Noggin Magazine

For other uses, see Noggin (disambiguation).

Noggin (magazine)

Noggin Magazine V.3,N.10, August 1992
Editor	Tom Hunter
Categories	art, fiction, Politics, social issues, popular culture, cartoon
Frequency	6 per year
Paid circulation	free
Unpaid circulation	10,000
Total circulation	10,000
First issue	October, 1990
Company	Noggin Magazine
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	Nebraska Writer

Noggin was an American magazine that published art, fiction, cartoons, and social and political commentary. It started in Iowa City, Iowa in 1990 ^[1] and published semimonthly for three years.

During its heyday, Noggin found its way into a variety of local and international controversies. The magazine and its founder, Tom Hunter, appeared in three profile articles in the Daily Iowan, the Cedar Rapids Gazette and the Iowa City Press-Citizen. In addition to its inclusion of ribald cartoons by Scott Warren, Noggin contained images from painters and the sketchbooks of artists.

History

Noggin debuted on October 5, 1990, with V1N1.^[2] It was founded by Tom Hunter with the help and inspiration of his friend, Willie Atwell, publisher of the Iowa City Funnies.

Cartoons

Every piece of fiction carried illustrations. Though the absolute page count varied from 12-24, the last page always contained a full-page cartoon by Scott Warren. The pages of Noggin also carried cartoons by editorial cartoonist Joe Sharpnack.

Politics

Noggin's controversial third issue ^[3] was devoted to opposition to the Gulf War^[4]. This coincided with a heavily political time in Iowa City and a march with an alleged 10,000 participants through the streets of Iowa City in protest of George H. W. Bush's Gulf War.

Controversial Issues

Noggin V1,N3 from January 1991 opposed the Gulf War^[5], thereby generating a controversy in the Daily Iowan and Iowa City Press-Citizen.

Controversial cartoons by Scott Warren

Noggin V1, N4 ^[6] from March 1991 carried a full-page cartoon called "Ranger Woody"^[7] on its back cover. This work by cartoonist Scott Warren proved controversial for its brutal humor^{[citation needed]}.

Noggin V2, N7 from November/December 1991 caused a controversy with its publication of Scott Warren's three page cartoon based on the life and career of serial murderer Ed Gein. A pro-choice group whose pages were published in the same edition expressed outrage at the brutality by Gein as depicted in the cartoons.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ University of Iowa Library U of Iowa Library cardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:SpecialPages Special pages catalog link for Noggin
2. ^ issue
3. ^ [1] V1,N3
4. ^ [2]
5. ^ [3]
6. ^ [4]
7. ^ [5]"

External links

• Noggin N1 and N2
• Noggin N3 to N7
• Noggin N8
• [6] Noggin's Ed Gein Page 1 of 3
• [7] Noggin's Ed Gein Page 2 of 3
• [8] Noggin's Ed Gein Page 3 of 3
• 'Noggin' in the University of Iowa Library Card Catalog FOLIO PS571.I8 N6