 In 1969, Guido Martina created Paperinik (Duck Avenger), the superheroic alter ego of Donald Duck.Inspired by the then-popular fictional character Diabolik as well as Fantômas, Paperinik was originally the diabolic avenger of Donald Duck, and he originally committed criminal acts, i.e., stealing Uncle Scrooge's money, in order to avenge Donald (Scrooge said to Donald "you aren't able to steal not even a nut from a squirrel").As this was not considered a good role model for "Topolino"'s young readers, he soon became a superhero, especially reminiscent of Batman.