Il Mago #96 was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on March 1, 1980, as part of a series that began in 1972. Alex Raymond and Daniele Panebarco write, and art comes from Enrique Badia Romero. It features Popeye, Rip Kirby, Mafalda, Axa and Sam Pezzo, among 8 characters cataloged on VerseDB.