Johnny Dorelli. Fantomex is a character created by Grant Morrison during their run writing X-Men. He is a master thief using technological gadgets and his uniform is similar to Diabolik's, but coloured white. He is assisted by an artificial intelligence called E.V.A. Mike Patton had decided on either Fantômas or Diabolik for his avant-garde metal band, ultimately called Fantômas. The Beastie Boys music video for the song "Body Movin’ " is a direct parody of Danger: Diabolik and features many clips from the movie itself. Millar & McNiven's Nemesis A racing driver named Diabolik who races in the Superstars Series, who never takes off his balaclava. In real life, Matteo Messina Denaro, a prominent figure in the Sicilian Mafia considered to be a candidate to become the next capo di tutti capi, is nicknamed "Diabolik", after the comic book character. References External links Diabolik’s entry at International Catalogue of Superheroes Beastie Boys Body Movin' video featuring excerpts from Danger: Diabolik! Screenshots of the Diabolik: Original Sin video game Diabolik in India Pilot for Sky TV series Italian comics titles Italian comics characters 1962 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 1962 Fictional Italian people Italian comics Crime comics Fictional professional thieves Comic book digests Italian comics adapted into films Comics adapted into television series Comics adapted into animated series Comics adapted into video games Comics set in Europe Comics set in a fictional country