Mandrake the Magician The Complete Newspaper Dalies HC (2024 Hermes Press) 2-1ST

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "1936-1938!" Written by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Phil Davis. Introduction by Erica McNatt. Mandrake the Magician began as a daily strip on June 11, 1934, and whether Lee Falk knew it as a sophomore at the University of Illinois, he was making history. Mandrake the Magician whisked readers to exotic locales and immersed them in extended narratives with memorable villains and a colorful support cast. The strips presented in this series of reprints feature two staple characters in addition to the master magician: Lothar and Princess Narda, ruler of the mythical European kingdom, Cockaigne. This second volume of the series presents six stories: "Return of the Clay Camal," "The Slave Traders of Tygandi," "Mandrake in the Lost World," "In the Cobra's Grip," and "Mandrake in America." Hardcover, 12-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $60.00.