Mayfair (magazine) Mayfair (magazine) Mayfair is a British adult magazine for men. Founded in 1965, it was designed as a response to US magazines such as "Playboy" and "Penthouse", which had recently launched in the UK. For many years, it claimed the largest distribution of any men's magazine in the UK. It is a softcore magazine, thus is available in newsagents, although some larger retailers require a modesty bag to hide the cover. "Mayfair" was launched by Fisk Publishing Ltd in 1965 with an August cover date. The company was controlled by Brian Fisk. Its first editor was David Campbell, and its
G-men (magazine) photographs and drawings of hairy, sometimes bearded, muscular men in their 20s and 30s (these photographs are censored in accordance with Japan's rules; while they feature explicit depictions of sex, genitals—and most pubic hair—are obscured). The photographs sometimes featured traditional themes, such as "fundoshi", traditional Japanese loincloths. Despite the inclusion of pornographic pictures and stories, however, "G-men" is not considered a pornographic magazine. "G-men" had fewer general articles than other magazines such as "Barazoku" and more short fiction and serialized stories. Issues included community listings, several different stories—often pornographic—and several in comic form as well, classified ads, and advertisements from