La Morte

La Morte — literally 'Death' — is a recurring supernatural figure in the Dylan Dog horror series, debuting in the very issue that helped establish the tone of Dylan's world. She embodies death itself as a personified entity, haunting Dylan Dog's dark, monster-filled universe.

Few figures in Italian comics carry the weight of a name like La Morte — and this character, born in the pages of Dylan Dog #10 in 1987 under the pen of Tiziano Sclavi and Giampiero Casertano, has haunted the beloved Sergio Bonelli Editore horror series ever since. Emerging at the dawn of Dylan Dog's iconic run, La Morte has proven no fleeting specter: 136 catalogued appearances across nearly four decades — stretching from the Copper Age all the way to 2026 — speak to a presence that readers and creators alike keep returning to. With two key collector issues to their name and a recurring place in Dylan Dog, Speciale Dylan Dog, and Dylan Dog Color Fest, this is a character woven into the very fabric of Dylan's shadowy world, sharing those dark pages with the likes of Ispettore Bloch, Xabaras, and even Martin Mystère. If you're exploring the rich, moody universe of Bonelli horror, La Morte is exactly the kind of enduring enigma that makes the long run worth chasing.