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 Cavalier (September 1966) | |
| Categories | Men's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Fawcett Publications, later DuGent Publishing Corporation, now Cavalier Publishing |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Tampa, Florida |
| Language | English |
Cavalier is an American magazine launched byFawcett Publications in 1952 and which ran for decades, eventually evolving into aPlayboy-style men's magazine.
It has no connection with theFrank Munsey pulpThe Cavalier, published in the early years of the 20th century.
In its original format,Cavalier was planned by Fawcett to feature novelettes and novel excerpts by Fawcett'sGold Medal authors, includingRichard Prather andMickey Spillane.
During the 1950s, the magazine was edited by James B. O'Connell (1952–1958) and Bob Curran (1959). Editors in the 1960s included Frederic A. Birmingham (1962),Frank M. Robinson,Robert Shea (1966), and Alan R. LeMond (1967). Maurice DeWalt was the editor in 1973.
Authors in the 1950s includedJimmy Breslin,Henry Kuttner,Clyde Beatty ("Tigers on the Loose"), andStanley P. Friedman. During the 1960s, the magazine featured such writers asNelson Algren,Isaac Asimov,Ray Bradbury,Robert Coover,Leonard Feather,Bruce Jay Friedman,Richard Gehman,Nat Hentoff,John Clellon Holmes,William Bradford Huie,Garson Kanin,Paul Krassner,John D. MacDonald,Alberto Moravia,Thomas Pynchon,Robert Shelton,Isaac Bashevis Singer,Theodore Sturgeon,William Tenn, andColin Wilson. Some stories were reprints, such asRoald Dahl's "Man from the South" in the June 1960 issue.
Film criticManny Farber had a monthly column in the 1960s.[1]Stephen King was a contributor during the 1970s, and his stories were also featured inCavalier Yearbook.
Vaughn Bode's long-running comic-strip featureDeadbone/Deadbone Erotica/Erotica was published inCavalier continuously from May 1969 through August 1975 (with the exception of April 1975). From September 1975 onwards, reprints of previously publishedDeadbone strips appeared, as Bode had died in July 1975. Other comics byArt Spiegelman,Robert Crumb, andJay Lynch were also published at times. Illustrators included the Boston-based painter Norman Baer.
Illustrator/painterRobert McGinnis, whose long illustration career had just started to take off around the beginning of the 1960s, painted some female figures (some of them nudes) for some of theCavalier issues, with some verified issue examples being June, October, and December 1965.
The magazine had several logo changes, and during the 1960s, it was taken over by the DuGent Publishing Corporation, which was located at 236 East 46th Street in New York City. In the 1980s, DuGent Publishing relocated their headquarters toCoral Gables, Florida.
Cavalier is currently published by Cavalier Publishing, LLC inTampa, Florida.