Penthouse Forum was the pioneer of a sexual revolution in the 1960s and 1970s. Each month, readers would write in to a panel of experts who would dish out advice “on the physical and emotional problems arising in day-day life”, it advised. Society at large is more conservative, due to political correctness companies that want to advertise certainly don’t have an appetite to be in a magazine like Penthouse anymore. Mr Costas blamed the move on “financial reasons”, adding “sales at newsagents were less than satisfactory”.

Mr Costas told news.com.au a changing view on sex and poor sales were behind the icon’s demise, adding it was sad to see any part of Penthouse’s publishing history disappear but “we move with the times”. Pratt, J. (1986). "Pornography and Everyday Life". Theory, Culture & Society. 3: 65–78. doi: 10.1177/0263276486003001006. S2CID 144061458. They’re not so much the salacious stories any more but if you knew what Penthouse Forum was 30 years ago, you would appreciate what we’ve done with the live shows,” Mr Costas said.Researchers who have studied penis size concluded that at age 20 the average length of the flaccid penis was 13.02cm and the average relaxed circumference was 8.55cm.”

It’s those type of stories you used to read in those oh so naughty magazines which leave nothing to the imagination.Neil Gaiman claims that when he was 22 his first job, before becoming a writer of comic books, was as assistant editor at Fiesta and Knave magazines, where he was responsible for typing up the readers’ letters and sorting out the Readers’ Wives (come on, now).

Mary Millington modelled for the magazine in 1974, prior to her exclusive signing to work for David Sullivan's magazines. [7] Rewind to October 1979 and while Penthouse Forum had won hearts (among other things) across the globe, Australia was only receiving its first taste. Despite the magazine’s adult content, Mr Costas said 30 per cent of his readers were female amid a shift to less photography and more in-depth feature stories.

Will Ford be launching the “Razzle” soon? We’ve had Escort and Fiesta, and I wouldn’t be surprised to find there’s a “gentleman’s periodical” entitled Puma, Probe, or Orion. If there’s one called “Ka” I’m not sure I want to know about it.