`I only read it for the articles`. Few modern punch lines are as iconic as this one. It`s so widely recognized, the joke itself has become superfluous. Humor aside, the true allure of PLAYBOY are the magazine`s underrated photos, specifically the spectacular cover images. Now Hugh Hefner has chosen hundreds of PLAYBOY`s breathtaking, innovative covers for this lush retrospective. Images of the stunning women who enticed millions from the fifties through the new millennium are digitally reproduced in full-color. Acclaimed author and long-time PLAYBOY writer Damon Brown explores how the magazine`s newsstand decisions indelibly impacted American culture, while ultimate Playmate Pamela Anderson provides an illuminating foreword. While these photos have sometimes been underrated, Playboy`s Greatest Covers reveals that the pictures actually tell a fascinating story. Our story.