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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.
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.
Harold "Fred" Fredericks, Jr. (August 9, 1929 – March 10, 2015) was an American cartoonist who drew the Mandrake the Magician comic strip from June 1965, taking over for the late Phil Davis.
During World War II, Davis was drafted.As art director of the Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Company, he edited and illustrated the A-25 bomber instrumentation manual. Davis' wife Martha was a fashion designer, and she collaborated with him on Mandrake during World War II, as detailed in a 1949 Editor & Publisher article:
David McKay Publications (also known as David McKay Company) was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician. [1]
Defenders of the Earth is an American animated television series produced in 1986, featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician, and Mandrake's assistant Lothar—opposing Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. Supporting characters include their children ...
The initiative, now in its 15th year, has seen more than 10,000 free comics and graphic novels distributed since 2009. Thought Bubble, the UK's largest comic art convention and festival, runs ...
Kings Watch is a bi-monthly comic book limited series written by Jeff Parker and drawn by Marc Laming. [1] [2] It was published by Dynamite Entertainment from September 6, 2013 to April 7, 2014. [3] [4] It is a crossover featuring Flash Gordon, the Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician from King Features Syndicate. [5]