Rogue (magazine) no four-color reproduction, or full-page cartoons, and certainly no centerfold. Hamling was the editor and publisher, his wife, Frances, was executive editor; and Frank M. Robinson was the first managing editor. Henry Botts, a friend of Hamling's, became the first associate editor. Lead fiction was by a hot science fiction author, Harlan Ellison who became associate editor with the third issue (April 1956). The first issue of "Rogue" was published in November 1955, with a December release date. Following Hefner's successful lead with the first issue of "Playboy", that first issue of "Rogue" contained "A New Aspect of Marilyn Monroe,"
Gallery (magazine) Gallery (magazine) Gallery is a men's magazine published by Magna Publishing Group. It is one of the more popular "skin" magazines that arose on the "Playboy" magazine pattern in the 1970s. "Gallery" was launched by Ronald L. Fenton and trial attorney F. Lee Bailey in Chicago, Illinois. The first issue appeared on newsstands in November 1972 bearing an uncanny resemblance to "Playboy" magazine. When "Playboy" publisher Hugh Hefner sent a letter to Bailey pointing out the similarities, the layout of "Gallery" was quickly changed. Financial difficulties plagued the magazine from the start, causing Bailey to leave during its inaugural year.