Swank May 1990 May 1990 Magazine Back Issue

7 Giselle
Sizzling fun in the sun!
16 Letters
Raunchy writings from raunchy readers!
19 Two's a Crowd
Two bi-beauties with a love for the outdoors—and each other!
26 Dare Talk
Bodacious Barbara lets it all hang out!
28 Rage Talk
Sensuous Stephanie's dirty doings!
30 Dirty Drinks
Do-it-yourself potions to get her in the mood!
33 Kelly (aka: Tanya DeVries) & Me
Steamy sweethearts in the clutch!
44 Vintage Cars
The best & brightest antique ears.
57 Samantha Strong—Shaved!
The sizzling sex star has nothing to hide!
63 SWANK Pranks
This month's funniest gags!
64 Woman in the Dark
A torried tale of mouthwatering mystery!
67 Win-A-Date Finalist
A lucky SWANK fan has a fantasy come true!
68 Rita
A little lady with a lotta lust!
105 Nancie
Pretty in pink—sheets!

EDITORIAL NOTE
SWANK TALK
So it's May, the month of sunshine and short skirts. And in the spirit of this month of nature's delights, we've put together a collection of womanly blossoms just waiting for you to enjoy their beauty in all its glory. You expect the best from SWANK each and every month, and we deliver!
Our first bodacious bloom is stupendous sex star Samantha Strong, who not only spreads her petals, but she gives them a trim as well! You're sure to enjoy our before, during and after photos of Samantha's sensuous gardening.
You may not have been a winner in our Win-A-Date Contest, but you're certainly a runner-up. In our pictorial, you'll accompany Stephanie Rage and the very lucky winner as they paint the Big Apple!
Make sure you leave a light on when you read Woman in the Dark, our fiction entry for this month. You won't want to miss a wicked word of the surprising adventures in store for our lucky hero.
We also have our exciting columnists, Stephanie Rage (my, but Stephanie gets around) and Barbara Dare, plus letters from you, our discerning readers. If that isn't enough to satisfy you for May, we don't know what is. So can we get on with this month's terrific issue of SWANK?
The Editors

• Covergirl & Centerfold Samantha Strong
• X-Rated Drinks Guaranteed To Make Her Wet!
• More Hot Uncensored Photos!
• More Gorgeous Blondes!
• Exclusive: Classic Cars That Can Make You A Fortune!

Swank is a pornographic magazine for heterosexual men published in the United States. It includes hardcore sex, such as the use of sex toys, lesbian sex, and sexual intercourse between men and women.

There are also a series of DVDs and an official website produced under the Swank name.

The Magna Publishing Group bought Swank along with dozens of other pornographic titles, including Stag, in 1993 from Charles "Chip" Goodman, the son of Martin Goodman, founder of Marvel Comics. According to the New York Times, Stag and Swank “can even draw a line to the same pulp publishing outfit—Martin Goodman's Magazine Management Company—that in 1939 started the comic book publisher that eventually became Marvel Comics, and that in the 1950’s and 1960’s employed future novelists like Mario Puzo and Bruce Jay Friedman as writers and editors.”

At the time Magna purchased the magazines from Goodman, the company was known as Swank Publications, and was a part of the GCR Publishing Group, which also published non-pornographic magazines, including such titles as New Body and Victorian Accents.

The Magna Publishing Group's website includes the claim that Swank has been established for "well over 65 years." A magazine called "Swank" was founded by Fox Features Comics founder Victor Fox in the 1940s. This early version of the magazine was a knockoff of Esquire, but eventually evolved to its current format. The magazine has had breaks in publication of several years during its history, so the "over 65 years" claim may be disputed by some media historians.