ONE. Volume III, Number 1, January 1955 by Mailer, Norman; Freeman, David L.; Whitman, James; et al - 1955

Los Angeles: ONE, Inc, 1955. Wraps. Fine. Cover by Eve Elloree. 5-1/2 x 8-1/2" stapled wraps printed in black and red, [48] pages, printed in black and red throughout. Clean and bright, without flaw. The "Second Anniversary Edition" of the first U.S. pro-gay publication, issued by ONE, Inc., an early gay-rights organization (itself an offshoot of the Mattachine Society) which was notable for admitting women as well as men into its ranks. The cover story for this issue was Norman Mailer's "The Homosexual Villain." Other contributors included Alden Kirby, George Weaver, R.H. Crowther, Trebor, Dal McIntire, James Barr, Robert Gregory, Anton Lorenz, Cris Rozak, Gabrielle Ganelle, and Michel Ramsey.