Mandrake the Magician - Daily Strips

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), Enrique Zeiger (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 up to and including The Fisherman (D228). The plot for The Secret Mission (D229) was created by Lee Falk from his hospital bed during his last days. Most of the script was subsequently finished by Fred Fredericks, who now writes and draws all stories.

Lee Falk reportedly drew the first few weeks of the Mandrake dailies, before handing over to Phil Davis. 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 daily artist from 7 June 1965.

Where can you read the new Mandrake dailies on-line? High resolution colour dailies are available to subscribers of Daily Ink, and they are also available for free but in a much smaller size at the King Features website (two week delay). An archive of the latest strips can be viewed at Aman King's website.

D#TitleStartFinishWeeks
1The Cobra11 Jun 193424 Nov 193424
2The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)26 Nov 193423 Feb 193513
3The Monster of Tanov Pass25 Feb 193515 Jun 193516
4Saki, The Clay Camel17 Jun 19352 Nov 193520
5The Werwolf4 Nov 193529 Feb 193617
6The Return of the Clay Camel2 Mar 193618 Jul 193620
7The Slave Traders of Tygandi20 Jul 193628 Nov 193619
8Mandrake in the Lost World30 Nov 193617 Apr 193720
9In the Cobra's Grip19 Apr 193711 Sep 193721
10Mandrake in America13 Sep 193729 Jan 193820
11Mandrake in Hollywood31 Jan 19382 Apr 19389
12Sonny the Child Movie Star4 Apr 193814 May 19386
13Mandrake and the Haunted House16 May 19389 Jul 19388
14Blozz the Champion11 Jul 193810 Sep 19389
15Mandrake in Love12 Sep 19383 Dec 193812
16Visitors From Space5 Dec 19384 Feb 19399
17The Deep South6 Feb 193913 May 193914
18Mandrake in Cockaigne15 May 19392 Sep 193916
19Mandrake in North Africa4 Sep 193923 Dec 193916
20The Mountain Bandits25 Dec 193920 Jan 19404
21The Museum Mystery22 Jan 19404 May 194015
22The Octopus Ring6 May 194021 Dec 194033
23Dr Griff's Invention23 Dec 19405 Apr 194115
24The Mystery of the Striped Orchid7 Apr 194121 Jun 194111
25The Great Grando23 Jun 19418 Nov 194120
26Lothar the Champ10 Nov 194111 Jul 194235
27The Rumor Factory13 Jul 194212 Sep 19429
28Baron Kord14 Sep 194210 Apr 194330
29The Witch of Kaloon12 Apr 194323 Oct 194328
30The Earthshaker25 Oct 194329 Jan 194414
31The Dome31 Jan 194424 Jun 194421
32Doctor Congo26 Jun 19447 Oct 194415
33The Mirror People9 Oct 194416 Dec 194410
34The Ice Lady18 Dec 194431 Mar 194515
35The Old Ones2 Apr 194530 Jun 194513
36The Mysterious Prince2 Jul 194513 Oct 194515
37The Sleeping Beauty15 Oct 194512 Jan 194613
38Pleasant Valley14 Jan 194623 Mar 194610
39Medusa25 Mar 19461 Jun 194610
40The Jinx3 Jun 19463 Aug 19469
41Felina5 Aug 194614 Dec 194619
42The Brass Monkey16 Dec 194622 Mar 194714
43HRH Cuddles24 Mar 19472 Aug 194719
44Wolf Valley4 Aug 19471 Nov 194713
45Sky Acres3 Nov 19473 Jan 19489
46The Ghost Plane5 Jan 194820 Mar 194811
47Cinderella of the Sea22 Mar 194817 Jul 194817
48Queen Ebony19 Jul 19482 Oct 194811
