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Weekly satirical magazine in Italy (1945–1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Candido was a satirical magazine published in Milan, Italy, between 1945 and 1961. It was cofounded and edited by Giovannino Guareschi.
Candido was started in 1945 as a successor of another satirical magazine Bertoldo.[1][2][3] It was cofounded by Giovannino Guareschi, Giaci Mondaini and Giovanni Mosca on the request of the Italian publisher Angelo Rizzoli.[4][5] The magazine was published on a weekly basis,[6] and its headquarters was in Milan.[1][7] Giovannino Guareschi also served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine and resigned from the post in 1957.[8] However, he continued to contribute to the weekly.[6] In the period 1952–1953 Candido sold 180,000–200,000 copies.[9] Later its circulation reached 225,000 copies.[3]
The magazine had a monarchist and moderately conservative stance.[3][6] For the magazine editors Catholics and communists were in continuous and inflexible opposition.[10] It frequently published cartoons featuring the major political figures of the period, including Christian democrat Alcide De Gasperi and communist Palmiro Togliatti.[11] Candido ceased publication in 1961.[7]
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