Avery, Duke of Hectares

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Avery, Duke of Hectares
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First appearance: "Mandrake in Love"
Created by: Lee Falk and Phil Davis


Avery, Duke of Hectares is a character from the Mandrake the Magician comic strip that first appeared in "Mandrake in Love" .

Fictional Character Biography

Avery, Duke of Hectares, is a rich powerful man living in Cockaigne. When Narda was a child the court of arranged an engagement between Narda and Avery, but when Narda fell in love with Mandrake she broke her engagement. Soon after her brother Segrid forced her engagement to Avery. In return the Duke agreed to back Segrid to regain the throne.

Notable appearances

Some of the stories where Segrid has featured most prominently are:

Year Daily/Sundays Title Artist Comments
1938 Daily "Mandrake in Love" Davis Narda broke her engagement to Avery
1939 Daily "The Deep South" Davis Narda is engaged to Avery
1939 Daily "Mandrake in Cockaigne" Davis