49The Big Tyme4 Oct 194825 Dec 194812
50Derek27 Dec 194823 Apr 194917
51The Amazing Ray25 Apr 194930 Jul 194914
52Lady Ermine1 Aug 19491 Oct 19499
53Mystery Taxi3 Oct 194926 Nov 19498
54Mystery at the Bar T Ranch28 Nov 194911 Feb 195011
55Deadman's Gulch13 Feb 195011 Mar 19504
56The Beauty Collector13 Mar 195027 May 195011
57The Dark One29 May 195019 Aug 195012
58The Mystery of Uncle Ed21 Aug 195014 Oct 19508
59The Haunted Farm16 Oct 19502 Dec 19507
60Swami4 Dec 195017 Mar 195115
61Lenore19 Mar 19519 Jun 195112
62Mandrake's Birthday11 Jun 195114 Jul 19515
63The Face Mystery16 Jul 195115 Sep 19519
64The Conquerors17 Sep 195117 Nov 19519
65The Million Dollar Loaf19 Nov 195119 Jan 19529
66The Mysterious Phone Booth21 Jan 19521 Mar 19526
67The Silly Stuff Department3 Mar 195212 Apr 19526
68Cleopatra's Treasure14 Apr 195226 Jul 195215
69Out of Nowhere28 Jul 19524 Oct 195210
70The Impostor6 Oct 195227 Dec 195212
71The Jungle Witch29 Dec 195218 Apr 195316
72The Vanishing Rocket20 Apr 195320 Jun 19539
73The Mysterious Mr Beam22 Jun 195326 Sep 195314
74The Monsters28 Sep 195312 Dec 195311
75The Haunted Slope14 Dec 19536 Feb 19548
76The Royal Suitor8 Feb 195429 May 195416
77The Deep Sea Mystery31 May 195428 Aug 195413
78The Museum Theft30 Aug 19549 Oct 19546
79The Enchantress11 Oct 19541 Jan 195512
80The Tourist3 Jan 19552 Apr 195513
81The Inventor4 Apr 195521 May 19557
82Return of the Clay Camel23 May 195516 Jul 19558
83The Mysterious Mesa18 Jul 19553 Sep 19557
84The Experiment5 Sep 195512 Nov 195510
85Michael14 Nov 195521 Jan 195610
86The New Neighbors23 Jan 195621 Apr 195613
87The Decoy23 Apr 195630 Jun 195610
88The Little Fog2 Jul 195620 Oct 195616
89Tub's Gang22 Oct 195622 Dec 19569
90The Chess Kings24 Dec 19562 Mar 195710
91The Western4 Mar 195718 May 195711
92The Penthouse Mystery20 May 195727 Jul 195710
93Lothar's Day29 Jul 195731 Aug 19575
94Jami2 Sep 195721 Dec 195716
95The New-Type Radio23 Dec 19571 Mar 195810
96Employment Agency3 Mar 195824 May 195812
97Narda's Adventure26 May 195826 Jul 19589
98Tale of Detru28 Jul 195820 Sep 19588
99The Invisible Bandit22 Sep 19586 Dec 195811
100The Dollmaker8 Dec 195814 Mar 195914
101Queen of the Cats16 Mar 195916 May 19599
102The Strange Fisherman18 May 19591 Aug 195911
103The Spaceman Mystery3 Aug 195910 Oct 195910
104Shirlana12 Oct 195926 Dec 195911
105Secret of Sargasso28 Dec 195919 Mar 196012
106Spooks21 Mar 196011 Jun 196012
107The Thief (The Time Traveller)13 Jun 19603 Sep 196012
108The Ambassador5 Sep 196024 Dec 196016
109The Rockaby Thief26 Dec 19604 Mar 196110
110Mystery of the Bikini Girl6 Mar 196113 May 196110
111The Fishing Trip15 May 196129 Jul 196111
112The Photo Mystery31 Jul 196123 Sep 19618
113Goliath25 Sep 196127 Jan 196218
114The Peddler (The Counterfeit Gang)29 Jan 196231 Mar 19629
115The City Jungle2 Apr 19629 Jun 196210
116Narda's TV Show11 Jun 196211 Aug 19629
117The Gamblers13 Aug 196213 Oct 19629
118The First Visitors15 Oct 196224 Nov 19626
119The Aftermath26 Nov 19629 Mar 196315
120Smuggler's Luck11 Mar 19634 May 19638
121The Giant Toothache6 May 19633 Aug 196313
