Swank October 1990 October 1990 Magazine Back Issue

6 Natalie
The energetic erotic encore!
14 Letters
Nasty notes from the bulging mailbag!
16 Made For Each Other
A tempting twosome!
26 Dare Talk
Bodacious Barbara reveals the titillating truth!
28 Rage Talk
Stunning Stephanie knocks 'em dead!
30 Pamela
A busty, brazen brunette busts out!
36 Behind The Iron Curtain
The sizzling secrets of Soviet sex life!
41 Double Trouble
Are two girls better than one?
50 Motocross Mania
Dangerous dirt-dancing daredevils!
53 Jessica
Our cutest, curviest centerfold ever!
62 Very Dirty Dancing
A torrid tale of New York's wild nightlife!
65 Lori's Tender Touch
The most scintillating sexpot around!
106 Kelly Blue
An X-rated exciter with all the right moves!

EDITORIAL NOTE
SWANK TALK
It's October, which for some reason makes us think of the Big O. And that's why we've put together this orgasmic issue omnibus of orgasmic opulence that we proudly call SWANK, your favorite newsstand opus.
During the winter months there was one bosomy beauty who warmed us all by being on our cover and in our centerfold. Now, back by popular demand—Natalie! This lovely lady is one of our most enthusiastic models. When she learned we wanted her back, she immediately stripped off all her clothes and struck several seductive, heart-racing poses. Boy, was the mailman who delivered our letter to her surprised!
Pamela, another busty babe, is far more sedentary, but no less appealing. In our poolside pictorial, Pamela does little more than enjoy the sun—but we get to enjoy Pamela. Who knows? Maybe we can get Pamela to do some jumping jacks for a future issue.
Have you ever been in a sticky situation—but one you didn't want to get out of? That's the predicament in our pictorial Double Trouble, in which the hapless hero has his hands full with two raunchy roommates who insist that he fulfill their every desire. What torture! What friends ... Why can't we ever be doomed like that?
You should know that in Russia "glasnost" means "openness" and "perestroika" means "economic reform" when you read this month's exciting feature article. Don't worry— it's not another dull article about beef shortages in the Soviet Union. Instead, we have the news story you've been waiting for—the story other magazines refuse to tell. This month, learn about sexual glasnost in Sex Behind the Iron Curtain! Yes, sex in the Soviet Union is a lot hotter than we ever suspected. How else could they stay warm during those cold Russian winters? Our report includes information about Soviet prostitution and a black market on which a condom costs $10. Wow! No wonder the Russians are screaming for perestroika!
And if that isn't enough journalistic excitement for you, we also have Motocross Mania. Owners of dirt bikes go one step beyond the open road in their search for thrills. There's plenty of danger and excitement as these adventurers battle the elements in their drive to be number one.
Speaking of danger, we all work in New York, so sometimes it's hard to remember how terrible and exciting this city is to people from elsewhere. But a point-of-view from beyond the five boroughs is presented in Very Dirty Dancing, our fiction piece this month. In this story, an out-of-towner arrives in the Big Apple to sample the hot and heavy goings-on. Little does he know what the city has in store for him.
The Editors

• Uncensored Jessica - The Pinkest Centerfold Ever!
• Sex-Crazed Hookers - Hot Orgy Action!
• Death Bikes - Hair Raising Motor Madness!
• Kelly - The Kinkiest Porn Queen In X-Rated History!

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.