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MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN -- SUNDAY STRIPS

by Deepwoods.org

This list has been compiled primarily from information supplied by Jim Shepherd of Frew Publications. Publication dates were checked and corrected, and missing story titles added based on information published in Splasch Magazine (Sweden, 1997), an Italian Mandrake index, and my own collection of Norwegian and Swedish Fantomen magazines and a few Australian, American and Indian Mandrake comics. I would also like to gratefully acknowledge the assistance of several dedicated Mandrake fans: Kari Elkelä (Finland), Kjell Steen (Norway), Einar Johnskås (Sweden), Sérgio Takara (Brazil), Arthur Lortie (USA), Emile Schwarz (France), Jon Preddle (New Zealand), Jeffrey Lindenblatt (USA), and Rick Hy (USA).

Since this list has been compiled from various international sources, it is inevitable that there will be slight discrepancies in dates and story titles. Wherever possible, the original English language titles and dates have been used. We greatly appreciate the assistance of anyone who can provide corrections. Please send your corrections to guran@deepwoods.org.

Lee Falk was the sole writer of all stories until his death on 13 March 1999. Fred Fredericks wrote and drew all subsequent stories. Phil Davis was the first Sunday strip artist. From 1942, Davis was assisted by his wife Martha. Phil Davis died on 16 December 1964, and his last strips appeared in February 1965. Martha Davis continued to draw both strips for a few months before Fred Fredericks assumed the reins as regular Mandrake artist from 27 June 1965 on the Sundays.

The Mandrake Sunday strip was cancelled on 29 Dec 2002, at the conclusion of Shadows on Devil Road. This was Fred Fredericks' decision rather than something that was inflicted upon him. It will leave him with more time to work on the daily strips which are continuing. It was hoped that King Features would provide reprints of older stories for the remaining newspaper clients (reportedly only 15), but sadly this option was not pursued. Consequently, these newspaper clients have replaced the Mandrake Sundays with alternate titles.

Only full length Sunday stories are numbered. During the early days (1935-1940) it was common for "filler pages" to appear between stories. The filler pages contain pointers to a following full-length story.

