![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shortly thereafter the violence was toned down, in order to soften the series' violence and amorality. In his first appearances, Diabolik was a more straightforward villain who did not hesitate to murder anyone in order to accomplish his deeds. He seems to have a deep knowledge in many scientific fields, including chemistry, mechanics and computers. He typically steals from wealthy people (and has no issue with killing them if need be, but rarely kills the innocent or the police, and has a set of lifelike masks which he uses to fool his opponents, assuming their identities. The pocketbook format contributed, in fact, to the success of the character.ĭiabolik and Eva Kant portrayed by Sergio Zaniboni.ĭiabolik is a ruthless master thief. Thus was born the "Diabolik format" (a small 12 x 17 cm book), which proved popular with other publications in the same genre. To better understand the tastes of her potential readers, Angela made a survey of the market, from which she concluded that many commuters read mystery novels another version of the story claims that the very idea came from her finding a Fantomas novel abandoned in a train. Creator Angela Giussani, who lived near the Milano Cadorna Railway Station, thought of making comics in a format designed for travelling and carrying in one's pocket. Diabolik was born from seeing commuters every day. ![]()
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