Il Mago #61 was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on April 1, 1977, as part of a series that began in 1972. Alfredo Castelli and Daniele Panebarco write, and art comes from Franco Origone, Giancarlo Alessandrini and Giorgio Cavazzano. It features Popeye, Eva Kant, Mafalda, John Killer and Baron Von Strip.