''Asso di bastoni'' ( it, Ace of clubs; ) was a weekly satirical and political magazine which was headquartered in Rome, Italy. It was in circulation between 1948 and 1957. The magazine was the organ of the Repubblica Sociale Italiana which was established by the members of the

Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement ( it, Movimento Sociale Italiano, MSI) was a neo-fascist political party in Italy. A far-right party, it presented itself until the 1990s as the defender of Italian fascism's legacy, and later moved towards national ...

, a neo-fascist political party.

History and profile

''Asso di bastoni'' was launched by the Repubblica Sociale Italiana in 1948. The group consisted of the members of the Italian Social Movement. The magazine was published on a weekly basis in Rome. Vanni Teodorani who was the son-in-law of

Arnaldo Mussolini Arnaldo Mussolini (January 11, 1885 – December 21, 1931) was an Italian journalist and politician. He was the brother of Italy's Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, and a Fascist himself. He was also the brother of Edvige Mussolini and the broth ...

was the director of the magazine. One of the contributors was British fascist politician

Oswald Mosley Sir Oswald Ernald Mosley, 6th Baronet (16 November 1896 – 3 December 1980) was a British politician during the 1920s and 1930s who rose to fame when, having become disillusioned with mainstream politics, he turned to fascism. He was a member ...

who published articles on his European vision. In fact, Mosley's

Europe a Nation Europe a Nation was a policy developed by the British fascist politician Oswald Mosley as the cornerstone of his Union Movement. It called for the integration of Europe into a single political entity. Although the idea failed to gain widespread ...

was among the supporters of the magazine. During its lifetime ''Asso di bastoni'' sold 30,000 weekly copies. It offered a prize for the stories which covered the period between 1940 and 1945. Some of the stories that won this prize were published in ''Asso di bastoni''. The magazine folded in 1957.

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Digital copies of the magazine
Biblioteca Digitale {{DEFAULTSORT:Asso di bastoni 1948 establishments in Italy 1957 disestablishments in Italy Defunct political magazines published in Italy Fascist newspapers and magazines Italian-language magazines Italian political satire Magazines established in 1948 Magazines disestablished in 1957 Magazines published in Rome Satirical magazines published in Italy Weekly magazines published in Italy