| Editor | Warren Hinckle III and Sidney Zion |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | March 1970 |
| Final issue | January 1971 |
| Country | United States |
Scanlan's Monthly was a short-lived monthly publication, which ran from March 1970 to January 1971. Edited by Warren Hinckle III and Sidney Zion, it featured politically controversial muckraking and was ultimately subject to an investigation by the FBI during the Nixon administration. It was boycotted by printers as "un-American" by 1971. According to the publishers more than 50 printers refused to handle the January 1971 special issue "Guerilla War in the USA" because it appeared to be promoting domestic terrorism. The issue was finally printed in Quebec.
Scanlan's is best-remembered for featuring several articles by Hunter S. Thompson, and especially for what is considered the first instance of gonzo journalism, Thompson's "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved". Thompson's articles from this period are collected with others in The Great Shark Hunt.
In the magazine, its name was described as being that of a "universally despised Irish pig farmer".
It is also remembered for its catchy subscription-ad slogan adapted from Finley Peter Dunne's Mister Dooley, "You Trust Your Mother But You Cut the Cards."[1]