122Master of Magic5 Aug 19637 Dec 196318
123The Disturber9 Dec 196322 Feb 196411
124The Butterfly Man24 Feb 196413 Jun 196416
125The Chief15 Jun 196422 Aug 196410
126Return of the Mirror People24 Aug 19642 Jan 196519
127The Team4 Jan 19651 May 196517
128The Odd Fellow3 May 196514 Aug 196515
129The Sign of 816 Aug 19655 Feb 196625
130The Witches7 Feb 196628 May 196616
131The UFO30 May 196617 Sep 196616
132The Trail of 819 Sep 196614 Jan 196717
133The Return of Evil - The Cobra16 Jan 19673 Jun 196720
134The Secret Weapon Caper5 Jun 196723 Sep 196716
135The Mysterious Bureau25 Sep 196713 Jan 196816
136Dr Dell and 815 Jan 196811 May 196817
137The Gold Crisis13 May 196824 Aug 196815
138The Evil Ones26 Aug 19687 Dec 196815
139Battle of Xanadu9 Dec 196822 Mar 196915
140The Connoisseur24 Mar 196912 Jul 196916
141The Bribe (8)14 Jul 196915 Nov 196918
142The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)17 Nov 19697 Mar 197016
143Karma's Adventure9 Mar 197025 Jul 197020
144Hojo's Tale27 Jul 19705 Dec 197019
145The Clay Camel (plus Women's Lib!)7 Dec 19706 Mar 197113
146Narda and The Cats8 Mar 197129 May 197112
147The Wonder that Amazed the World31 May 197111 Sep 197115
148Magic Man13 Sep 197118 Dec 197114
149The Rogues20 Dec 19711 Apr 197215
150The Mission3 Apr 19721 Jul 197213
151Trail of The Pusher (8)3 Jul 197221 Oct 197216
152Dr Xoz Prof. Of Smells23 Oct 197213 Jan 197312
153The Ratmen of Rodencia15 Jan 19735 May 197316
154The Incredible Thief7 May 19738 Sep 197318
155Tale of Aleena10 Sep 197319 Jan 197419
156Super-Elec21 Jan 197430 Mar 197410
157The Bug Man1 Apr 19743 Aug 197418
158The Cobra and the Cube5 Aug 19742 Nov 197413
159The Search for The Cobra4 Nov 197418 Jan 197511
160The Thieves20 Jan 197516 Aug 197530
161Super Shark18 Aug 197515 Nov 197513
162The Frame-Up17 Nov 197514 Feb 197613
163The Evil Twin16 Feb 197619 Jun 197618
164Narda and The Sheik21 Jun 197618 Sep 197613
165The Mysterious Chief20 Sep 197611 Dec 197612
166The Pacific Circle13 Dec 197623 Apr 197719
167Mirage in Space25 Apr 197730 Jul 197714
16881 Aug 197710 Dec 197719
169The Cooler12 Dec 19778 Jul 197830
170Mu10 Jul 197816 Dec 197823
171The Demon Dance18 Dec 197827 Jan 19796
172Mandrake's Gangster Gallery29 Jan 197919 Jan 198051
173Derek21 Jan 198026 Apr 198014
174Aleena the Enchantress28 Apr 198020 Dec 198034
175Hojo and 822 Dec 198014 Mar 198112
176Mandrake's Family16 Mar 19815 Dec 198138
177The Short Cut7 Dec 198113 Mar 198214
178Haunted Road15 Mar 19825 Jun 198212
179The Crater World7 Jun 198216 Oct 198219
180The Evil Spirit of the East Wind18 Oct 198219 Mar 198322
181Badtown21 Mar 198318 Jun 198313
182The Gangster Ship20 Jun 198313 Aug 19838
183The Cruise Ship Mystery15 Aug 198312 Nov 198313
184Little Man14 Nov 19833 Mar 198416
185The Cloud5 Mar 198412 May 198410
186The Frightful School Day14 May 198418 Aug 198414
187Behind Death's Door20 Aug 19842 Feb 198524
188The Supercomputer4 Feb 198511 May 198514
189Island of the Mad Count13 May 198521 Sep 198519
190The Hijacking23 Sep 198514 Dec 198512
