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Revision as of 16:59, 16 August 2005 by 136.182.2.222 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Diabolik is an Italian comics character born from an idea by Angela Giussani.
Diabolik is a ruthless master thief. He typically steals from criminals, and has a set of lifelike masks which he uses to fool his opponents. He is added by Eva Kant. "Diabolik" is his name. He was raised as an orphan on a secret island hideout of a criminal combine.
He first appeared in print in November 1 1962 with the title Il re del terrore (English King of Terror).
The Italian filmmaker Mario Bava adapted the story for a 1968 feature film Diabolik (Danger: Diabolik), the story of a skilled thief living out of a ritzy "bat cave" who steals $10 million from the Italian government. A Dino De Laurentiis production (producer of Barbarella).
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