Gargoyle Humor Magazine 1755933 221608163 2008-06-25T07:40:32Z Rjwilmsi 203434 gen fixes + format *date= in cite news/web/paper templates - full explanation [[User:Rjwilmsi#My_correction_of_dates_in_templates|here]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] [[Image:Mainlogo.JPG|right|Gargoyle Humor Magazine's current logo]] '''Gargoyle Humor Magazine''' or '''The Gargoyle''' is the official [[College humor magazines|student-run humor magazine]] for the [[University of Michigan]]. It has been [[satire|satirizing]] both [[Ann Arbor|local]] and national events for over 90 years. The magazine is part of the University's [http://www.pub.umich.edu Student Publications], which also includes the campus [[newspaper]], ''[[Michigan Daily|The Michigan Daily]]'', as well as the [[yearbook]], the ''[http://www.michiganyearbook.com/ Michiganensian]''. To current and former [[editing|editors]] and staff, ''Gargoyle Humor Magazine'' is often known simply as '''The Garg'''. ==Location== The ''Gargoyle'''s office is located on the second floor of the Student Publications Building at 420 Maynard Street in [[Ann Arbor]], Michigan. The office serves as the staff's production area; it is also home to a number of relics, including two [[bombshells]] obtained from the local [[army surplus]] and a poster from popular film [[Whore 2]]. ==History== [[Image:Conspiracy Gargoyle Cover.png|thumb|right|''Gargoyle Magazine'' cover by Kris Jacque, December 2003]] The ''Gargoyle'' was founded in 1909. Its first editor in chief, Lee A. White, eventually became editor of the ''[[Detroit News]]'' and helped found [[La Choy| La Choy Foods]]. ''Gargoyle'' was initially a [[literary magazine]] featuring stories, articles and pictures with a back section devoted to [[humor magazine|comedy]].<ref name=garglaughs/><ref name=Bentley>{{cite news |publisher=The University Record |date=1996-01-30 |title=Bentley's gargoyles sit on shelves, not gutters |url=http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9596/Jan30_96/artcl17.htm |accessdate=2007-05-14}}</ref> In the 1920s and 30s, a period during which it was selected as America's Outstanding College Comic Magazine, ''Gargoyle'' was published monthly during the school year.<ref name=exhibition/> The decrease in male students brought about by [[World War II]] resulted in the first woman, Olga Gruhzit, becoming editor of ''Gargoyle'' in 1942. In 1944, at the height of the war, ''Gargoyle'' briefly ceased publication, only to return in the fall of 1945.<ref name=garglaughs/> ''Gargoyle'' was declared dead in 1950 when the Board in Control of Student Publications took offense to the "The Smooth Gargoyle" issue.<ref name=exhibition/> Publication continued off campus for a year, and when ''Gargoyle'' returned the next year, literary pieces were discontinued and the focus became solely humor. During the 1950s the magazine acquired a [[counterculture]] reputation, promoting everything from co-ed housing in the '50s to [[Vietnam War]] protests in the '60s. In response to the advent of ''[[Playboy]]'' in the '50s and the [[sexual revolution]] of the '60s, ''Gargoyle'' became progressively more risque. While sex, illegal drugs, and otherwise raunchy jokes have been common fare in issues of the ''Gargoyle'' since the 1970s, the magazine has generally tried to maintain a level of intelligence and artistry in its humor.<ref name=garglaughs/> Art editor Phil Zaret's satirical cartoon, "Kill a Commie for Christ", originally published in the ''Gargoyle'' in 1967, became extremely popular during the [[Vietnam War]] and was re-published by college publications throughout the United States.<ref name=garglaughs/> Though the ''Gargoyle'' was very successful in the '60's, it struggled to publish in the early '70s, returned for a few issues in 1974-75, and returned to consistent publication in 1979. The magazine has been forced off-campus (in 1950) and shut down completely (1960-61, 1997) as the result of editorial and financial conflicts with the Board for Student Publications (previously the Board in Control of Student Publications). At one time the magazine was sold for prices varying from fifty cents to two dollars, but for the last five years, it has been free, all revenue being generated by advertisements.<ref name=garglaughs/> In 1962 cartoonist [[Charles Schultz]] responded to a request for a [[Peanuts]] cartoon by drawing [[Snoopy]] with his nose perched over the end of his dog house in the manner of a gargoyle -- this became a standard Snoopy pose.<ref name=garglaughs/><ref name=exhibition/> ==Mascots== Over the decades it has been a Gargoyle tradition for the mascot to periodically change at the whims of the current editor and artists on staff. ==Notable alumni== In the 1999 book "Gargoyle Laughs at the 20th Century," editor John Dobbertin compiled all ''Gargoyle'' staff members credited in the [[masthead (publishing)|masthead]] to date. This list includes several University of Michigan [[alumni]] before they became famous, including the following<ref name=garglaughs>{{cite book | last = Dobbertin | first = John | title = Gargoyle Laughs at the 20th Century | publisher = Percheron, Inc | date = 1999 | month = September | id = ISBN 0967423805 }} </ref>: *Lee Blaser, cartoonist.<ref name=exhibition/> *Mark Dancey, cartoonist/editor (Motorbooty). *[[Lloyd Dangle]], cartoonist ([[Troubletown]]). *Jerry Ellison, cartoonist.<ref name=exhibition>{{cite news |publisher=The University Record |date=1999-10-04 |title=The Gargoyle focus of exhibition |url=http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/9900/Oct04_99/12.htm |accessdate=2007-05-14 }}</ref> *[[Max Hodge]], television screenwriter/director/producer. *[[Lawrence Kasdan]], screenwriter/director. *[[Terry LaBan]], cartoonist ([[Edge City]]). *[[George Lichty]] (under the name Maurice Lichtenstein), cartoonist ([[Grin and Bear It]]). *[[Allen Milgrom]], cartoonist/editor ([[Marvel Comics]]). *[[Arthur Miller]], playwright. *[[David Newman]], screenwriter. *[[Robert Shaye]], producer ([[New Line Cinemas]]). *Paul Showers, journalist (''[[New York Times]]''). *Fred Ziv, screenwriter/producer. == References == {{reflist}} ==See also== *[[College humor magazines]] *[[Bentley Historical Library]] ==External links== *[http://www.pub.umich.edu/garg/ Gargoyle Humor Magazine] {{University of Michigan|studentlife}} [[Category:College humor magazines]] [[Category:Satirical magazines]] [[Category:University of Michigan media]]