The cartoonist Alfredo Castelli, the father of Martin Mystère, has died. "He left us a master of comics" states Lucca comics & games expressing condolences for the passing of Castelli.

Castelli was among the greatest comics writers in the world. He was also the creator of humorous characters such as 'Scheletrino' and 'l'Omino Bufo', which he also designed, which was also one of the first examples of the simplified line in Italian comics.