Il Mago #55 was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on October 1, 1976, as part of a series that began in 1972. Dik Browne and Elzie Crisler Segar write, and art comes from Bonvi, Giorgio Cavazzano and Mort Walker. It features Popeye, Dick Tracy, Hi, Lois and Mafalda.