Playboy September 1978

COVER STORY Michelangelo she's not, but New York model Sue Paul painted us up proud, anyway, on a set designed by Executive Art Director Tom Staebler. It was produced by New York Photography Editor Hollis Wayne. The vision in white, orange and pink was shot by J. Frederick Smith, and when we say pink, we mean the color. 3 PLAYBILL 9 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 19 DEAR PLAYBOY 27 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 32 BOOKS 34 EROTICA 35 MUSIC 42 MOVIES 46 COMING ATTRACTIONS 49 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 59 PLAYBOY SEX POLL HOWARD SMITH This month's question: What turns you on or off about porn movies? 63 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 73 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SYLVESTER STALLONE—candid conversation The Hollywood Sly talks about his childhood days of rage, the making of Rocky, the dangers of getting a big head, the "disaster" of F.I.S.T. and his hopes for his latest film, Paradise Alley. 94 THE PLOT TO WRECK THE GOLDEN GREEK—article. . . . JIM HOUGAN A real-life spy story about how Richard Nixon, the CIA, Chief Justice Warren Burger and American oil interests ganged up on poor old Aristotle Onassis. 100 RUNAWAY FAVORITES—modern living Give your feet a sporting chance this summer in the latest athletic footwear. 102 ARTHUR REX—fiction THOMAS BERGER The author of Little Big Man tells how Sir Gawaine, fair Knight of the Round Table, is sorely tempted by fleshly delights on his way to battle the Green Knight. 106 STUNT GIRL—pictorial Some Hollywood femmes flirt with producers, but Simone Boisseree prefers to flirt with death. 111 WHAT DOES "GOOD IN BED" MEAN?—symposium Cheryl Tiegs, Rodney Dangerfield, Tina Turner and other celebrities tell what rings their chimes. 112 BACK TO CAMPUS—attire DAVID PLATT Models from three Ivy League colleges don the trend-setting clothes for the upcoming school year. 119 DRACULA COUNTRY—article GAHAN WILSON Our ghoulsworthy cartoonist visits Transylvania and discovers that vampires are good for business. 122 BIRD OF PARADISE—playboy's playmate of the month Jamaican Rosanne Katon is wan fine woman, mon, and a talented actress and writer as well 134 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 136 SEX AND THE TRIPLE ZNAR-FICHI—fiction ARTHUR ROSCH If you think life is rough with only two sexes, imagine what it's like when there are six. 139 PLAYBOY'S PIGSKIN PREVIEW—sports ANSON MOUNT Before you bet on any 1978 college football game, you'd be wise to read how we rate the teams. 144 FLAME-UPS—modern living Don't leave your flame to fortune. Check these lighters first. 146 GIRLS OF THE PAC 10—pictorial The ladies in those Western colleges are so gorgeous that we have to cover them in two consecutive issues. Here's the first: a five-college roundup of campus beauties. 157 DRUGS '78 A comprehensive examination of the love affair between America and the assorted chemicals we swallow, snort, smoke and inject. 158 BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY: SOME PRECAUTIONARY NOTES—editorial Where does PLAYBOY stand on drug use? You'll find out here. 159 MAJOR DRUGS: THEIR USES AND EFFECTS PLAYBOY updates its famous foldout drug chart. 162 UPPERS & DOWNERS Did you know that Valium costs six times as much as gold by weight? Step right up for more fun facts. 165 PUSHER IN THE GRAY-FLANNEL SUIT—article . . JAMES McKINLEY Drug companies and doctors have a way of putting a lot more things into your system than you need or can handle. 167 STREET-WISE—article ARTHUR STICKGOLD Before you put your money down for some underground dope, read this article. It could save you your high, your money or your life. 169 HOW TO IMPERSONATE STEVE MARTIN—humor Yes, fellas, now you can get girls by sticking a banana in your ear. 177 THE JUDGMENT—ribald classic 181 EUROPE: THE OUTER LIMITS—attire DAVID PLATT Continental designers are going about as far as they can go. 185 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 189 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & Woman, credit cards, turntables, mistress trusts. 240 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 257 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Popcorn machines, Porsche 928, mirrors.