Knave (British magazine)

Not to be confused with Knave (American magazine).
Knave
Knave magazine volume 19 number 11, published 1987. The covergirl is Shivani.
CategoriesPornographic magazine
FrequencyMonthly
Format8.5" x 11"
First issue1968; 56 years ago (1968)
Final issue2015
CompanyGalaxy Publications Limited
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0265-1289
OCLC750608036

Knave was a long-running British softcore adult magazine that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications Limited.[1] Originally launched in 1968 by the photographer Russell Gay, it was the upmarket sister publication of Fiesta magazine.[2] Mary Millington modelled for the magazine in 1974, prior to her exclusive signing to work for David Sullivan's magazines.[2][3]

Along with many other adult magazines, Knave has published the works of popular authors, including Kim Newman, Dave Langford,[4] and Neil Gaiman.[5] The first issue featured a short story by Ellery Queen.[6]

The surrealist artist Penny Slinger appeared in Knave in 1973 in a photoshoot and interview in which she posed nude with her own artwork.[7][8] The artist and musician Cosey Fanni Tutti appeared as a Knave model in 1977, as part of an art project exploring pornography in which she appeared as a model in a number of pornographic magazines.[9][10]

Neil Gaiman's early short stories, including "We Can Get Them for You Wholesale", were published within the magazine;[11] he also worked at the magazine in many roles, including celebrity interviewer and book reviewer.[12] Gaiman began work at the magazine in 1984 but left in the late 80s because an editorial change resulted in the magazine concentrating more heavily on pornographic content.[12]

Eric Fuller, credited by The Guardian as "the man behind the success of Dennis Publishing's lad-mag, Maxim", also worked for the magazine for a time.[13]

Knave ceased production in 2015, after 47 years of publication.[14]

  1. ^ "Galaxy Publications Limited". www.galaxy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02.
  2. ^ a b Simon Sheridan (24 January 2015). "King, Queen, Knave…". Mary Millington: The Official Website of Britain's Legendary Sex Goddess.
  3. ^ Upton, Julian (2004). Fallen stars : tragic lives and lost careers. Manchester, U.K.: Headpress/Critical Vision. p. 40. ISBN 1-900486-38-5. OCLC 56449666.
  4. ^ Langford, David (July 2000). "Choose Your Own Column!". SFX. Dave Langford. Retrieved 2006-12-01. Neil Gaiman reminisces briefly about how he, Kim Newman (see 1), John Grant (of whom more elsewhere) and I used to write funny articles in between the pictures of naked ladies in Knave magazine
  5. ^ Bender, Hy; Neil Gaiman (July 2000) [1999]. The Sandman Companion (paperback ed.). New York: Vertigo. p. 14. ISBN 1-56389-644-3. my steadiest gig was for Knave
  6. ^ "Knave (UK)". www.philsp.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17., see photo of cover of Volume 1, No. 1.
  7. ^ Charlesworth, J.J. (8 July 2019). "The Open Secrets of Penny Slinger". artreview.com. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  8. ^ "The career of Penny Slinger, intrepid surrealist artist of the 1970s, is ripe for rediscovery". DangerousMinds. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  9. ^ Cappetta, Andrew (2022). "Pop/Art: The Birth of Underground Music and the British Art School, 1960–1980". p. 255.
  10. ^ Gorman, Paul (2016-02-16). "Cosey Fanni Tutti's Illustrated Aggro Chic For Club International And Prostitution". Flashbak. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  11. ^ "Stories, Listed by Author". The Locus Index to Science Fiction. Locus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
  12. ^ a b "Knave". Neil Gaiman Visual Bibliography. Retrieved 2006-12-01.
  13. ^ Jessica, Hodgson (September 27, 2000). "IPC Media recruits Fuller". The Guardian. Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
  14. ^ "Knave (UK)". www.philsp.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17., see final issue Volume 47, No. 4.