Il Male
Italian satirical magazine, 1978–1982
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::summary Italian satirical magazine, 1978–1982 ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| frequency | Weekly |
| category | Satirical magazine |
| firstdate | February 1978 |
| finaldate | 1982 |
| country | Italy |
| based | Rome |
| language | Italian |
| :: |
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History and profile
Il Male was first published in February 1978 as a biweekly tabloid format political satire magazine. The magazine originated from Italian cartoonist Pino Zac's idea. Tommaso Chiaretti was the first editor-in-chief.
The magazine became later weekly. It started with a circulation of 20.000 copies and reached peaks of 48,000 copies. Its fake covers of prominent newspaper were sensational media pranks; the authors even distributed a fake Pravda in Russia during communist rule. The magazine also published a fake Corriere dello Sport in 1978.
Il Male ceased publication in 1982.
References
References
- Salvatore Attardo. (2014). "Encyclopedia of Humor Studies". SAGE Publications.
- Simone Castaldi. (2010). "Drawn and Dangerous: Italian Comics of the 1970s and 1980s". Univ. Press of Mississippi.
- Gino Moliterno. (2002). "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Italian Culture". Routledge.
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