《文学》月刊由生活书店出版,创刊于1933年。《文学》月刊的诞生曾轰动上海,它是左翼文艺阵营的重要的话语管道,是由鲁迅和左联直接促成的。早期的书刊通常不会署上封面设计者的姓名,出版实物也因年代与时局的变迁残缺不全,为封面图像寻根溯源往往只能依靠设计师本人留下的资料与当时参与者回忆录中的只言片语寻得。文章从《文学》月刊创刊号的封面图像入手,试结合出版文献史料、图像设计元素与风格在郑川谷与陈之佛之间考证当时轰动一时的《文学》月刊的创刊号封面设计者。 “Literature” magazine published by Life Bookstore, founded in 1933. The birth of “Literature” magazine once made a sensation in Shanghai. It is an important discourse channel for the left literary camp. It was directly contributed by Lu Xun and the Left Federation. Early books and periodicals usually do not have the name of the cover designer. In-kind publications also suffer from changes in the age and the current situation. Searching for cover images often depends only on the information left by the designer and the memoirs of the participants Only words to find. The article begins with the cover image of the first issue of “Literature”, combining with the historical materials, graphic design element and style of the published literature to verify the first publication cover of the monthly issue of “Literature” between Zheng Chuan Valley and Chen Zhifu.