Think Tank, August 1976

Playboy’s Party Jokes, August 1976

Illustrated by LeRoy Neiman

Playboy Interview: Robert Altman, August 1976

Playmate of the Month: Linda Beatty, August 1976

Wave Goodbye!, August 1976

By Brock Yates | Photographed by Alexas Urba

The Wrath of God, August 1976

By David B. Tinnin | Illustrated by Eraldo Carugati

The Makeup Man, August 1976

By William Harrison

200 Motels, or, How I Spent my Summer Vacation, August 1976

By Helmut Newton | The model is Kristine DeBell, who played Alice in the 1976 movie “Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Fantasy” and would go on to model more for Playboy and have an acting career, including playing A.L. in the 1979 movie “Meatballs”

Summer Sparklers, August 1976

By Emanuel Greenberg | Photographed by Seghers & Seghers

Rock-‘N’-Roll Trivia Quiz, August 1976

By Scot Morris | Illustrated by Peter Palombi