''Frigidaire'' was a comics magazine published in

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, Italy. The magazine had significant effects on graphic design, illustrations and written speech in the country during the 1980s. In 2008 it folded, and from 2009 it became a supplement of '' Liberazione'', a defunct communist newspaper.

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''Frigidaire'' was established in 1980. The first issue appeared in November. The founders were Vincenzo Sparagna, Stefano Tamburini,

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, and

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. The magazine had its headquarters in Rome. In addition to

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''Frigidaire'' featured

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reportages and interviews and covers articles on

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. It also included investigative reports. Over time the magazine became a mouthpiece for

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in the country. At the beginning of the 2000s the frequency of ''Frigidaire'' was switched to bi-monthly. In 2003 Vincenzo Sparagna sold the publisher of the magazine, which was temporarily ceased publication from April–May 2003 to 2006. On 25 April 2009 the magazine began to be published as an insert of ''Liberazione'', a communist daily. In September 2002, the covers and some selected pages of the magazine were exhibited at the 7th International Comics Festival in

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