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== History == | == History == | ||
The first issue ''(July 30th, 1942)'' of the third '''Afacan''' series | ===First series=== | ||
The children magazine '''Afacan''' was started in 1932 by Mehmet Faruk. The series run for 110 issues, ending in 1934. | |||
===Second series=== | |||
Mehmet Faruk and Gürtunca restarted the '''Afacan''' series in 1934. From issue 251 ''(September 7, 1939)'' '''Afacan''' merged with the magazine '''[[Çocuk Sesi]]''', and this ''"double"'' series ended with # 309 in 1940. | |||
===Third series=== | |||
Mandrake featured on the cover of the first issue ''(July 30th, 1942)'' of the third '''Afacan''' series, until issue 27 were Mandrake was shifted onto the b&w interior pages. About this time the paper and printing quality deteriorated due to the WWII situation. Mandrake is missing in issue 37 and with issue 39 '''Afacan''' began to print Mandrake in a traced form. The ongoing Mandrake story was left incomplete on #40 and '''Afacan''', without Mandrake, survived for two more issues only. | |||
== Mandrake stories in Afacan == | == Mandrake stories in Afacan == | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 1 May 2017
| Afacan | |
 First issue, third series | |
| Country/language: |  Turkey / Turkish
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | Mehmet Faruk/ Ömer Lütfi Tarhan |
| Publishing years: | 1932-1934/ 1934-1940/ 1942-1943 |
| Issues: | 110/ 309/ 42 |
| Format: | ?×? cm , b/w and color |
History
First series
The children magazine Afacan was started in 1932 by Mehmet Faruk. The series run for 110 issues, ending in 1934.
Second series
Mehmet Faruk and Gürtunca restarted the Afacan series in 1934. From issue 251 (September 7, 1939) Afacan merged with the magazine Çocuk Sesi, and this "double" series ended with # 309 in 1940.
Third series
Mandrake featured on the cover of the first issue (July 30th, 1942) of the third Afacan series, until issue 27 were Mandrake was shifted onto the b&w interior pages. About this time the paper and printing quality deteriorated due to the WWII situation. Mandrake is missing in issue 37 and with issue 39 Afacan began to print Mandrake in a traced form. The ongoing Mandrake story was left incomplete on #40 and Afacan, without Mandrake, survived for two more issues only.
Mandrake stories in Afacan
| Title | US Title | Issues | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Altın Şehirde" | "City of Gold" | 1942: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 | |
| "Fuarda" | "The Evil Man" | 22 | |
| "Fuarda" | "Trial of Strenght" | 23 | |
| "Fuarda" | "The Cure" | 1943: 24 | |
| "Fuarda" | "Lothar go Fishing" | 25 | |
| "no title" | "The Dishonest Merchant" | 26 | |
| "Hırsızlar Peşinde | "Saki, the Clay Camel" | 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 | US strips from Sept 16, missing the 4 last strips and some strips are cencored |
| "no title" | "The Werewolf" | 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 |