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{{character  
{{character  
|name=Chief Bradley
|name=The Police Chief
|image= [[Image:Bradley-01.jpg]]
|image= [[Image:Bradley-01.jpg]]
|first= "[[The Great Grando|The Great Grando]]"  
|first= "[[The Theatre Mysteries]]"  
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]]
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]]
|}}
|}}
'''The Police Chief''' is a character from the [[Mandrake the Magician (Comic strip)|Mandrake the Magician]] comic strip that first appeared in "[[The Great Grando|The Great Grando]]".
'''The Police Chief''' is a character from the [[Mandrake the Magician (Comic strip)|Mandrake the Magician]] comic strip.


== Fictional Character Biography ==
== Fictional Character Biography ==
The Police Chief is named Bradley but mostly just called "Chief" and has been aided by Mandrake on several occasions. He created the "S.S.D." ([[S.S. Dept.|Silly Stuff Dept]].) for absurd and unbelievable cases that only Mandrake could solve.  
The New York City Police Chief, mostly just called ''"Chief"'', is one of Mandrake's oldest friends. At the Police HQ he created the ''"[[S.S. Dept.|Silly Stuff Dept]]."'' for absurd and unbelievable cases that only Mandrake could solve.  


===Family===
===Family===
Chief Bradley have one granddaughter and one son, Chris.
The Police Chief is a widower and has been both mother and father to his only son, Chris. Although it never mentioned he must also have a daughter older than Chris, since he has a granddaughter.


== Notable appearances ==
== Notable appearances ==
Some of the stories where Chief Bradley has featured most prominently are:  
Some of the stories where the Chief has featured most prominently are:  
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Revision as of 11:08, 7 June 2015

The Police Chief
Bradley-01.jpg
First appearance: "The Theatre Mysteries"
Created by: Lee Falk and Phil Davis


The Police Chief is a character from the Mandrake the Magician comic strip.

Fictional Character Biography

The New York City Police Chief, mostly just called "Chief", is one of Mandrake's oldest friends. At the Police HQ he created the "Silly Stuff Dept." for absurd and unbelievable cases that only Mandrake could solve.

Family

The Police Chief is a widower and has been both mother and father to his only son, Chris. Although it never mentioned he must also have a daughter older than Chris, since he has a granddaughter.

Notable appearances

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

Year Daily/Sunday Title Artist Comments
1940 Sunday "The Theatre Mysteries" Davis
1941 Daily "The Great Grando" Davis
1944 Daily "The Dome" Davis
1946 Daily "The Brass Monkey" Davis
1948 Daily "Derek" Davis Family: Granddaughter
1960 Daily "The Rockaby Thief" Davis Mentioned by name: Chief Bates
1964 Daily "The Chief" Davis Family: Chris
1985 Daily "The Supercomputer" Fredericks Mentioned by name: Chief Bradley
1998 Daily "Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu" Fredericks Mentioned by name: Chief Brand
1998 Daily "The Fisherman" Fredericks Mentioned by name: Chief Brad