Rogue (magazine)
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Rogue was a Chicago-based men's magazine published by William Hamling
from December 1955 until 1967. Founding editor Frank M. Robinson
was followed by other editors, including Harlan Ellison
and Bruce Elliott.
The magazine was a direct competitor to Playboy
, offering nude and semi-nude photographs plus sex advice aimed at a male audience. Rogue featured a wider array of fiction
and science fiction
than did Playboy, along with much coverage of jazz by Ted White
and others. The first two magazine articles written by Hunter S. Thompson
appeared in Rogue in 1961. Contributors included Graham Greene
, Damon Knight
, William Saroyan
, Philip Wylie, and, while still in high school, Steven E. de Souza
. Departments were written by Alfred Bester
, Robert Bloch
, and Fred Brown.
Rogue
Rogue may refer to:-Jargon:* Rogue agent, in espionage - a renegade, turncoat, or defector, as popularized by Electronic Arts's video game, Rogue Agent; the character Jason Bourne ; and the 2007 movie, Shooter.* Rogue elephant, in zoology* Rogue planet, in astronomy* Rogue software, in computer...
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Rogue was a Chicago-based men's magazine published by William Hamling
William Hamling (publisher)
William Lawrence Hamling was a Chicago-based publisher active from the 1950s into the 1970s.Hamling began as an author. His Shadow of the Sphinx is a horror novel about an ancient Egyptian sorceress. First published during the 1940s in Fantastic Adventures, it was described by Lin Carter as "the...
from December 1955 until 1967. Founding editor Frank M. Robinson
Frank M. Robinson
Frank M. Robinson is an American science fiction and techno-thriller writer.-Biography:Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois. The son of a check forger, Frank started out working as a copy boy for International Service in his teens and then became an office boy for Ziff-Davis...
was followed by other editors, including Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison is an American writer. His principal genre is speculative fiction.His published works include over 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, teleplays, essays, a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media...
and Bruce Elliott.
The magazine was a direct competitor to Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
, offering nude and semi-nude photographs plus sex advice aimed at a male audience. Rogue featured a wider array of fiction
Fiction
Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary—that is, invented by the author. Although fiction describes a major branch of literary work, it may also refer to theatrical,...
and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
than did Playboy, along with much coverage of jazz by Ted White
Ted White (author)
Ted White is a Hugo Award-winning American writer, known as a science fiction author and editor and fan, as well as a music critic...
and others. The first two magazine articles written by Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 .He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to...
appeared in Rogue in 1961. Contributors included Graham Greene
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene, OM, CH was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world...
, Damon Knight
Damon Knight
Damon Francis Knight was an American science fiction author, editor, critic and fan. His forte was short stories and he is widely acknowledged as having been a master of the genre.-Biography:...
, William Saroyan
William Saroyan
William Saroyan was an Armenian American dramatist and author. The setting of many of his stories and plays is the center of Armenian-American life in California in his native Fresno.-Early years:...
, Philip Wylie, and, while still in high school, Steven E. de Souza
Steven E. de Souza
Steven E. de Souza is an American producer, director and screenwriter. He is among a handful of screenwriters whose films have earned over two billion dollars at the worldwide box office.-Life and career:...
. Departments were written by Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester
Alfred Bester was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books...
, Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch
Robert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock...
, and Fred Brown.