Chief Bradley

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Chief Bradley
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First appearance: "The Great Grando"
Created by: Lee Falk and Phil Davis


The Police Chief is a character from the Mandrake the Magician comic strip that first appeared in "The Great Grando".

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.

Family

Chief Bradley have one granddaughter and one son, Chris.

Notable appearances

Some of the stories where Chief Bradley 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