Frigidaire was a comics magazine published in Rome, Italy. The magazine had significant effects on graphic design, illustrations and written speech in the country during the 1980s.^[1] In 2008 it folded, and from 2009 it became a supplement of Liberazione, a defunct communist newspaper.

History and profile

Frigidaire was established in 1980.^[1][2] The first issue appeared in November.^[3] The founders were Vincenzo Sparagna, Stefano Tamburini, Filippo Scòzzari, Andrea Pazienza, Massimo Mattioli, and Tanino Liberatore.^[4][5] The magazine had its headquarters in Rome.^[2]

In addition to cartoons Frigidaire featured avant-garde reportages and interviews^[1] and covers articles on visual art.^[2] It also included investigative reports.^[2] Over time the magazine became a mouthpiece for left-wing counterculture in the country.^[2]

At the beginning of the 2000s the frequency of Frigidaire was switched to bi-monthly.^[3] In 2003 Vincenzo Sparagna sold the publisher of the magazine,^[6] which was temporarily ceased publication from April–May 2003 to 2006.^[3] On 25 April 2009 the magazine began to be published as an insert of Liberazione, a communist daily.^[3]

In September 2002, the covers and some selected pages of the magazine were exhibited at the 7th International Comics Festival in Athens.^[1]