Tango (Italian magazine)
Tango was a satirical insert of the Italian Communist newspaper l'Unità. History The first satirical insert of an Italian newspaper, it was founded by Bobo creator Sergio Staino and followed the style of the major Italian satirical magazine Il Male, of which it brought together numerous collaborators. Mostly consisting of cartoons and comics, among the collaborators of the magazine were Andrea Pazienza, Stefano Benni, Michele Serra, Domenico Starnone, Gino e Michele, Francesco Guccini, Roberto Vecchioni, Francesco De Gregori, , Altan, Ellekappa, Massimo Cavezzali, Renato Calligaro, , , Paolo Hendel, David Riondino, . The magazine raised several controversities, particularly with "Nattango", a cartoon depicting the then Communist secretary Alessandro Natta naked and dancing; originally a polemical response to the Corriere della Sera editorial cartoonist Giorgio Forattini, who had accused the magazine of Communist propaganda and challenged it to publish a cartoon on Natta, it became a political case, with, among others, the Italian Socialist Party leader Bettino Craxi describing it as "inconceivable" and "cretinous and questionable humour". The magazine's original four pages doubled into eight in the early 1988. Following the death of Pazienza and the major involvement of Staino in the film Cavalli si nasce, Tango ended its publications on 3 October 1988. It was replaced three months later by Cuore. Further reading See also List of magazines in Italy References 1986 establishments in Italy 1988 disestablishments in Italy Communist magazines Defunct magazines published in Italy Italian-language magazines Magazines established in 1986 Magazines disestablished in 1988 Newspaper supplements Satirical magazines published in Italy Comics magazines published in Italy Weekly magazines published in Italy Italian political satire