191Lothar's Walk16 Dec 198522 Feb 198610
192The Murder Contract24 Feb 198631 May 198614
193The Case of the Headless Man2 Jun 198627 Sep 198617
194Aleena and the Smugglers29 Sep 198624 Jan 198717
195Return of the Tinies26 Jan 198711 Apr 198711
196Deadman's Key13 Apr 19875 Sep 198721
197The Executioner from 87 Sep 19879 Jan 198818
198The Clairvoyants11 Jan 198811 Jun 198822
199The Woods13 Jun 19881 Oct 198816
200Wall Walker3 Oct 198810 Dec 198810
201Madam Sir-See12 Dec 198822 Apr 198919
202Matter Mover24 Apr 19898 Jul 198911
203The Gift from 810 Jul 198921 Oct 198915
204King Kered23 Oct 198917 Mar 199021
205Voodoo19 Mar 19907 Jul 199016
206The Other Side of Nowhere9 Jul 199017 Nov 199019
207Return of the Clay Camel...and Others19 Nov 199013 Apr 199121
208The Terrorists15 Apr 199120 Jul 199114
209Dr. Loqo's Secret Formula22 Jul 199116 Nov 199117
210The Mirror Mystery18 Nov 199118 Apr 199222
211The Book of Criminals20 Apr 19925 Dec 199233
212Narda's Dream7 Dec 199227 Feb 199312
213The Doppelganger1 Mar 199317 Jul 199320
214The Ears of the Earth19 Jul 199327 Nov 199319
215Mandrake's Sunday Walk29 Nov 199319 Mar 199416
216The Diamond Trader21 Mar 199420 Aug 199422
217The Secret Place22 Aug 19947 Jan 199520
218The Monster Thief9 Jan 199525 Mar 199511
219General Buffo - Druglord27 Mar 199528 Oct 199531
220Pursuit of the Cobra30 Oct 199510 Feb 199615
221The S. S. Div.12 Feb 199625 May 199615
222Clay Camel and the Ganglords27 May 199627 Jul 19969
223Alibi Algie29 Jul 199628 Sep 19969
224Scary Aliens30 Sep 199625 Jan 199717
225Mandrake's Wedding at Cockaigne27 Jan 19972 Aug 199727
226Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic4 Aug 199724 Jan 199825
227Big Jake & Co26 Jan 19984 Apr 199810
228Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu6 Apr 199812 Sep 199823
229Aliens14 Sep 199812 Dec 199813
230The Fisherman14 Dec 199813 Feb 19999
231The Secret Mission15 Feb 19993 Jul 199920
232Siege at Xanadu5 Jul 19999 Oct 199914
233The Haunted Ballroom11 Oct 199929 Jan 200016
234The Lost Chord31 Jan 200015 Apr 200011
235Return of the Clay Camel17 Apr 200019 Aug 200018
236Kingdom of The Old21 Aug 20009 Dec 200016
237Perilous Crossover11 Dec 200031 Mar 200116
238The Missing Aviatrix2 Apr 20014 Aug 200118
239Countdown to Oblivion6 Aug 200110 Nov 200114
240Tollbooth of Terror12 Nov 20012 Feb 200212
241Prisoner in Cell 134 Feb 200211 May 200214
242The Fear Machine13 May 200224 Aug 200215
243Mountain of Mystery26 Aug 20024 Jan 200319
244The Walking Man6 Jan 200331 May 200321
245Lights! Camera! Danger!2 Jun 200311 Oct 200319
246The Little House That Wasn't There13 Oct 200321 Feb 200419
247Footsteps from the Past23 Feb 200414 Aug 200425
248Space Glitch16 Aug 200422 Jan 200523
249Blizzard of Crime24 Jan 200518 Jun 200521
250Treachery ... at the Top of the World20 Jun 20057 Jan 200629
251Still Lovely, Still Deadly9 Jan 20067 Oct 200639
252The Hitman from Another Planet9 Oct 20063 Mar 200721
253Dangerous Music5 Mar 200718 Aug 200724
254Meet Captain Smash20 Aug 2007  


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