 Mainerio's character appears in a story of the popular Italian comics book/horror "Dampyr", issued monthly by Sergio Bonelli Editore.The story, entitled "Il musicista stregato" ("The Bewitched Musician") and published in #107 of the regular series in February 2009, was written by Mauro Boselli on a plot by Mario Faggella and drawn by Mario Rossi (Majo).It reinterprets real aspects of Mainerio's life (particularly his interest in occultism and magic) in a fantastic tone, combining them with some myths of Friulan folklore such as "agane", female water demons similar to Scottish "bean nighes".