Playboy #12
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn the lush, cinematic backdrop of a high-budget film set, "You Don't Have to Be Rich to Be Happy" unfolds with quiet irony, spotlighting a lone director’s chair marked "Technical Advisor"—occupied by a figure from a bygone era of stag films, complete with mask, black socks, and garters. Written, drawn, and inked by Marty Murphy, the story blends meticulous detail with a wry, observational tone, all set against the backdrop of a scene that feels both staged and strangely intimate.
In this 1970 gem from Playboy, a rivalry unfolds between a wealthy man and a poorer one, both vying for the affection of the same woman. With a simple, straight-laced charm, the story follows their competing efforts—until the modest man proves that true love isn’t about spending, but about sacrifice and sincerity.
In this satirical 1970 parody, Jo finds herself at a dinner with Annie and PCPA, only to be caught in a bizarre culinary mishap when the aphrodisiac sauce—meant for two—ends up in just one person’s bowl. The resulting chaos unfolds with over-the-top comedic timing, as one man’s appetite for more than just food spirals into a wildly inappropriate spectacle.
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↩ Reprints Playboy #12 (1967)
Reprinted in Playboy's Little Annie Fanny #[nn] (1972), Playboy's Gahan Wilson #[nn] (1973), The Playboy Cartoon Album #6 (1973), Playboy's Little Annie Fanny #2 (2001)
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