The April 8, 1966, cover of Time magazine was the first cover in the magazine's history to feature only type, and no photo.[4] 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"),[5] which he first proposed in his 1882 book The Gay Science.
(quoted from Wikipedia)