Mandrake the Magician #7

(August 1967)

Flash Gordon Limited Collector's Edition (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Nostalgia Press Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jungle Drums, Pt. 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Poole

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Narda; Besa the Sorcerer; Wambesi tribe

Synopsis

When Lothar hears drums only he can hear, Mandrake tells Narda the story of how Lothar became king of the Wambesi tribe after defeating an evil witch doctor.

Reprints

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #204 ([circa 1984 - 1985])
• in Mandrake the Magician: The Complete Series: The King Years (Hermes Press, 2016 series) #2 ([December] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Poole script per biblio info published in Robin Snyder's The Comics Vol 27, No.2, February 2016.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Brick Bradford / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Paul Norris (signed)

Inks

Paul Norris (signed)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Western coast of North America has been invaded by monstrous amphibious cephalopods.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Brick Bradford; Saturn Sadie; Dr. Eastland; Hoppy

Synopsis

Brick and company defeat giant, electrical cephalopods.

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #50
• in Lyn Gordon (Romanforlaget, 1967 series) #2/1968 ([mars] 1968)
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #186 ([circa 1987 - 1988])

Hey Kids! Fun to Make (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Sew for Fun Patterns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now Get Your Favorite Comics Every Month! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Return of King Lothar, Pt. 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Mandrake the Magician / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Poole

Pencils

Ray Bailey

Inks

Ray Bailey

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

adventure; superhero

Characters

Mandrake; Lothar; Zamba; Dr. Olaf; Wambesi tribe

Synopsis

Zamba, a boyhood friend of Lothar's, summoned the King via the drums. The Wambesi have been given a memory altering drug by a fake doctor wanting to loot the tribe. Lothar fights for his people's freedom -- with a little help from Mandrake.

Reprints

• in Indrajal Comics (Bennett, Coleman & Co., 1964 series) #63 (April 1, 1968)
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #204 ([circa 1984 - 1985])
• in Mandrake the Magician: The Complete Series: The King Years (Hermes Press, 2016 series) #2 ([December] 2016)

Indexer Notes

Poole script per biblio info published in Robin Snyder's The Comics Vol 27, No.2, February 2016.

Art's Revenge (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gary Poole

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Jacob Miller; George Higgins

Synopsis

An art collector goes to extremes to get a painting from an artist. Later, the collector is accused of murder by the all the paintings in his gallery.

Reprints

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #204 ([circa 1984 - 1985])

Indexer Notes

Poole script per biblio info published in Robin Snyder's The Comics Vol 27, No.2, February 2016.

The Live-Action Adventures of Flash Gordon (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Flash Gordon / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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