Il Mago #73 was published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on April 1, 1978, as part of a series that began in 1972. Chester Gould and Daniele Panebarco write, and art comes from Franco Origone, Giacinto Gaudenzi and Giorgio Cavazzano. It features Popeye, Dick Tracy, Nilus, Altai and Jonson.