entertainment, this is what led to them handing off those responsibilities to others that could handle them. The magazine had a way of doing things that had been implemented during its history with certain changes always noticed but something this big wasn’t as expected but it was necessary for in 2009 bankruptcy was a reality the board of directors, they were losing money and need to make back a profit fast. The system they adopted was perfect at the time and gave for a new era of playboy, for through the trouble of business it had survived and now a days because of the licensing we see all sorts of products sold with the ever so powerful bunny head symbol, a symbol that is recognizable all around the world and that is instantly connected …show more content…
December, 1953, Hugh Hefner publishes the first issue of Playboy Magazine produced from the comfort of his kitchen. The first center fold was Marilyn Monroe, the picture she was in had originally been used for a calendar but the opportunity was taken and soon enough the magazine was being sold at 50cents the issue and within its first weeks it had been completely sold out. Hefner has since then held Marilyn close to his heart and on an interview on CBS2 he mentions how she was “the launching key” to the beginning of Playboy. The American actress was key indeed and for many reasons, her undeniable beauty, her sweet singing and her acting career which boasted for various hit movies which are now considered cult classics such as “Some like It Hot”, she was a professional in the entertainment business and she attracted men across the country with her sensual pictures and an image now describe by Hefner as the “sexiest picture ever taken”. Since then on the December issue has always gotten more attention than the rest of the months due to the fact that the issue is recognized for