The April 8, 1966, cover of Time magazine was the first cover in the magazine's history to feature only type, and no photo. The cover—with the traditional, red border—was all black, with the words "Is God Dead?" in large, red text. The question was a reference to Friedrich Nietzsche's much-quoted postulate "God is dead" (German: Gott ist tot), which he first proposed in his 1882 book The Gay Science.