Knave was a long-running British softcoreadult 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]
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]
^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
