Gli Aristocratici ("The Aristocrats") is an Italian comic strip series created in 1973 by Alfredo Castelli and Ferdinando Tacconi.
[1] It features a group of gentlemen thieves who donate to charity the money of their thefts.
During their stories they also encountered famous literary and cinematographic characters such as Sherlock Holmes, James Bond or Inspector Clouseau.
[2] The series obtained a moderate success in Italy and was translated in 18 foreign countries.
[1] Gli Aristocratici also appeared, as supporting characters, in a number of stories of Martin Mystère.