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'''Richard "Dick" Wood''' (pen name Dick Hamilton) are an American scriptwriter for comic books.  
'''Richard "Dick" Wood''' (pen name Dick Hamilton) is an American scriptwriter for comic books.  


Wood's most distinctive stylistic quirk lies in his interjections. ''Y-yipes'' and ''Thunderation'', among other things, are interjections Wood uses elsewhere. Some singular expressions from the two stories in [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (King)|Mandrake the Magician #2]] indicate Wood as the script-writer, as: ''Suffering Hannah'' and ''Great suffering Caesar''. [1]
Wood's most distinctive stylistic quirk lies in his interjections. ''Y-yipes'' and ''Thunderation'', among other things, are interjections Wood uses elsewhere. Some singular expressions from the two stories in [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (King)|Mandrake the Magician #2]] indicate Wood as the script-writer, as: ''Suffering Hannah'' and ''Great suffering Caesar''. [1]


Wood might be the writer of both stories in [[Mandrake the Magician 3 (King)|Mandrake the Magician #3]]. As in succeeding stories, Lothar refers to himself as ''Lothar'', not ''I'', and his dialogue gets a bit dumber.  
Wood might be the writer of both stories in [[Mandrake the Magician 3 (King)|Mandrake the Magician #3]]. As in succeeding stories, Lothar refers to himself as ''Lothar'', not ''I'', and his dialogue gets a bit dumber.  


== Mandrake the Magician by Dick Wood (1966-1967) ==
== Mandrake the Magician by Dick Wood (1966-1967) ==

Revision as of 12:59, 28 November 2016

Richard Wood
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Occupation: Writer
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Richard "Dick" Wood (pen name Dick Hamilton) is an American scriptwriter for comic books.

Wood's most distinctive stylistic quirk lies in his interjections. Y-yipes and Thunderation, among other things, are interjections Wood uses elsewhere. Some singular expressions from the two stories in Mandrake the Magician #2 indicate Wood as the script-writer, as: Suffering Hannah and Great suffering Caesar. [1]

Wood might be the writer of both stories in Mandrake the Magician #3. As in succeeding stories, Lothar refers to himself as Lothar, not I, and his dialogue gets a bit dumber.

Mandrake the Magician by Dick Wood (1966-1967)

Title
"Menace of the City Jungle"
"The Flying Phantom"
"Specter from Space"
"The Phantom Casino"
"Midnight with Mandrake"

References

[1] O'Hearn, Martin. "Who Created the Comic Books?", Monday, November 14, 2011.