Il Mago #53 was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on August 1, 1976, as part of a series that began in 1972. Chester Gould and Daniele Panebarco write, and art comes from Franco Origone, Mort Walker and Quino. It features Dick Tracy, Hi, Lois, Sappo and Nilus, among 6 characters cataloged on VerseDB.