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Mandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk before he created The Phantom. [1] [2] Mandrake began publication on June 11, 1934.Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script.
The Daily Planet is a fictional newspaper appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. [1] The newspaper was first mentioned in Action Comics #9 (November 13, 1939) – Underworld Politics, War on Crime.
He left the newspaper to do magazine illustrations and advertising art. In 1933, Davis met St. Louis advertising agency executive Lee Falk, and the two began their collaboration on Mandrake the Magician. Falk asked Davis to do a dozen panels on spec. Davis did so, and in 1934 Falk went to New York and pitched the concept to King Features Syndicate
Lee Falk (/ f ɔː k /), born Leon Harrison Gross (/ ɡ r oʊ s /; April 28, 1911 – March 13, 1999), was an American cartoonist, writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the comic strips Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom. At the height of their popularity, these strips attracted over 100 million readers every day.
[2] [1] Fredericks also inked several comic books for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including The Punisher War Journal, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, Defenders of the Earth, Daredevil, Quasar and G.I. Joe. After Mandrake creator Lee Falk died in 1999, Fredericks became responsible for writing the scripts for the Mandrake strip by himself.
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The photographs Jim has takes during the invasion have saved the Daily Planet from financial failure, and other news companies begin seeking reprint rights for Olsen's pictures. Perry White: Perry White is the editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet. White struggles to keep the once-great metropolitan newspaper running and refuse to give up.