PLAYBOY cartoons

[Peggy Wilkins]

This will be brief and to the point.

I have always loved the cartoons in PLAYBOY, and they are an obvious
element of "Entertainment for Men".  This is one area where I think
PLAYBOY truly stands out from any of its competition.  PLAYBOY has had
a stable of wonderful cartoon contributors for decades, and I still
enjoy the works of Gahan Wilson, Marty Murphy, et al to this day; of
course John Dempsey and Shel Silverstein in particular are much
missed.  I hope they can build up a newer stable of significant,
recurring contributors with their own unique styles.  Again, this
contributes strongly to the brand identity of the magazine.  It is a
very positive element.

I do have one pet peeve: some cartoons are downright ugly.  I know
there is at least one cartoonist who has appeared in many recent
issues where the drawing is almost repulsive.

Peggy Wilkins
mozart@lib.uchicago.edu