In the 1970s, a quarter of all American male university students were regularly reading playboy, reports the Telegraph.

However, the magazine’s circulation has dropped from 5.6 million in the 1970s to 800,000 today.

Although becoming famous for its liberal approach to nudity, featuring stars including Dolly Parton, Brigitte Bardot, Cindy Crawford, and Madonna in its spreads, Playboy has also been known for publishing articles by history’s most famous and prolific writers.

Previous issues have featured stories from such luminaries as Ray Bradbury (whose Farenheit 451 was serialised across several issues), PG Woodhouse, Roald Dahl, Ian Flemming, Jack Kerouac and even Margaret Atwood.

Playboy goes PG, as iconic magazine outlaws nudity