David
1970 - 1992

 

 

Link to Some David History

David Magazine history.

The magazine David was founded by Henry C. Godley (April 13, 1927 – July 22, 1991) and Mark W. Riley (1941–1993), who served as
editor-in-chief and managing editor, respectively. It was named after Michelangelo’s David.

David magazine started publication in Jacksonville, Florida in 1970. It covered the Florida LGBT scene and grew over time to encompass the entire Southeast. For a brief few months it had a spin off magazine called Little David, which tried to be a national travel magazine. The magazine switched in 1974 to a weekly magazine called This Week With David. It went back to its original name in 1978. Both of those were small format magazines.

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David 1-1, ~11/70
David 1-2, 12/70, PDF

David 1-3, 01/71, PDF
David 1-4, 02/71 PDF

David 1-5, 03/71 PDF
David 1-6, 04/71 PDF

David 1-7, 05/71
David 1-8, 06/71 PDF

David 1-9, 07/71 PDF
David 1-10, 08/71

David 1-11, 09/71 PDF
David 1-12, 10/71 PDF

David 2-1, 11/71 PDF
David 2-2, 12/71 PDF

David 2-3, 01/72 PDF
Texas Special
David 2-4, 02/72 PDF

David 2-5, 03/72 PDF
David 2-6, 04/72 PDF

David 2-7, 05/72 PDF
David 2-8, 06/72 PDF

David 2-09, 07/72 PDF
David 2-10, 08/72 PDF

David 2-11, 10/72 PDF
David 2-12, 11/72 PDF

David 3-1, 12/72 PDF
David 3-2, 01/73 PDF

David 3-3, 01/73 PDF
David 3-4, 02/73 PDF



David 3-5, 03/73 PDF
David 3-6, 04/73 PDF



David 3-7, 05/73 PDF
David 3-8, 06/73 PDF



David 3-09, 07/73 PDF
Houston Special
David 3-10, 08/73 PDF

David 3-11, 11/15/73 PDF
David 3-12, 01/02/74 PDF
David became sporadic in 1973, ending the year with two small format issues, 5 1/2x8 1/2" for volume #s 3-11 and 3-12. All prior had been in full size, 8 1/2x11". THEN they began Little David, with a new Volume number, again in small format in February, for presumedly 5 issues. I have not seen #4. Unknown if there were more. Little David started off with dates of 2/15/74, 4/15/74, and then dropped the year data completely. Apparently they knew they could not rely on a schedule.
BUT in July another new volume number, #4 came out with two issues, back to full size, unknown if there were more.
Obviously much publishing uncertainty.

David 1-1, 02/15/74 PDF

David 1-2, 04/15/74 PDF

David 1-3, 74 PDF
David 1-4, 74

David 1-5, 74 PDF

David 4-1, 07/74 PDF

David 4-2, 08/74 PDF
 

Special Scans

This PDF
compiles Houston coverage including
Feb 1972, Apr 1972, Jun 1972, Oct 1972,
Oct 1973, and Nov 1973 issues

This Week With David
quite a few gaps in this section


Vol 1-1, 09/28/74 PDF

Vol 1-2, 10/05/74 PDF
Vol 1-11, 12/07/74

Vol 1-14, 12/28/74
Vol 1-16, 01/11/75 PDF

Vol 1-21, 04/26/75
Vol 1-33, 05/10/75 PDF

Vol 1-36, 05/31/75 PDF
Vol 1-37, 06/07/75 PDF

Vol 1-39, 06/21/75 PDF



Vol 2-04, 10/18/75 PDF



Vol 2-9, 11/22/75 PDF
Vol 2-13, 12/20/75 PDF



Vol 2-15, 01/03/76 PDF
Vol 2-20, 020775 PDF
partial



Vol 2-29, 041076 PDF
Vol 2-30, 04/17/76 PDF



Vol 2-39, 06/19/76 PDF



Vol 2-46, 08/07/76 PDF
Vol 2-51, 091176 PDF



Vol 3-15, 12/24/76
Vol 3-17, 01/14/77 PDF

Vol 3-30, 04/15/77

 



Vol 3-22, 02/18/77 PDF



Vol 3-28, 04/01/77 PDF



Vol 3-37, 06/03/77 PDF



Vol 3-47, 08/12/77 PDF



Vol 4-4, 10/14/77 PDF

Vol 4-40, 06/23/78 PDF

 



Vol 5-14, 12/22/78 PDF



Vol 5-22, 032/16/79 PDF


Bar Directory from 8000 Club Resort, Miami, ~1976, 12 pages, PDF
Name change from This Week with David to just David....though they missed it for vol 4-47
And from this point LOTS of gaps, as these are the only issues I have seen, or seen the covers



Vol 4-47, 08/11/78

Vol 5-29, 04/06/79

Vol 5-30, 04/13/79

Vol 5-33, 05/04/79

Vol 5-41, 06/29/79

Vol 6-18, 01/18/80 PDF
Vol 6-40, 06/20/80



Vol 6-45, 07/25/80 PDF
Vol 6-?, 11/12/80

 

Next up, apparently a
special edition,
David the Monthly Guide,
December 1982

Have not seen any
other copies to verify
any dating

Dec 1982 PDF

 

Lots More Gaps...

 

1987 to 1992

Vol 13-10, 02/13/87 PDF

Vol 15-50, 11/17/89 PDF

Vol 18-15, 03/39/92 PDF

Vol 18-32, 07/10/92 PDF

 

 

 

 

David (Florida), and many other publications, ended in November 2009 when parent company Windows Media shut down

 

Other publications closing included the Washington Blade, Southern Voice, Houston Voice

See Wiki

Note, there's Another David.......but these are from Atlanta

It was owned by Windows Media, and ran from 1998 until 2009, until WM closed
it sputtered up and down so much it is hard to clearly document.

Around 2016 it resurfaced, and is current....not sure of the connection to the former mag

And (a webmaster complaint), they sure were NOT steadfast in their issue numbering.
For example, #182 is newer than #181. And apparently in 2012 they began the numbering
again...Issue 64 is in 2013. When did it reset?

I'm not necessarily trying to collect the Atlanta ones, but would love to get cover shots
of a bunch more to more solidify the numbering

Vol 1-20, 02/18/99 PDF

Vol 161, 11/07/01
Vol 174, 02/06/02

Vol 181, 05/27/02
Vol 182, 04/03/02 ?

Vol 330, 02/09/05

Vol 439, 03/07/07
Vol 501, 05/07/08

Vol 558, 06/11/09
Vol 592, 05/19/10

Vol 600, 07/04/10
Vol 619, 11/24/10

Vol 664, 06/11

Vol 56, 07/03/13

Vol 17-1, 01/01/14
Vol 17-2, 01/18/14

Vol 17-33, 08/13/14

  

Vol 20-27, 07/05/17
Last Issue

See Article about David Atlanta from 2010
and see David Atlanta.com

Below, apparently from 1999-2000 there was a
Ms David. I'd love to have some scans of it.
it was likely very thin, and on newsprint, so rare.