''Il Male'' (Italian for "Evil") was a

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published in Rome, Italy, between 1978 and 1982.

History and profile

''Il Male'' was first published in February 1978 as a biweekly

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political satire magazine. The magazine originated from

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Pino Zac's idea. Tommaso Chiaretti was the first

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. 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

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s; the authors even distributed a fake ''

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'' in Russia during communist rule. The magazine also published a fake ''

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'' in 1978. ''Il Male'' ceased publication in 1982.

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All covers 1978-1979-1980-1981n. 45 - Anno IIn. 48 - Anno II
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