Mandrake the Magician - Sunday 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), 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#TitleStartFinishWeeks
1The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers3 Feb 193526 May 193517
2Land of the Fakirs2 Jun 19356 Oct 193519
3Land of the Little People13 Oct 19351 Mar 193621
4The Circus People8 Mar 193623 Aug 193625
5Chamber into the X Dimension30 Aug 19367 Mar 193728
6Prince Paulo the Tyrant14 Mar 193729 Aug 193725
7The Treasure Hunt5 Sep 193720 Mar 193829
8The Lunar Trip27 Mar 193818 Sep 193826
9Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival25 Sep 193823 Oct 19385
10The Haunted Range30 Oct 193825 Dec 19389
 (filler pages)1 Jan 193929 Jan 19395
11City of Gold5 Feb 19396 Aug 193927
 (filler pages)13 Aug 193910 Sep 19395
12The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain17 Sep 193924 Dec 193915
 (filler pages)31 Dec 193928 Jan 19405
13The Theatre Mysteries4 Feb 194014 Apr 194011
14The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination21 Apr 194026 May 19406
15The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island2 Jun 194011 Aug 194011
16The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows18 Aug 194022 Sep 19406
 (filler pages)29 Sep 19406 Oct 19402
17The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons13 Oct 194022 Dec 194011
18The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship29 Dec 194020 Apr 194117
19The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago27 Apr 194122 Jun 19419
20The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants29 Jun 19412 Nov 194119
21The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles9 Nov 194112 Apr 194223
22Pacifica19 Apr 19421 Nov 194229
23Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair8 Nov 194228 Feb 194317
24Cloud City7 Mar 19437 Nov 194336
25Gloria Golden14 Nov 194323 Jan 194411
26The Garden of Wuzzu30 Jan 194421 May 194417
27The Circus Adventure28 May 194427 Aug 194414
28The Santa Claus Pirates3 Sep 19443 Dec 194414
29Fountain of Youth10 Dec 194418 Mar 194515
30Kingdom of the Wind25 Mar 194517 Jun 194513
31The Attalan Deep24 Jun 19454 Nov 194520
32The Twins of Karana11 Nov 19453 Mar 194617
33The Singing Devils10 Mar 194630 Jun 194617
34Roc Island7 Jul 19463 Nov 194618
35Kingdom of Marvel10 Nov 19467 Sep 194744
36The Blue Bandit14 Sep 19471 Feb 194821
37The Prince Who Never Smiled8 Feb 19484 Apr 19489
38City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates11 Apr 194820 Jun 194811
39City of Jewels Pt.2: The Ice Demons27 Jun 19485 Sep 194811
40City of Jewels Pt.3: Conclusion12 Sep 194814 Nov 194810
41The Raft People21 Nov 194823 Jan 194910
42Fear Island30 Jan 19491 May 194914
43The Mystery of the Big Trees8 May 19497 Aug 194914
44Jungle Adventure14 Aug 19494 Jun 195043
45The Ghost Whale11 Jun 195027 Aug 195012
46The Department Store Mystery3 Sep 195022 Oct 19508
47Curse of the Kavrun Emerald29 Oct 195014 Jan 195112
48The Venus Flytrap21 Jan 195111 Mar 19518
49Mystery of the Vanishing Homes18 Mar 195120 May 195110
50The Spaceship to Venus27 May 195128 Oct 195123
