Monocle was a United States satirical magazine, published irregularly from the late 1950s until the mid-sixties. For at least the majority of its run, it was edited by Victor Navasky.Victor Navasky, introduction to the 1996 Free Press edition of The Report From Iron Mountain http://www.blancmange.net/tmh/articles/navasky.html accessed online 18 December 2006.

lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles

a type of spectacles (corrective lenses) used to correct the vision in only one eye

an eyeglass for one eye

Monocle is a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe to Hawkman. He first appeared in Flash Comics #64 (April-May 1945): "The Man with the Magic Monocles".