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(73) Mandrake the Magician. Reaching the Road Block, Mandrake Gestures Hypnotically at the Plane Robbers, 1961. Published by King Features
Syndicate February 5, 1961.
India ink over graphite underdrawing with
blue pencil and paste-ons.
Art Wood Collection of Cartoon and Caricature
Prints and Photographs Division
LC-DIG-ppmsca-09492 (73)
Mandrake the Magician, created by Lee Falk (1911-1999) and illustrated by Phil Davis (1906-1964), had magical powers and a cape, predating Superman. Here the three main characters, Mandrake, his sidekick African prince Lothar, and long-term fiancée Narda, conclude their adventure in the story "Sky Raid," which had begun in December 1960. Falk and Davis were young men when they began their long-lasting partnership on Mandrake the Magician. Primarily a writer, Falk also created another well-known comic strip, The Phantom, shortly afterwards. In addition to writing two comic strips, Falk worked actively in the theater, producing and writing plays. |