William Hamling (publisher) of five." The Greenleaf Publishing Company initially published science fiction magazines and a spectrum of similar publications, and it was not until November 1955 that Greenleaf published the first issue of "Rogue" (although it had a cover date of December), a magazine which was competitive with "Playboy", a magazine dealing with sex which had been published for about two years at this time. In 1953, as a solo and unidentified effort, Hugh Hefner's "Playboy" V1#1 appeared without a date late in the year [November]. It was an almost immediate success with that wonderful calendar photo of Marilyn Monroe being reused
The Playboy Club Vancouver and Winnipeg followed NBC's 10 p.m. pattern, simsubbing with NBC in many areas. The season premiere broadcast on Citytv was seen by only 485,000 viewers. "The Playboy Club" was heavily advertised on NBC and elsewhere in the weeks leading up to the series premiere. Laura Benanti appeared on a retro style cover of "Playboy" magazine released on September 16, 2011. The magazine had a 1961 theme, which included an old-fashioned visual style, photos of 1960s Playboy bunnies and clubs, and the same 60 cent price as that time period. Benanti wore a black bunny costume and held a tray