Playboy December 1988

COVER STORY This Finn is no mickey: She's Kata Karkkainen, and you'll see much more of her on the centerfold this month. Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda shot the cover, which was produced by West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski; Tracy Cianflone styled Miss December's hair and make-up. As for the Rabbit, he's off to do a little elbow bending. Cheers! 3 PLAYBILL 9 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 40 SPORTS BY DAN JENKINS 42 MEN BY ASA BABER 44 WOMEN BY CYNTHIA HEIMEL 46 DEAR PLAYMATES 49 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 57 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 67 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: CHER—candid conversation 86 THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD—fiction NORMAN MAILER 90 MAN WITH A PAST—article PETE HAMILL 96 PLAYBOY'S PLAYMATE REVIEW—pictorial 108 CRACK—article JIMMY BRESLIN 112 THE 12 STORES OF CHRISTMAS—modern living 118 ROOM AT THE INN—fiction HERBERT GOLD 122 THE BOD FOR '90—article RICHARD and JOYCE WOLKOMIR 126 PHOTO FINNISH—playboy's playmate of the month 138 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 140 ROAD WARRIOR—article MALCOLM SMITH with LEE GREEN 143 PLAYBOY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW—sports GARY COLE 148 A CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO SINGLE-MALT SCOTCH—drink MICHAEL JACKSON 150 THE POLO LOUNGE—pictorial LE ROY NEIMAN 162 IT AIN'T TOONTOWN—article HARLAN ELLISON 166 LYSETTE—pictorial text by JOAN GOODMAN 176 STAND-UP—humor 180 SEX STARS OF 1988—pictorial text by JIM HARWOOD 192 20 QUESTIONS: GENE SIMMONS 202 FAST FORWARD 247 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE