Il Mago #48 was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on March 1, 1976, as part of a series that began in 1972. Alex Raymond and Benito Jacovitti write, and art comes from Guillermo Mordillo, Johnny Hart and Rog Bollen. It features Rip Kirby, B.C., Blondie, Dick Tracy and The Wizard of Id, among 10 characters cataloged on VerseDB.