51The Caribbean Mystery4 Nov 195116 Dec 19517
52The Jungle Fullback23 Dec 195117 Feb 19529
53Taboo Land24 Feb 19526 Jul 195220
54The Doorway to Z13 Jul 195216 Nov 195219
55The Hide-out23 Nov 195218 Jan 19539
56The Visitors25 Jan 19537 Jun 195320
57The Water Champs14 Jun 19535 Jul 19534
58Mandrake's Magic House12 Jul 195327 Sep 195312
59Mandrake Plays Cupid4 Oct 195322 Nov 19538
60Rex (The Living Fossil)29 Nov 19534 Apr 195419
61The Mountain that Walked11 Apr 195423 May 19547
62The Tomb30 May 195418 Jul 19548
63The Ocean Wind25 Jul 195412 Dec 195421
64The Sleeping Forest19 Dec 195413 Mar 195513
65Isle of the Giant20 Mar 195522 May 195510
66Universal Love29 May 19557 Aug 195511
67Magnetic Island14 Aug 195520 Nov 195515
68The Castaway27 Nov 195512 Feb 195612
69City in the Deep19 Feb 19563 Jun 195616
70Witchman's Peak10 Jun 195611 Nov 195623
71The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest18 Nov 19569 Jun 195730
72The Casino16 Jun 19574 Aug 19578
73The Place Called X11 Aug 195729 Dec 195721
74The Invaders5 Jan 195820 Apr 195816
75The Mesa27 Apr 19586 Jul 195811
76The Birthday Party13 Jul 195830 Nov 195821
77The Invisible Thief7 Dec 195815 Mar 195915
78The Watcher22 Mar 19595 Jul 195916
79The Old West Revisited12 Jul 195930 Aug 19598
80The Horse Thief6 Sep 195915 Nov 195911
81The Abominable Snowman22 Nov 19591 May 196024
82The Demon Photographer8 May 196024 Jul 196012
83The Radio Telescope31 Jul 19607 Aug 19602
84The Water Pirates14 Aug 19604 Dec 196017
85Sky Raid11 Dec 19605 Feb 19619
86The Summit Conference12 Feb 196128 May 196116
87The Space Thing4 Jun 196124 Sep 196117
88The Diversion1 Oct 196110 Dec 196111
89The Collector17 Dec 196129 Apr 196220
90Task Test6 May 19629 Sep 196219
91The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)16 Sep 196210 Mar 196326
92The Ghost Lover17 Mar 19631 Sep 196325
93The Double8 Sep 196319 Jan 196420
94The Castaway26 Jan 19649 Aug 196429
95The Mole16 Aug 196414 Mar 196531
96The Traveller's Tale21 Mar 196522 Aug 196523
97The Cobra Returns29 Aug 19653 Apr 196632
98The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel10 Apr 19667 Aug 196618
99The Astro Pirates14 Aug 196625 Dec 196620
100The Blackout Caper1 Jan 196723 Apr 196717
101The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar30 Apr 196724 Sep 196722
102The Game of Chance1 Oct 196711 Feb 196820
103Invasion of the Babu18 Feb 196821 Jul 196823
104Second Chance28 Jul 19683 Nov 196815
105The All or Nothing Hunt10 Nov 196830 Mar 196921
106The Galactic Rumble6 Apr 19697 Sep 196923
107The Invaders14 Sep 196911 Jan 197018
108The 3D Monster18 Jan 197019 Apr 197014
109The Solar Wind26 Apr 197023 Aug 197018
110The Mystery30 Aug 19703 Jan 197119
111Hojo's Secret10 Jan 197128 Feb 19718
112The Shark7 Mar 197123 May 197112
113The Hidden College of Magic30 May 197129 Aug 197114
114The Space Pack5 Sep 197121 Nov 197112
115The Garden of the Inca28 Nov 197113 Feb 197212
116Emile, Emir of Emmo20 Feb 197214 May 197213
117The Blue Thing21 May 19723 Sep 197216
118The Basilisk10 Sep 19727 Jan 197318
119The Mystery of the Stone Face14 Jan 197315 Apr 197314