S# Title Start Finish Weeks
1 The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers 3 Feb 1935 26 May 1935 17
2 Land of the Fakirs 2 Jun 1935 6 Oct 1935 19
3 Land of the Little People 13 Oct 1935 1 Mar 1936 21
4 The Circus People 8 Mar 1936 23 Aug 1936 25
5 Chamber into the X Dimension 30 Aug 1936 7 Mar 1937 28
6 Prince Paulo the Tyrant 14 Mar 1937 29 Aug 1937 25
  (filler pages) 5 Sep 1937 12 Sep 1937 2
7 The Treasure Hunt 19 Sep 1937 20 Mar 1938 27
8 The Lunar Trip 27 Mar 1938 18 Sep 1938 26
9 Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival 25 Sep 1938 23 Oct 1938 5
10 The Haunted Range 30 Oct 1938 25 Dec 1938 9
  (filler pages) 1 Jan 1939 29 Jan 1939 5
11 City of Gold 5 Feb 1939 6 Aug 1939 27
  (filler pages) 13 Aug 1939 10 Sep 1939 5
12 The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain 17 Sep 1939 24 Dec 1939 15
  (filler pages) 31 Dec 1939 28 Jan 1940 5
13 The Theatre Mysteries 4 Feb 1940 14 Apr 1940 11
14 The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination 21 Apr 1940 26 May 1940 6
15 The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island 2 Jun 1940 11 Aug 1940 11
16 The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows 18 Aug 1940 22 Sep 1940 6
  (filler pages) 29 Sep 1940 6 Oct 1940 2
17 The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons 13 Oct 1940 22 Dec 1940 11
18 The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship 29 Dec 1940 20 Apr 1941 17
19 The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago 27 Apr 1941 22 Jun 1941 9
20 The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants 29 Jun 1941 2 Nov 1941 19
21 The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles 9 Nov 1941 12 Apr 1942 23
22 Pacifica 19 Apr 1942 1 Nov 1942 29
23 Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair 8 Nov 1942 28 Feb 1943 17
24 Cloud City 7 Mar 1943 7 Nov 1943 36
25 Gloria Golden 14 Nov 1943 23 Jan 1944 11
26 The Garden of Wuzzu 30 Jan 1944 21 May 1944 17
27 The Circus Adventure 28 May 1944 27 Aug 1944 14
28 The Santa Claus Pirates 3 Sep 1944 3 Dec 1944 14
29 Fountain of Youth 10 Dec 1944 18 Mar 1945 15
30 Kingdom of the Wind 25 Mar 1945 17 Jun 1945 13
31 The Attalan Deep 24 Jun 1945 4 Nov 1945 20
32 The Twins of Karana 11 Nov 1945 3 Mar 1946 17
33 The Singing Devils 10 Mar 1946 30 Jun 1946 17
34 Roc Island 7 Jul 1946 3 Nov 1946 18
35 Kingdom of Marvel 10 Nov 1946 7 Sep 1947 44
36 The Blue Bandit 14 Sep 1947 1 Feb 1948 21
37 The Prince Who Never Smiled 8 Feb 1948 4 Apr 1948 9
38 City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates 11 Apr 1948 20 Jun 1948 11
39 City of Jewels Pt.2: The Ice Demons 27 Jun 1948 5 Sep 1948 11
40 City of Jewels Pt.3: Conclusion 12 Sep 1948 14 Nov 1948 10
41 The Raft People 21 Nov 1948 23 Jan 1949 10
42 Fear Island 30 Jan 1949 1 May 1949 14
43 The Mystery of the Big Trees 8 May 1949 7 Aug 1949 14
44 Jungle Adventure 14 Aug 1949 4 Jun 1950 43
45 The Ghost Whale 11 Jun 1950 27 Aug 1950 12
46 The Department Store Mystery 3 Sep 1950 22 Oct 1950 8
47 Curse of the Kavrun Emerald 29 Oct 1950 14 Jan 1951 12
48 The Venus Flytrap 21 Jan 1951 11 Mar 1951 8
49 Mystery of the Vanishing Homes 18 Mar 1951 20 May 1951 10
50 The Spaceship to Venus 27 May 1951 28 Oct 1951 23
51 The Caribbean Mystery 4 Nov 1951 16 Dec 1951 7
52 The Jungle Fullback 23 Dec 1951 17 Feb 1952 9
