First Issue | Knave
magazine is a long-established British pornographic magazine, published
by Galaxy Publications. It is the upmarket sister publication of Fiesta
magazine.
Along with many other adult magazines, Knave
has published the works of popular authors, including Harlan Ellison. Ellison's
short story "The Pied Piper of Sex" was first published in the March
1959 issue under the name Paul Merchant, whilst "The Man with the Green
Nose", also known as "Survivor No. 1", and co-written with Henry
Slesar, first appeared in the September 1959 issue. Other people to have been
published at Knave include Kim Newman, Dave Langford, and Neil Gaiman. Gaiman's
early short stories, including "We Can Get Them For You Wholesale",
were published within the magazine; he also worked at the magazine in many roles,
including celebrity interviewer and book reviewer. 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.
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. |
