Il Mago #82 was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on January 1, 1979, as part of a series that began in 1972. Chester Gould and Chic Young write, and art comes from Daniele Panebarco, Giorgio Cavazzano and Massimo Cavezzali. It features Blondie, Dick Tracy, Mafalda, Altai and Jonson.