Puss (magazine)

*Puss*
Categories	Satirical magazine
Founded	1968
First issue	January 1968
Final issue; Number	Autumn 1974; 24
Country	Sweden
Based in	Stockholm
Language	Swedish

Last updated October 30, 2024

Puss, stylized as PUSS, (Swedish : Kiss) was a leftist underground satirical and arts magazine which was published in the period between 1968 and 1974 in Stockholm, Sweden.

History and profile

Puss was launched by a group of Swedish artists led by Lars Hillersberg in Stockholm in January 1968.^[1] The magazine adopted a critical approach towards politicians and opinion leaders and condemned the US interventions in Vietnam and the Swedish police.^[1] It was also involved in the emerging feminist discussions in Sweden.^[1] Major contributors were Lars Norén,^[2] Marie-Louise Ekman, Carl Johan De Geer, Lars Forssell, and Öyvind Fahlström.^[1] The issues 1 through 21 were published in A4 format.^[3] The remaining issues came out in tabloid format.^[3] The frequency of Puss was regular in the early years, but became irregular later.^[3] The magazine had 24 pages throughout its lifetime.^[3] The editor of the magazine frequently changed and included the following: Lars Hillersberg, Åke Holmqvist, Karin Frostensson, Carl Johan De Geer, Leif Katz, Karl Erik Liljeros, Ulf Rahmberg, Lena Svedberg and Christer Themptander.^[2] The magazine sold nearly 10,000 copies.^[3]

The magazine frequently employed the political satire containing a covert and aesthetic critique.^[2] In the third issue Puss published a photo collage made by Lars Hillersberg featuring a naked man wearing a mask of the People's Party leader Sven Wedén.^[1]^[3] Following its publication the issue was confiscated by the Swedish authorities,^[4] and it became a subject of criticisms by mainstream publications such as Aftonbladet and Svenska Dagbladet .^[1] Right-wing leader Gösta Bohman also attacked the magazine describing it as a "disgusting" publication.^[3]Puss folded in Autumn 1974 after producing a total of 24 issues.^[3]^[2]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Puss 1968–1973". tidskrift.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2022.
1 2 3 4 Lars Bang Larsen (2016). "PUSS 1968–1973". In Tania Ørum; Jesper Olsson (eds.). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975. Vol. 32. Leiden; Boston: Brill Rodopi. pp. 789–793. doi:10.1163/9789004310506_083. ISBN 9789004310506.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Åke Holmqvist. "Puss – satirisk vänster med stake" (in Swedish). Hjärnstorm.
↑ Klara Arnberg (2012). "Under the Counter, Under the Radar? The Business and Regulation of the Pornographic Press in Sweden 1950–1971". Enterprise & Society . 13 (2): 350–377. doi:10.1093/es/khr080.

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[tnu-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Puss 1968–1973". tidskrift.nu (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[lbl2016-2] 1 2 3 4 Lars Bang Larsen (2016). "PUSS 1968–1973". In Tania Ørum; Jesper Olsson (eds.). A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries 1950-1975. Vol. 32. Leiden; Boston: Brill Rodopi. pp. 789–793. doi:10.1163/9789004310506_083. ISBN 9789004310506.

[ake-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Åke Holmqvist. "Puss – satirisk vänster med stake" (in Swedish). Hjärnstorm.

[4] Klara Arnberg (2012). "Under the Counter, Under the Radar? The Business and Regulation of the Pornographic Press in Sweden 1950–1971". Enterprise & Society . 13 (2): 350–377. doi:10.1093/es/khr080.

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