Katharina P. Cieplak-von Baldegg ‘06, center, co-founder of H Bomb, Harvard’s new “sex magazine,” talks with student guests at a release party for the publication’s first issue at the Redline bar on Monday.

The bomb has finally dropped.

The staff of the much-anticipated H Bomb Magazine, which has gained nationwide media attention this spring, finally released their premiere issue on Monday.

Editors and friends toasted the debut of H Bomb Magazine in the back room of Redline, a popular Cambridge bar.

The cover prominently features the backsides of two nude models.

At the party, one of the magazine’s editors, Camilla A. Hrdy ’05, said the staff would be door-dropping the magazine to the first-year dormitories starting at 2 p.m. yesterday. As of last night, however, only a few copies from the release party and those bought at the Coop or Nini’s Newsstand could be found circulating around campus.

Yesterday, the Coop stocked its shelves with 167 copies and expected a shipment of 300 more later in the afternoon.

Nini’s Newsstand stocked their shelves with more than 300 copies.

“A lot of people have been asking about it. We contacted the editors in order to sell it,” said Chris Kotelly, a Nini’s Newsstand employee.

The copies distributed contained white stickers on page five on top of pictures of the Eleganza fashion show. After writing in an e-mail that applying the stickers was delaying the publication’s door-drop, H Bomb Magazine Editor-in-Chief Katharina P. Cieplak-von Baldegg ’06 could not be reached for further comment last night.

The stickers can be removed easily without damaging the photos.

Those who have seen the magazine so far have generally reacted positively.

“I wasn’t amazed [by H Bomb], but I wasn’t disappointed either,” Timothy M. Pittman ’06 said.

Chris W. Clayton ’04 was more enthusiastic: “I liked it. I think it’s great. I was surprised by how much I liked it. I really enjoyed the articles.”

Elena C. Bassett ’07 echoed Clayton’s sentiments.

“I thought the articles were actually really good. Very pertinent to what people want to read. I didn’t think it was too risque,” she said. “The shock factor was a lot less than I expected.”