: By late 1981, the magazine had largely abandoned the dramatic "armpit slick" adventure stories that defined it in the 1950s and 60s, such as those illustrated by artists like James Bama and Mort Künstler. Instead, it focused on pictorials and adult-oriented features.
: Following a change in publishers in early 1978, Stag began stripping away fiction and "literary intent" to compete with the growing demand for explicit material that emerged after the legalization of hardcore films in 1970. Stag December 1981
: The issue features models such as Kusa Dekeeuw and Samantha Fox (the Belgian adult model, not the British singer). : By late 1981, the magazine had largely