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== Prose stories  ==
In the years 1972-1975 "Avon Publications" in the U.S. published 15 novels based on [[Lee Falk]]'s [[The Phantom|Phantom]] stories; 
"The Ghost Who Walks", "The Mysterious Ambassador", "Killer's Town", "The Vampires and the Witch", "The Curse of the Two-Headed Bull" by [[Lee Falk]], "The Slave Market of Mucar", "The Scorpia Menace" by Basil Copper, T"he Veiled Lady", "The Golden Circle", "The Mystery of the Sea Horse", "The Hydra Monster", "The Goggle-Eyed Pirates", "The Swamp Rats" by Frank S. Shawn (penname of Ron Goulart), "The Island of Dogs" by Warren Shanahan and "The Assassins" by Carson Bingham.
Avon also launched a six-book series of adult-oriented Flash Gordon novels in 1973: "The Lion Men of Mongo", "The Plague of Sound", "The Space Circus", "The Time Trap of Ming XIII", "The Witch Queen of Mongo" and "The War of the Cybernauts". Although the books were credited to Alex Raymond, they were all written by Ron Goulart.
It is believed that Avon at this time also worked on a similar series with Mandrake, but none was published. One script was translated and published in Spain and Portugal.
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Revision as of 14:51, 22 July 2013

Adapted prose stories, illustrated

Prose stories adapted from daily and Sunday strips illustrated by using some edited pictures from the strips.

Title US series Argentine series Brazilian series
"The Hawk" Better Little Books
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Biblioteca Mirim
"The Monster of Tanov Pass" Better Little Books
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Biblioteca Mirim
"The Werewolf" Better Little Books
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Coleção King
"Visitors from Space" Better Little Books Pequeños Grandes Libros Coleção Gibi
"The Deep South" Better Little Books Pequeños Grandes Libros Biblioteca Mirim
"The Great Grando"
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Pequeños Grandes Libros
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"The Mirror People"
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Pequeños Grandes Libros
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"Chamber into the X Dimension"
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Grandes Aventuras
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"The Flame Pearls" Better Little Books
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Coleção Gibi

Adapted prose stories, illustrated

Prose story adapted from a Sunday strip with new illustrations.

Title Italian series
"Land of the Fakirs" Gli eroi dell' impossibile

Prose stories, illustrated

Fratelli Spada made 12 illustrated prose stories for their Mandrake - Il Vascello series in the early 1970's.

Title Writer
"Una lezione meritata" ?
"Trappola per una Ladra" ?
"Un atto di solidariete" ?
"Rapina al parco" ?
"I dirottatori" ?
"La forza della persuasione" ?
"Quattro chiacchiere per il thé" ?
"Il prepotente" ?
"Morte nel sotterraneo" ?
"La mano del diovolo" ?
"Il miraggio del cercatore" ?
"Rapina in 'la' maggiore" ?

Prose stories

In the years 1972-1975 "Avon Publications" in the U.S. published 15 novels based on Lee Falk's Phantom stories; "The Ghost Who Walks", "The Mysterious Ambassador", "Killer's Town", "The Vampires and the Witch", "The Curse of the Two-Headed Bull" by Lee Falk, "The Slave Market of Mucar", "The Scorpia Menace" by Basil Copper, T"he Veiled Lady", "The Golden Circle", "The Mystery of the Sea Horse", "The Hydra Monster", "The Goggle-Eyed Pirates", "The Swamp Rats" by Frank S. Shawn (penname of Ron Goulart), "The Island of Dogs" by Warren Shanahan and "The Assassins" by Carson Bingham.

Avon also launched a six-book series of adult-oriented Flash Gordon novels in 1973: "The Lion Men of Mongo", "The Plague of Sound", "The Space Circus", "The Time Trap of Ming XIII", "The Witch Queen of Mongo" and "The War of the Cybernauts". Although the books were credited to Alex Raymond, they were all written by Ron Goulart.

It is believed that Avon at this time also worked on a similar series with Mandrake, but none was published. One script was translated and published in Spain and Portugal.

Title US Spain Portugal
Chamber into the X Dimension "Mandrake - La dimension X" "Mandrake - Dimensão X"

Prose stories, based on Mandrake - a TV Movie from 1979

Title Writer
"Mandrake the Magician" Howard Ashman