''Marc'Aurelio'' was an Italian satirical magazine, published between 1931 and 1958, and briefly resurrected in 1973.

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The weekly magazine was founded in Rome by Oberdan Catone and Vito De Bellis in 1931. It was the first satirical magazine to be started in Italy following the forced closure of other satirical magazines by the

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, particularly '' Il Becco Giallo'', of which it inheredit many collaborators. It immediately distinguished itself for its original humour, often abstract and surreal.Gianni Bono. "Marc'Aurelio". ''Guida al fumetto italiano''. Epierre, 2003. pp. 1251–2. Initially polemic and courageous, after several judicial seizures it gradually ignored political themes and focusing in a humour which was an end in itself, eventually getting a large success and selling over 300,000 copies a week. In 1952 it was launched a Ligurian edition of the magazine, directed by Enzo La Rosa. In 1954 the magazine became fortnightly, and shortly later monthly. In 1955 ''Marc'Aurelio'' was acquired by the publisher Corrado Tedeschi who moved the editorial staff in

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, and the magazine reprised its weekly basis. It eventually ceased its publications in 1958. Many young collaborators of the magazine including Federico Fellini, Steno,

Vittorio Metz Vittorio Metz (18 July 1904 – 1 March 1984) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for more than 110 films between 1939 and 1977. Selected filmography * '' Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi ...

, Ettore Scola,

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Ruggero Maccari Ruggero Maccari (28 June 1919 – 8 May 1989) was an Italian screenwriter. Specially known by his collaboration with film director and screenwriter Ettore Scola. He wrote Commedia all'italiana films such as ''The Easy Life'', '' Brutti spor ...

, after the

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started successful careers in the Italian film industry. In 1973 Delfina Metz (the daughter of Vittorio), with the artistic supervision of Enrico De Seta, shortly relaunched the magazine, which definitively closed the same year after 26 issues.

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