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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 Theatre Mysteries]]"  
|first= "[[The Great Grando|The Great Grando]]"  
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]]
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]]
|}}
|}}
'''Chief Bradley''' is a character from [[Mandrake]] 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." ([[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:  
 
===[[Daily stories|Daily]] ===
{| {{table}}
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
!Year !! Daily/Sunday !! Title !! Comments
|-
| 1940 || Sunday || "[[The Theatre Mysteries]]" ||
|-
| 1941 || Daily || "[[The Great Grando]]" ||
|-
| 1944 || Daily || "[[The Dome]]" ||
|-
| 1946 || Daily || "[[The Brass Monkey (story)|The Brass Monkey]]" ||
|-
| 1948 || Daily || "[[Derek (Daily story 1948/49)|Derek]]" || Family: Granddaughter
|-
| 1949 || Daily || "[[The Amazing Ray]]" || Family: The Chief is married
|-
| 1960 || Daily || "[[The Rockaby Thief]]" || Mentioned by name: ''Chief'' Bates
|-
|-
|"[[The Great Grando]]" || Falk || Davis ||
| 1964 || Daily || "[[The Chief]]" || Family: Chris, The Chief is a widower
|-
|-
|"[[The Brass Monkey (story)|The Brass Monkey]]" || Falk || Davis ||
| 1985 || Daily || "[[The Supercomputer]]" || Mentioned by name: ''Chief'' Bradley
|-
|-
|"[[Derek (story)|Derek]]" || Falk || Davis || Granddaughter
| 1998 || Daily || "[[Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu]]" || Mentioned by name: ''Chief'' Brand
|-
|-
|"[[The Chief]]" || Falk || Davis || Cris
| 1998 || Daily || "[[The Fisherman (1998 story)|The Fisherman]]" || Mentioned by name: ''Chief'' Brad
|-
|-
|"[[The Supercomputer]]" || Falk || Fredericks ||First time the name Bradley
|}
|}


===[[Sunday stories|Sundays]] ===
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Writer !!Artist !! Comments
|-
|"[[The Theatre Mysteries]]" || Falk || Davis ||
|}


{{Characters}}
[[Category: Characters|Chief Bradley]]
[[Category: Characters|Chief Bradley]]

Latest revision as of 17:02, 20 December 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 Comments
1940 Sunday "The Theatre Mysteries"
1941 Daily "The Great Grando"
1944 Daily "The Dome"
1946 Daily "The Brass Monkey"
1948 Daily "Derek" Family: Granddaughter
1949 Daily "The Amazing Ray" Family: The Chief is married
1960 Daily "The Rockaby Thief" Mentioned by name: Chief Bates
1964 Daily "The Chief" Family: Chris, The Chief is a widower
1985 Daily "The Supercomputer" Mentioned by name: Chief Bradley
1998 Daily "Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu" Mentioned by name: Chief Brand
1998 Daily "The Fisherman" Mentioned by name: Chief Brad