Mandrake The Magician - Fred Fredericks Dailies Volume 1

Very nice Book. I love it.

Mi è piaciuto e mi dispiace che il volumi che seguono siano pubblicati solamente in inglese.

Excelente apresentação gráfica, que valorizou o conteúdo do Álbum com estas estorias do periodo clássico dos quadrinhos! Parabéns! Recomendo aos fãns!!

This is the stunning debut of Fred Fredericks on The Mandrake daily strip and collects over two years worth of strips. Six complete story lines from 1965-1967. Plus two introductions and a complete checklist of all the Lee Falk / Fredericks stories.I am not sure who is to blame ( Titan Books or Amazon) for the confusion with probably another 2nd volume of the Phil Davis Strips. But the they have both the title and the description mixed up. The cover is also similar but different. I will post a photo of the actual cover. The subtitle of the book is not “The Lost World” but instead “The Return Of Evil- The Cobra”.The book is 240 pages in a landscape format ( wider then tall) with a sewn binding and a sturdy matte finish pages. The strips are reproduced 3 to a page. The images are sharp with good line restoration.This period in the strip is very significant as Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks reinvent the strip. Luthor his companion evolves from loyal Man Servant to a full partne. Luthor stops speaking in broken English and eventually loses his Fez. The storylines stop featuring unexplained Magic or Illusions to resolve the plot but now rely on Mandrake’s wits. Mandrake gets a secret Hideout/ Fortress called Xanadu and starts working for the secret organization called Inter-Intel. The Mandrake strip begins to emulate a James Bond/ Man From Uncle type feel which was just emerging to popularity. Narda, Mandrake’s princess girlfriend becomes more like a Bond Girl Eye Candy. She is often pictured in a bikini lounging around the pool at Xanadu. And to his credit Fredericks draws a nice female figure.The six stories included are covered here:1) ODD FELLOW in this first Fredericks story he does a good job of emulating Phil Davis with a very overly rendered style to start with a rapidly morphs into Fredericks own clear illustration style with lots of zip-a-tone work for shading. This is quirky Science Fiction tale similiar to what had gone down previously.2) THE SIGN OF THE 8 introduces both Mandrake’s lair Xanadu and the secret bad guy organization called the 8. This is the start of The more spy like adventures.3) THE WITCHES introduces a pretty debutant who is being hypnotized to steal by some costumed phonies.4) THE UFO is another robbery scam this time using real UFO and pretend aliens. In the end we find it is the work of the 8.5) THE TRAIL OF THE 8 features the full return of that shady super spy group.6)THE RETURN OF EVIL- THE COBRA is the title named episode which reintroduces the Phantom Arch Enemy as a cloaked figure with a silver skull mask. I also enjoyed this story because it involves Princess Narda and gives her something to do besides sit around the pool in her bikini. Her brother the King finds his country overrun by The Cobra.I throughly enjoyed reading these stories.My Highest Recommendation.

Enfin ! Reddition des planches quotidiennes de Mandrake le magicien dessiné par Fred Frédéricks en version originale (anglais), mais qu'importe ! Il est très facile de comprendre le sens des histoires. Oui des histoires car il y en a 6 et dans l'ordre chronologique ! Contrairement aux commentaires anglais : le format des planches est respecté. Trois articles et la nomanclature complète des histoires dessinées par Fredericks complètent cette édition. On ne peut que féliciter TITAN Comics pour cette initiative! Les fans de cette période attendent avec impatience les prochains volumes !

Magnífica publicación. Cuida varios detalles como los comentarios sobre los autores, presentación, etc. Además las tiras están en perfecto estado de restauración en su caso. Excelente para coleccionistas de los cómica en prensa.