''Knave'' was a long-running British softcore

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that was published monthly by Galaxy Publications Limited. Originally launched in 1968 by the photographer Russell Gay, it was the upmarket sister publication of '' Fiesta'' magazine.

Mary Millington Mary Ruth Maxted (née Quilter; 30 November 1945 – 19 August 1979), known professionally as Mary Millington from 1974 onwards, was an English model, call girl and pornographic actress. Her appearance in the short softcore film '' Sex is ...

modelled for the magazine in 1974, prior to her exclusive signing to work for David Sullivan's magazines. Along with many other adult magazines, ''Knave'' has published the works of popular authors, including

Kim Newman Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic, and fiction writer. He is interested in film history and horror fiction – both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's ''Dracula'' at the age of eleven & ...

Dave Langford David Rowland Langford (born 10 April 1953) is a British author, editor, and critic, largely active within the science fiction field. He publishes the science-fiction fanzine and newsletter ''Ansible'' and holds the all-time record for most Hug ...

, and

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...

. The first issue featured a short story by

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. The surrealist artist

Penny Slinger Penny Slinger, sometimes Penelope Slinger, is a British-born American artist and author based in California. As an artist, she has worked in different mediums, including photography, film and sculpture. Her work has been described as being in the ...

appeared in ''Knave'' in 1973 in a photoshoot and interview in which she posed nude with her own artwork. The artist and musician

Cosey Fanni Tutti Cosey Fanni Tutti (born Christine Carol Newby; 4 November 1951) is an English performance artist, musician and writer, best known for her time in the avant-garde groups Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey. Tutti first performed under the name ...

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. Neil 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 ''

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'' as "the man behind the success of

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's lad-mag, ''

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''", also worked for the magazine for a time. ''Knave'' ceased production in 2015, after 47 years of publication., see final issue Volume 47, No. 4.

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