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Mandrake Comes Home

Inside Magic is proud to announce it has secured the rights to publish Mandrake the Magician. A true classic and a standard among comic strips, Mandrake the Magician has been mystifying readers since 1934!

King Features Syndicate has licensed Inside Magic to publish this classic comic strip right here, every day.

Mandrake the Magician was created by Lee Falk during the Great Depression, a time in our nation’s history when adventurous comic strips became popular for their morale-building appeal.

The dapper, mustached magician remains one of the most famous characters in the comic strip medium, his adventures appearing in newspapers worldwide. Mandrake uses his legendary powers of hypnotism and illusion to combat crime.

Mandrake the Magician is also the first comic strip with a racially integrated cast of crime-fighters. Mandrake’s partner in adventure is the gigantic Lothar, and the two of them have been fighting evildoers for decades! Mandrake is also aided by his girlfriend, the lovely and exotic Princess Narda.

Meet the Characters

Mandrake

Mandrake The Magician

A suave and sophisticated man of mystery, Mandrake often battles the most remarkable and inventive villains while attired in formal white tie and tails. Equally at home at a swank society affair or among the colorful denizens of the underworld, Mandrake is world-famous for his many remarkable feats.

His powers do…

Mandrake Comes Home

King Features Syndicate has licensed Inside Magic to publish this classic comic strip right here, every day.

Mandrake the Magician was created by Lee Falk during the Great Depression, a time in our nation’s history when adventurous comic strips became popular for their morale-building appeal.

Meet the Characters

Mandrake

Mandrake The Magician

His powers do not come from any supernatural source; rather, he is the world’s foremost illusionist and hypnotist. Amazingly, despite the natural explanations for his marvels, Mandrake’s adventures often border on the miraculous. He has traced his mysteries into other dimensions and planets, tracked werewolves to their lair, and has dealt with alien races and human specters.

And his adventures have also spanned the globe, taking him to the mysterious Orient, the deserts of North Africa, and even to the strange and magical land of Hollywood. This unflappable crusader has operated mostly as a lone wolf, but in recent years he’s worked closely with the secret government agency, Inter-Intel.

There, a cigar-chomping robot named “Chief” directs Mandrake to Ho-Jo, the head of Inter-Intel, who outlines the thrills that await. Like so many of us, Mandrake is not immune to family troubles. He has an evil twin, Derek, and a younger sister, Leonore, who have often made life difficult for him.

Princess Narda

The Lovely Princess Narda

Mandrake’s love interest is the mysterious princess of the kingdom of Cockaigne. Princess Narda is a skilled athlete, beautiful socialite and eager adventurer. She has accompanied Mandrake on many of his adventures, often proving that she is as capable of fighting legions of villains as the master magician himself.

Lothar

Lothar

Lothar is Mandrake’s assistant in criminal investigations, and his best friend. His immense physical strength has often saved Mandrake from peril. The two met during one of Mandrake’s many jaunts around the world and fast became boon companions. They established themselves as the first interracial team of crime-fighters. Lothar has also had memorable careers as both a boxer and bodyguard.

The Legacy and Strip Live On . . .

Falk originally drew the Mandrake the Magician strip, but soon turned the job over to artist Phil Davis, who illustrated the silken illusionist’s doings for more than 30 years. When Davis passed away, Falk recruited current Mandrake artist Fred Fredericks.

Lee Falk passed away in March of 1999, but his legacy lives on with Mandrake the Magician.

We are proud to bring Mandrake to his rightful audience through Inside Magic.