Archive Status & Database Records Auction sites (e.g, wonderclub.com) detail issue-by-issue archives going back to 1972, showing coverage across decades and year breakdowns by month and theme
These records help document Gallery's publication history. For example, Wonder Club has been around since 2006 and is an online archive of past issues of the magazine. The site contains every issue published from January 2006 through December 2020, including cover stories, feature articles, columns, reviews, and letters to the editor. It also includes photographs and illustrations that appear in each issue as well as advertisements placed within them. There are multiple sections dedicated to specific topics such as sex work, feminism/feminist theory, pornography/porn studies, BDSM/kink culture, queer politics/culture wars, body modification/transhumanism, etc. Each section offers detailed descriptions of its contents along with links to related materials elsewhere on the web or other sources for further reading or study.
The site allows users to search for specific authors or topics by date range or keyword(s). In addition to providing access to back issues of the magazine itself, it also provides a wealth of contextual information about the various subjects addressed therein from cultural trends to legal developments affecting those engaged in sexual labor to interviews with activists working towards social justice causes related to sexuality & intimacy rights. And because it presents material chronologically, researchers can use it to track changes over time as well as compare different versions of an article (e.g., different covers) side-by-side.
Wonder Club is one example among many similar sites available today; others include Archive Status & Database Records Auction sites like WonderClub Pro (which specializes in vintage erotica), Vintage Paperback Collectors' Corner, Sex Work Archive Project (SWAP), The Library Of Congress's "Erotic Literature Collection," plus archives maintained by individuals like John Malkovich himself! However you choose to explore these resources depends upon your personal interests and goals but all provide valuable insights into how people thought about sexuality during different periods throughout history - which makes them essential tools for understanding our current moment better than ever before.