Playboy October 1982

COVER STORY This month's angel got her wings clipped with the fall of Charlie's Angels, but that's nothing to harp about for sexy tigress Tanya Roberts; the TV screen was too small to frame her symmetry. Now she burns bright in the forests of a film called The Beastmaster and throws down her spears for our portfolio unfolding on page 150. Contributing Photographer Richard Fegley caught the beastmistress in his sights for our cover. Tanya says she's more involved with her body than with her face, but both drew roars from us. 5 PLAYBILL 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 25 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS Giving good headlines; Checking In with TRON's Master Control Program. 30 BOOKS Fall reading to fall for; new looks at two kings; and a new Book Bag. 34 MOVIES The writhing Pythons; a ton of bricks in The Wall; and more. 40 MUSIC Taking stock of Gary U.S. Bonds; post-Eagles Glenn Frey. 42 BOOK ESSAY An intimate interview with the very visible Ralph Ellison. 44 COMING ATTRACTIONS Will Superman dump Lois for auld Lang syne? Can Benny Hill replace Brooke Shields? 47 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 53 DEAR PLAYMATES 55 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 63 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: ROBIN WILLIAMS—candid conversation Bruised by Popeye, alienated from Mork & Mindy, he's hoping to bring the world a-pouring to Garp. In a discussion spanning hyperspace and hypoglycemia, twilight and erogenous zones, the never-exterminated Orkan man shows why he's a great white comedian. 88 SPACE—fiction JAMES MICHENER Two explorers, the Stars and Stripes on their shoulders, labor on the far side of the moon, under the furnace in the sky. They know its rays can bleach bones like no desert sun's. Will they live to fly another day? 94 THE GIRLS OF JAPAN—pictorial essay Go East, young man—or at least orient yourself in that direction. That's where you'll find some of the most celestial bodies on earth. 102 FEAR OF FAGGOTRY: GROWING UP IN THE SEMINARY—memoir PAUL HENDRICKSON The priestly vow of celibacy can turn a young man's confusion into pure agony. A courageous, personal account of emerging sexuality. 106 SOUND JUDGMENT—THE SECOND TIME AROUND—article NORMAN EISENBERG Here's a sonic boon for anybody who's highly faithful to high fidelity. 108 MODEL CITIZEN—playboy's playmate of the month She's so shy, but Marianne Gravatte's the kind who's sure to catch—and hold—your eye. 120 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 122 MURDER IN MARIN COUNTY—article RICHARD LEVINE Blood is thicker than water; that makes it harder to wash from the walls. A chilling story of addled adolescents and preoccupied adults—how they lived and how they died. 125 PLAYBOY'S FALL AND WINTER FASHION FORECAST—attire DAVID PLATT Punctuate that cold-weather period with a little contemporary dash—just enough to lead the ladies to the exclamation point. 132 20 QUESTIONS: JOHN LE BOUTILLIER After calling Charles Percy a wimp and Pat Moynihan a drunk, he figured it was time to stop beating around the bush. The most outspoken member of Congress tells us about the bugs in his office, the sex around the House and the lust (for power) in his heart. 134 FIRST SONGS—parody SCOTT FIVELSON Songwriters have to start small, as anyone who's heard Burp Me Tender or I Wanna Hold Your Pacifier will tell you. Phonohistorian Fivelson cooks up a rasher of diaper ditties from the wee Wonder, the just-sprung Springsteen and even the cribbed Kristofferson. 137 PLAYING DOCTOR—humor Many of our memorable medicine men majored in comparative anatomy. Now you can check in on their most sensational checkups. 142 DAPHNE'S TUNE—fiction FRANCOIS CAMOIN Eli and Marty, just a couple of buddies in a bar, find that when life gets you by the short hairs, it doesn't let go without twisting things a little. 144 SEX ON CAMPUS 1982—article Neocollegians may be neoconservative, but they check their conservatism at the bedroom door. Here's an exclusive—and surprising—look at all the students still taking positions. 150 TANYA—personality BRUCE WILLIAMSON Tawny Tanya Roberts took TV by storm as Charlie's most heavenly Angel, but then the show went into limbo and its stars fell from sight. Not Tanya. 161 THE SWORD POLISHER'S SECRET—ribald classic 164 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 198 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 225 LITTLE ANNIE FANNY—satire . . HARVEY KURTZMAN and WILL ELDER 229 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Magnificent binoculars; keyboards to blow your fuse; Grapevine; Sex News.