Nessie

A mystery-laden character from the Italian Martin Mystère universe, Nessie draws on the mythic legacy of the legendary Loch Ness creature, appearing within the paranormal and unexplained investigations that define Martin Mystère's world of ancient secrets and hidden truths.

Few characters carry a name as mythically loaded as Nessie, and this Bronze Age creation from Sergio Bonelli Editore — debuting in Speciale Martin Mystère #2 in 1985, brought to life by the legendary team of Alfredo Castelli and Giancarlo Alessandrini — leans right into that mystery-soaked legacy. Across a sixteen-year publishing span, Nessie turns up in some of Bonelli's most beloved corners of the Italian comics universe, sharing pages with icons like Martin Mystère and Dylan Dog, as well as the likes of Groucho and Ispettore Bloch. It's a select but atmospheric handful of appearances that places this character squarely at the intersection of the uncanny and the adventurous — exactly where Italian genre comics of this era thrived. For collectors with a taste for Bonelli's rich tradition of mystery and the fantastic, Nessie is a curious, evocative thread worth following.