120Lothar's Walk in the Park22 Apr 197310 Jun 19738
121The Mystery of Inter-Intel17 Jun 19735 Aug 19738
122Fun with Mandrake12 Aug 197321 Oct 197311
123The Bank Robbery28 Oct 19733 Feb 197415
124Return to X10 Feb 197430 Jun 197421
125Galaxy War7 Jul 19741 Jun 197548
126The Roadhouse8 Jun 197513 Jul 19756
127Ghost Town20 Jul 19752 Nov 197516
128The Plane Hijackers9 Nov 197528 Dec 19758
129The Man from Europa4 Jan 197614 Mar 197611
130The Giant Head21 Mar 197613 Jun 197613
131Moxley University Robbers20 Jun 197615 Aug 19769
132Prairie Man22 Aug 19765 Dec 197616
133Mysterious Bigfoot12 Dec 19763 Apr 197717
134Old Folks10 Apr 197717 Jul 197715
135The Three Brothers24 Jul 197716 Oct 197713
136Mr Ttazz23 Oct 19775 Mar 197820
137Narq's Conquest12 Mar 197824 Sep 197829
138Mandrake and Ali-Petro1 Oct 19784 Feb 197919
139The Mysterious Birds11 Feb 197917 Jun 197919
140The Sky Pirates24 Jun 197926 Aug 197910
141Lothar's Workout2 Sep 197911 Nov 197911
142Super Giant18 Nov 197917 Feb 198014
143Mandrake's Hate Club24 Feb 19806 Jul 198020
144The Cave Mystery13 Jul 19802 Nov 198017
145The Rat Men9 Nov 19805 Jul 198135
146Mandrake's Masquerade - The Xanadu Story12 Jul 198131 Jan 198230
147Centre Stage Terror7 Feb 198221 Mar 19827
148Prince Nasdaq28 Mar 198229 Aug 198223
149El Dorado5 Sep 198220 Feb 198325
150The Cloud Men27 Feb 19834 Sep 198328
151The Evil Star11 Sep 198329 Jan 198421
152Dr Ffark's Cosmic Circus5 Feb 19843 Jun 198418
153The Hitchhiker10 Jun 198423 Sep 198416
154The Central Galaxy30 Sep 19848 Jun 198689
155The Lost City15 Jun 198616 Nov 198623
156The Kraken23 Nov 198612 Jul 198734
157The Floating Island19 Jul 198727 Mar 198837
158The Young Prince3 Apr 198812 Jun 198811
159Taboo Isle19 Jun 19886 Nov 198821
160Singing Rocks13 Nov 19882 Apr 198921
161The Sport of Magicians9 Apr 198927 Aug 198921
162The Dolphins3 Sep 198914 Jan 199020
163Isle des Fleurs et Morte21 Jan 199024 Jun 199023
164Dangers in the Jungle1 Jul 199016 Dec 199025
165The Snarff of Karff23 Dec 199013 Oct 199143
166The Million Dollar Tour20 Oct 199119 Apr 199227
167Capt. C.C.'s Crazy Circus26 Apr 19922 Aug 199215
168The Prison Break9 Aug 199224 Jan 199325
169The Bikers of Ghost Town31 Jan 199322 Aug 199330
170The Bee Thief29 Aug 199326 Dec 199318
171The Galactic Birthday Adventure2 Jan 199422 Jan 199556
172Revolution In Lotharton29 Jan 19957 Jan 199650
173The Swarm14 Jan 199618 Aug 199632
174Dr. Holton's Reputation25 Aug 19969 Feb 199725
175Speedy16 Feb 199728 Sep 199733
176Mandrake Marries Narda5 Oct 199722 Nov 199860
177The Cloud29 Nov 199811 Apr 199920
178The Bullies18 Apr 19991 Aug 199916
179The Invisible Person8 Aug 199910 Oct 199910
180Rumble on the Road17 Oct 199930 Jan 200016
181The Trick Stealer6 Feb 200028 May 200017
182High Climb to Danger4 Jun 200024 Sep 200017
183The Devil's Stagecoach1 Oct 200011 Mar 200124
184The Bank Mystery18 Mar 200122 Jul 200119
185The Trouble with Hobbies29 Jul 20012 Dec 200119
186Return of the Tourist9 Dec 200112 May 200223
187Shadows on Devil Road19 May 200229 Dec 200233


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Last updated 13 April 2003