorker but it is amazing how many fresh takes can be created with the bachelor lifestyle.
This is a handsomely produced book, printed on thick glossy paper which, nicely, allows you to really appreciate just how good some of these artists are. My favorite, Jack Davis, unfortunately only has four shown, Richard Taylor has a super picture on page ten, an art gallery where he has created several Picasso type paintings, Doug Sneyd, Phil Interlandi and Dedini are all brilliant draughtsmen and Shel Silverstein can create so much with so little line and color.
However I was a bit disappointed with this book, as another reviewer has commented, there is no indication of when the cartoons appeared and I wish the publishers had gone the extra mile and perhaps devoted some space throughout the pages for a photo and biography of the regulars, some of these guys have been with Playboy for years. Someone though, at least, did have the foresight to compile an Artists index and a useful Order of appearance list, both of which are in the back pages. Clearly a wonderful book for the bedside table if your date didn't turn up, try laughing yourself to sleep.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
nice book, but...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Playboy: 50 Years: The Cartoons (Hardcover)
First of all this book is printed on excellent paper & is well done except for one thing. there is no way to tell what year the cartoons are from. They should have had chapters. 1950`s 1960`s ect so you know what era they are from
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not enough Yeagle !!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Playboy: 50 Years: The Cartoons (Hardcover)
I enjoyed seeing the work of some of my favorite cartoonartist...together in one book. Some I had forgotten about. It cetainly must have been difficult to narrow down the selection with so many great cartoons over the years. However, I was disappointed not to see more of one of my very favorites.....Dean Yeagle. There is one cartoon of his in the book...and it is also on the cover...the showgirls and earrings cartoon. Mr.Yeagle does excellent work....just check out his website.. www.bellefree.com.....His Mandy pinup girl is adorable! I would love to see an all Dean Yeagle book published !!!!!!
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