Szpilki

 ( 1936 Establishments In Poland ) 

Szpilki (, ) was a Polish satirical magazine. It was established in 1936 by a group of lettered leftists, including Eryk Lipiński, , and (chief editor).J. Łojek, J. Myśliński, W. Władyka, Dzieje prasy polskiej, Warszawa 1988, p. 103, p. 119. "Prasa satyryczna i humorystyczna w XIX i XX wieku"

Its motto was Prawdziwa cnota krytyk się nie boi (True virtue is not afraid of criticism), a quote from Ignacy Krasicki's mock-heroic poem .

Suspended during World War II, it was resumed in 1945. In 1953 Szpilki was merged with another satirical magazine, Mucha.

Together with many other printed media, it was suspended during the period of martial law. From 1990 the magazine experienced difficulties, and after several attempts of reactivation it was closed in 1994.

• Olaf Bergmann, "Prawdziwa cnota krytyk się nie boi..." Karykatura w czasopismach satyrycznych Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej, 2012,