53 Taboo Land 24 Feb 1952 6 Jul 1952 20
54 The Doorway to Z 13 Jul 1952 16 Nov 1952 19
55 The Hide-out 23 Nov 1952 18 Jan 1953 9
56 The Visitors 25 Jan 1953 7 Jun 1953 20
57 The Water Champs 14 Jun 1953 5 Jul 1953 4
58 Mandrake's Magic House 12 Jul 1953 27 Sep 1953 12
59 Mandrake Plays Cupid 4 Oct 1953 22 Nov 1953 8
60 Rex (The Living Fossil) 29 Nov 1953 4 Apr 1954 19
61 The Mountain that Walked 11 Apr 1954 23 May 1954 7
62 The Tomb 30 May 1954 18 Jul 1954 8
63 The Ocean Wind 25 Jul 1954 12 Dec 1954 21
64 The Sleeping Forest 19 Dec 1954 13 Mar 1955 13
65 Isle of the Giant 20 Mar 1955 22 May 1955 10
66 Universal Love 29 May 1955 7 Aug 1955 11
67 Magnetic Island 14 Aug 1955 20 Nov 1955 15
68 The Castaway 27 Nov 1955 12 Feb 1956 12
69 City in the Deep 19 Feb 1956 3 Jun 1956 16
70 Witchman's Peak 10 Jun 1956 11 Nov 1956 23
71 The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest 18 Nov 1956 9 Jun 1957 30
72 The Casino 16 Jun 1957 4 Aug 1957 8
73 The Place Called X 11 Aug 1957 29 Dec 1957 21
74 The Invaders 5 Jan 1958 20 Apr 1958 16
75 The Mesa 27 Apr 1958 6 Jul 1958 11
76 The Birthday Party 13 Jul 1958 30 Nov 1958 21
77 The Invisible Thief 7 Dec 1958 15 Mar 1959 15
78 The Watcher 22 Mar 1959 5 Jul 1959 16
79 The Old West Revisited 12 Jul 1959 30 Aug 1959 8
80 The Horse Thief 6 Sep 1959 15 Nov 1959 11
81 The Abominable Snowman 22 Nov 1959 1 May 1960 24
82 The Demon Photographer 8 May 1960 24 Jul 1960 12
83 The Radio Telescope 31 Jul 1960 7 Aug 1960 2
84 The Water Pirates 14 Aug 1960 4 Dec 1960 17
85 Sky Raid 11 Dec 1960 5 Feb 1961 9
86 The Summit Conference 12 Feb 1961 28 May 1961 16
87 The Space Thing 4 Jun 1961 24 Sep 1961 17
88 The Diversion 1 Oct 1961 10 Dec 1961 11
89 The Collector 17 Dec 1961 29 Apr 1962 20
90 Task Test 6 May 1962 9 Sep 1962 19
91 The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet) 16 Sep 1962 10 Mar 1963 26
92 The Ghost Lover 17 Mar 1963 1 Sep 1963 25
93 The Double 8 Sep 1963 19 Jan 1964 20
94 The Castaway 26 Jan 1964 9 Aug 1964 29
95 The Mole 16 Aug 1964 14 Mar 1965 31
96 The Traveller's Tale 21 Mar 1965 22 Aug 1965 23
97 The Cobra Returns 29 Aug 1965 3 Apr 1966 32
98 The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel 10 Apr 1966 7 Aug 1966 18
99 The Astro Pirates 14 Aug 1966 25 Dec 1966 20
100 The Blackout Caper 1 Jan 1967 23 Apr 1967 17
101 The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar 30 Apr 1967 24 Sep 1967 22
102 The Game of Chance 1 Oct 1967 11 Feb 1968 20
103 Invasion of the Babu 18 Feb 1968 21 Jul 1968 23
104 Second Chance 28 Jul 1968 3 Nov 1968 15
105 The All or Nothing Hunt 10 Nov 1968 30 Mar 1969 21
106 The Galactic Rumble 6 Apr 1969 7 Sep 1969 23
107 The Invaders 14 Sep 1969 11 Jan 1970 18
108 The 3D Monster 18 Jan 1970 19 Apr 1970 14
109 The Solar Wind 26 Apr 1970 23 Aug 1970 18
110 The Mystery 30 Aug 1970 3 Jan 1971 19
111 Hojo's Secret 10 Jan 1971 28 Feb 1971 8
112 The Shark 7 Mar 1971 23 May 1971 12
113 The Hidden College of Magic 30 May 1971 29 Aug 1971 14
114 The Space Pack 5 Sep 1971 21 Nov 1971 12
115 The Garden of the Inca 28 Nov 1971 13 Feb 1972 12
116 Emile, Emir of Emmo 20 Feb 1972 14 May 1972 13
117 The Blue Thing 21 May 1972 3 Sep 1972 16
118 The Basilisk 10 Sep 1972 7 Jan 1973 18
119 The Mystery of the Stone Face 14 Jan 1973 15 Apr 1973 14
120 Lothar's Walk in the Park 22 Apr 1973 10 Jun 1973 8
