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==Adapted prose stories, illustrated==
==Adapted prose stories, illustrated==
===With original art===
Prose stories adapted from daily and Sunday strips illustrated by using some edited pictures from the strips.  
Prose stories adapted from daily and Sunday strips illustrated by using some edited pictures from the strips.  
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==Adapted prose stories, illustrated==
===With new art===
Prose story adapted from a Sunday strip with new illustrations.  
Prose story adapted from a Sunday strip with new illustrations.  
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== Prose stories ==
=== llustrated short stories===
In 1941 [[Taystee Bread Company|Taystee Bread]], the sponsor of the Mandrake the Magician [[Mandrake the Magician (Radio Show)|Radio Show]], released six "Mandrake Adventure" leaflets and a colored cover. The collected leaflets formed a story on the meeting of Mandrake and Lothar.
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!Title !!Writer/Artist
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| "[[Mandrake and the Jungle Giants]]" || ?
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In 1950/1952, some prose stories were published (author unknown) in the last [[King Comics (magazine)]] featuring Mandrake :
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|"[[Sour Grapes / "Mandrake the Magician Spots a Thief at the Opera! (King Comics prose story)|Sour Grapes / Mandrake the Magician Spots a Thief at the Opera!]]" || ? || [[King Comics 156]]
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|"[[The Deadly Formula / "The Mysterious Case of Kabal and the Deadly P6R 126 (King Comics prose story)|The Deadly Formula / "The Mysterious Case of Kabal and the Deadly P6R 126]]" || ? || [[King Comics 159]]
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Early 1970's [[Fratelli Spada]] made 12 illustrated prose stories for their [[Mandrake - Il Vascello]] series.
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!Title !!Writer
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|"[[Una lezione meritata (Spada prose story)|Una lezione meritata]]" || ?
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|"[[Trappola per una ladra (Spada prose story)|Trappola per una ladra]]" || ?
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|"[[Un atto di solidarietà (Spada prose story)|Un atto di solidarietà]]" || ?
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|"[[Rapina al parco (Spada prose story)|Rapina al parco]]" || ?
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|"[[I dirottatori (Spada prose story)|I dirottatori]]" || ?
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|"[[La forza della persuasione (Spada prose story)|La forza della persuasione]]" || ?
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|"[[Quattro chiacchiere per il thè (Spada prose story)|Quattro chiacchiere per il thè]]" || ?
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|"[[Il prepotente (Spada prose story)|Il prepotente]]" || ?
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|"[[Morte nel sotterraneo (Spada prose story)|Morte nel sotterraneo]]" || ?
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|"[[La mano del diovolo (Spada prose story)|La mano del diovolo]]" || ?
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|"[[Il miraggio del cercatore (Spada prose story)|Il miraggio del cercatore]]" || ?
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|"[[Rapina in la maggiore (Spada prose story)|Rapina in 'la' maggiore]]" || ?
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*Three of these Fratelli Spada prose stories were also reprinted in a French booklet entitled [[Le Capitaine Morgan - La force de la persuasion - 3 aventures de Mandrake|"La force de la persuasion"]].
=== Adapted novels  ===
In the years 1972-1975 "Avon Publications" in the U.S. published [[Spotlight on Adapted Novels: The Phantom - Flash Gordon - Mandrake the Magician|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, "The 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 (pen name 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 and Bruce Cassidy.
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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!Title US !!Spain !!Portugal
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| Chamber into the X Dimension ||"[[Pulp Colección 3 (de novela popular)|Mandrake - La dimension X]]" ||"[[1 Mandrake Dimensão X|Mandrake - Dimensão X]]"
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=== Novel ===
In 1979 there was made a 100 minutes Mandrake [[Mandrake (1979 TV Movie)|movie]] by Universal TV. A novel was released based on the movie.
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|"[[Mandrake the Magician by Howard Ashman|Mandrake the Magician]]" || [[Howard Ashman]]
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Latest revision as of 10:07, 22 May 2022

Adapted prose stories, illustrated

With original art

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
-
 Coleção Gibi

With new art

Prose story adapted from a Sunday strip with new illustrations.

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

Prose stories

llustrated short stories

In 1941 Taystee Bread, the sponsor of the Mandrake the Magician Radio Show, released six "Mandrake Adventure" leaflets and a colored cover. The collected leaflets formed a story on the meeting of Mandrake and Lothar.

Title Writer/Artist
"Mandrake and the Jungle Giants" ?

In 1950/1952, some prose stories were published (author unknown) in the last King Comics (magazine) featuring Mandrake :

Title Writer
"Sour Grapes / Mandrake the Magician Spots a Thief at the Opera!" ? King Comics 156
"The Deadly Formula / "The Mysterious Case of Kabal and the Deadly P6R 126" ? King Comics 159

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

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

Adapted novels

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, "The 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 (pen name 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 and Bruce Cassidy.

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"

Novel

In 1979 there was made a 100 minutes Mandrake movie by Universal TV. A novel was released based on the movie.

Title Writer
"Mandrake the Magician" Howard Ashman



Team Ups, Mandrake outside the comic strips, Varia
Team Ups

Defenders of the Earth • Kings Watch • King: Mandrake the Magician • Kings Quest

Adaptations

1939 Movie Serial • 1940 Radio Show • 1954 TV Pilot • 1967 Killing vs Mandrake • 1979 TV Movie • Unproduced and Unfinished Films • Musical: Mandrake the Magician and the Enchantress • Prose Stories • Defenders of the Earth • Comics on TV • Pop Art

Memorabilia

Memorabilia • Defenders of the Earth

Other

Easter Eggs and Cameos • Fanzines and Fan Magazines • Reference Books

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