The comic follows the adventures of the title character and his uncle Vukoje as they travel around 6th century Balkans as early Slavic scouts.

[2] On the editorial staff meeting, the drawings of painter Lazo Sredanović—who was a graduate from the University of Arts in Belgrade and up to that point had little contact with the Yugoslav comics scene—gained most attention.

[2] First part of the first Dikan story, entitled "Buzdovanske igre" ("Morning Star Games"), was published in 903rd issue of Politikin Zabavnik on April 18, 1969.

[1] Dikan stories were, during the years, written by a number of writers: Ninoslav Šibalić, Milenko Maticki, Branko Đurica, Slobodan Ivkov, and Lekić himself.

[3] In 2009, in order to mark Politikin Zabavnik's 70th anniversary, Pošta Srbije issued a postage stamp with Dikan and Vukoje on it.