![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hefner didn’t commission new photographs of Monroe for his inaugural issue. Sold for $48,750.00 at Heritage Auctions, July 2021. This issue of Playboy 1 is CGC graded 9.4 and signed by Hugh Hefner making it one of the most significant issues available. Playboy 1 with Marilyn Monroe signed Hugh Hefner. In this feature we take a look at the iconic issue of Playboy 1 along with a price guide of sold editions. Hefner once noted, “I’m the guy who said, ‘Tie it in with Marilyn Monroe and the birth of the sexual revolution.’ That’s how it all began.” This decision encapsulated Playboy’s ethos of sophistication, sexuality, and revolution. As the magazine’s first cover girl and centerfold, Monroe’s presence ensured that Playboy wasn’t just another magazine-it was a declaration. When Hugh Hefner published the first issue of Playboy in December 1953, he made a gamble on an iconic figure: Marilyn Monroe. ![]()
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