121 The Mystery of Inter-Intel 17 Jun 1973 5 Aug 1973 8
122 Fun with Mandrake 12 Aug 1973 21 Oct 1973 11
123 The Bank Robbery 28 Oct 1973 3 Feb 1974 15
124 Return to X 10 Feb 1974 30 Jun 1974 21
125 Galaxy War 7 Jul 1974 1 Jun 1975 48
126 The Roadhouse 8 Jun 1975 13 Jul 1975 6
127 Ghost Town 20 Jul 1975 2 Nov 1975 16
128 The Plane Hijackers 9 Nov 1975 28 Dec 1975 8
129 The Man from Europa 4 Jan 1976 14 Mar 1976 11
130 The Giant Head 21 Mar 1976 13 Jun 1976 13
131 Moxley University Robbers 20 Jun 1976 15 Aug 1976 9
132 Prairie Man 22 Aug 1976 5 Dec 1976 16
133 Mysterious Bigfoot 12 Dec 1976 3 Apr 1977 17
134 Old Folks 10 Apr 1977 17 Jul 1977 15
135 The Three Brothers 24 Jul 1977 16 Oct 1977 13
136 Mr Ttazz 23 Oct 1977 5 Mar 1978 20
137 Narq's Conquest 12 Mar 1978 24 Sep 1978 29
138 Mandrake and Ali-Petro 1 Oct 1978 4 Feb 1979 19
139 The Mysterious Birds 11 Feb 1979 17 Jun 1979 19
140 The Sky Pirates 24 Jun 1979 26 Aug 1979 10
141 Lothar's Workout 2 Sep 1979 11 Nov 1979 11
142 Super Giant 18 Nov 1979 17 Feb 1980 14
143 Mandrake's Hate Club 24 Feb 1980 6 Jul 1980 20
144 The Cave Mystery 13 Jul 1980 2 Nov 1980 17
145 The Rat Men 9 Nov 1980 5 Jul 1981 35
146 Mandrake's Masquerade - The Xanadu Story 12 Jul 1981 31 Jan 1982 30
147 Centre Stage Terror 7 Feb 1982 21 Mar 1982 7
148 Prince Nasdaq 28 Mar 1982 29 Aug 1982 23
149 El Dorado 5 Sep 1982 20 Feb 1983 25
150 The Cloud Men 27 Feb 1983 4 Sep 1983 28
151 The Evil Star 11 Sep 1983 29 Jan 1984 21
152 Dr Ffark's Cosmic Circus 5 Feb 1984 3 Jun 1984 18
153 The Hitchhiker 10 Jun 1984 23 Sep 1984 16
154 The Central Galaxy 30 Sep 1984 8 Jun 1986 89
155 The Lost City 15 Jun 1986 16 Nov 1986 23
156 The Kraken 23 Nov 1986 12 Jul 1987 34
157 The Floating Island 19 Jul 1987 27 Mar 1988 37
158 The Young Prince 3 Apr 1988 12 Jun 1988 11
159 Taboo Isle 19 Jun 1988 6 Nov 1988 21
160 Singing Rocks 13 Nov 1988 2 Apr 1989 21
161 The Sport of Magicians 9 Apr 1989 27 Aug 1989 21
162 The Dolphins 3 Sep 1989 14 Jan 1990 20
163 Isle des Fleurs et Morte 21 Jan 1990 24 Jun 1990 23
164 Dangers in the Jungle 1 Jul 1990 16 Dec 1990 25
165 The Snarff of Karff 23 Dec 1990 13 Oct 1991 43
166 The Million Dollar Tour 20 Oct 1991 19 Apr 1992 27
167 Capt. C.C.'s Crazy Circus 26 Apr 1992 2 Aug 1992 15
168 The Prison Break 9 Aug 1992 24 Jan 1993 25
169 The Bikers of Ghost Town 31 Jan 1993 22 Aug 1993 30
170 The Bee Thief 29 Aug 1993 26 Dec 1993 18
171 The Galactic Birthday Adventure 2 Jan 1994 22 Jan 1995 56
172 Revolution In Lotharton 29 Jan 1995 7 Jan 1996 50
173 The Swarm 14 Jan 1996 18 Aug 1996 32
174 Dr. Holton's Reputation 25 Aug 1996 9 Feb 1997 25
175 Speedy 16 Feb 1997 28 Sep 1997 33
176 Mandrake Marries Narda 5 Oct 1997 22 Nov 1998 60
177 The Cloud 29 Nov 1998 11 Apr 1999 20
178 The Bullies 18 Apr 1999 1 Aug 1999 16
179 The Invisible Person 8 Aug 1999 10 Oct 1999 10
180 Rumble on the Road 17 Oct 1999 30 Jan 2000 16
181 The Trick Stealer 6 Feb 2000 28 May 2000 17
182 High Climb to Danger 4 Jun 2000 24 Sep 2000 17
183 The Devil's Stagecoach 1 Oct 2000 11 Mar 2001 24
184 The Bank Mystery 18 Mar 2001 22 Jul 2001 19
185 The Trouble with Hobbies 29 Jul 2001 2 Dec 2001 19
186 Return of the Tourist 9 Dec 2001 12 May 2002 23
187 Shadows on Devil Road 19 May 2002 29 Dec 2002 33

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