| Category: | Comic magazine |
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Founded: | 1933 |
| Finaldate: | October 1990 |
| Country: | Italy |
| Based: | Milan |
| Language: | Italian |
Il Monello (meaning The Rascal in English) was a weekly comic magazine for kids and teens published in Italy from 1933 to 1990.
Il Monello was founded in 1933[1] by the Del Duca brothers and initially offered only works by Italian cartoonists, introducing several American comic series just in 1936.[2] [3] The magazine was published weekly[4] and was based in Milan.
Considered a mix between Corriere dei Piccoli and Jumbo,[5] Il Monello ceased publication in 1939[6] and many of its interrupted series continued on another Del Duca's magazine for kids, Intrepido.[2] After a 14-year hiatus, Il Monello resumed publication in 1953, achieving a significant commercial success thanks to adventure series such as Forza John and Rocky Rider and to several humorous comic strips, notably Pedrito el Drito and Superbone.[2] [3] Since the early 1970s the magazine targeted a more mature audience and started including regular columns on sport, music and entertainment.[2] The weekly had a circulation of 231,992 copies in 1984.[7]
In 1989 it changed its name on Monello Okay!, then it finally closed in October 1990.[2]