what year did Rolling Stone mag come out?

Question

and who was the cover page?

Answer 1

It was John Lennon, not in a musical context but in his role from the film 'How I Won The War'. It was published on November 9, 1967 and looked more like a newspaper!

The compiled covers have been published as a book:

http://www.amazon.com/Rolling-Stone-Complete-Covers-Variable/dp/0810937972

Answer 2

Wenner wrote in the first issue, dated Nov. 9, 1967