Mandate

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Background

Mandate was published by Mavety Media Group. First published in 1974 as Dilettante, but was cancelled after 4 issues and relaunched in 1975 as Mandate.

Mandate, vol. 8 no. 81 (March 1982) was featured in Pink Mince #12 — The Stroke.

References

• Making History One Dick at a Time: The Rise and Fall of a Gay Porn Empire at Esquire
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• MODERNHOMO: The Origin of Mandate Magazine via the Wayback Machine
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Typography

Cover typefaces

• Helvetica
• Peignot

Collected issues

Mandate, vol. 10 no. 4 (July 1984)

1. Mandate, vol. 1 no. 8 (November 1975)
2. Mandate, vol. 1 no. 10 (January 1976)
3. Mandate, vol. 1 no. 11 (February 1976)
4. Mandate, vol. 1 no. 12 (April 1976)
5. Mandate, vol. 3 no. 30 (October 1977)
6. Mandate, vol. 3 no. 36 (April 1978)
7. Mandate, vol. 4 no. 45 (January 1979)
8. Mandate, vol. 5 no. 55 (December 1979)
9. Mandate, vol. 5 no. 56 (January 1980)
10. Mandate, vol. 5 no. 57 (February 1980)
11. Mandate, vol. 6 no. 61 (June 1980)
12. Mandate, vol. 6 no. 65 (October 1980)
13. Mandate, vol. 7 no. 71 (April 1981)
14. Mandate, vol. 7 no. 72 (June 1981)
15. Mandate, vol. 8 no. 73 (July 1981)
16. Mandate, vol. 8 no. 75 (September 1981)
17. Mandate, vol. 8 no. 77 (November 1981)
18. Mandate, vol. 8 no. 78 (December 1981)
19. Mandate, vol. 8 no. 79 (January 1982)
20. Mandate, vol. 8 no. 81 (March 1982)
21. Mandate, vol. 9 no. 84 (June 1982)
22. Mandate, vol. 10 no. 4 (July 1984)
23. Mandate, vol. 12 no. 11 (November 1988)
24. Mandate, vol. 21 no. 11 (November 1997)