LOS ANGELES—  Playboy magazine with an annual edition to be released in February 2025. Magazine printers have been suffering from drop in page counts , reduced print runs and publication closings. Both consumer and trade publication printers have been effected. Transcontinental once the largest magazine publisher in Canada is completely out of the magazine business. Annex Business closing of it's printing plant in last year printed mainly magazines. Playboy founded in December 1953, shuttered its print operations in 2020, after facing recent struggles with founder Hugh Hefner’s death in 2017 and the floundering of the print business at large. Mark Healy has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief for Playboy magazine's first print edition since 2020. Healy is a well-known content leader, journalist and editor who brings a wealth of experience in the media industry and held senior positions at the GQ, Rolling Stone, and Men’s Journal, where he was Editor-in-Chief. The magazine’s upcoming February 2025 print issue will be released at a launch event and celebration during the Big Game Weekend in New Orleans. CEO Ben  Kohn announced a return to form in August of last year, saying in a statement that the print edition would be part of a larger rebrand of the Playboy franchises.