San Francisco Examiner

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The San Francisco Examiner is an American newspaper distributed in and around San Francisco, California, and published since 1863 as a media of Hearst Corporation chain since 1880. It published "Mandrake the Magician" daily strip from November 12, 1934 (illustrated announcement the day before) to April 10, 1959 and Sunday strip from February 3, 1935 to October 30, 1960.

Published daily strips stories

# Original story title Start date End date Comment
1 "The Cobra" 12 Nov 1934 24 Nov 1934
2 "The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)" 26 Nov 1934 23 Feb 1935
3 "The Monster of Tanov Pass" 25 Feb 1935 15 Jun 1935
4 "Saki, the Clay Camel" 17 Jun 1935 2 Nov 1935
5 "The Werewolf" 4 Nov 1935 29 Feb 1936
6 "The Return of the Clay Camel" 2 Mar 1936 18 Jul 1936
7 "The Slave Traders of Tygandi" 20 Jul 1936 28 Nov 1936
8 "Mandrake in the Lost World" 30 Nov 1936 17 Apr 1937
9 "In the Cobra's Grip" 19 Apr 1937 11 Sep 1937
10 "Mandrake in America" 13 Sep 1937 29 Jan 1938
11 "Mandrake in Hollywood" 31 Jan 1938 2 Apr 1938
12 "Sonny the Child Movie Star" 4 Apr 1938 14 May 1938
13 "Mandrake and the Haunted House" 16 May 1938 9 Jul 1938
14 "Blozz the Champion" 11 Jul 1938 10 Sep 1938
15 "Mandrake in Love" 12 Sep 1938 3 Dec 1938
16 "Visitors from Space" 5 Dec 1938 4 Feb 1939
17 "The Deep South" 6 Feb 1939 13 May 1939
18 "Mandrake in Cockaigne" 15 May 1939 2 Sep 1939
19 "Mandrake in North Africa" 4 Sep 1939 23 Dec 1939
20 "The Mountain Bandits" 25 Dec 1939 20 Jan 1940
21 "The Museum Mystery" 22 Jan 1940 4 May 1940
22 "The Octopus Ring" 6 May 1940 21 Dec 1940
23 "Dr Griff's Invention" 23 Dec 1940 5 Apr 1941
24 "The Mystery of the Striped Orchid" 7 Apr 1941 21 Jun 1941
25 "The Great Grando" 23 Jun 1941 8 Nov 1941
26 "Lothar the Champ" 10 Nov 1941 11 Jul 1942
27 "The Rumor Factory" 13 Jul 1942 12 Sep 1942
28 "Baron Kord" 14 Sep 1942 10 Apr 1943
29 "The Witch of Kaloon" 12 Apr 1943 23 Oct 1943
30 "The Earthshaker" 25 Oct 1943 29 Jan 1944
31 "The Dome" 31 Jan 1944 24 Jun 1944
32 "Doctor Congo" 26 Jun 1944 7 Oct 1944
33 "The Mirror People" 9 Oct 1944 16 Dec 1944
34 "The Ice Lady" 18 Dec 1944 31 Mar 1945
35 "The Old Ones" 2 Apr 1945 30 Jun 1945
36 "The Mysterious Prince" 2 Jul 1945 13 Oct 1945
37 "The Sleeping Beauty" 15 Oct 1945 12 Jan 1946
38 "Pleasant Valley" 14 Jan 1946 23 Mar 1946
39 "Medusa" 25 Mar 1946 1 Jun 1946
40 "The Jinx" 3 Jun 1946 3 Aug 1946
41 "Felina" 5 Aug 1946 14 Dec 1946
42 "The Brass Monkey" 16 Dec 1946 22 Mar 1947
43 "HRH Cuddles" 24 Mar 1947 2 Aug 1947
44 "Wolf Valley" 4 Aug 1947 1 Nov 1947
45 "Sky Acres" 3 Nov 1947 3 Jan 1948
46 "The Ghost Plane" 5 Jan 1948 20 Mar 1948
47 "Cinderella of the Sea" 22 Mar 1948 17 Jul 1948
48 "Queen Ebony" 19 Jul 1948 2 Oct 1948
49 "The Big Tyme" 4 Oct 1948 25 Dec 1948
50 "Derek" 27 Dec 1948 23 Apr 1949
51 "The Amazing Ray" 25 Apr 1949 30 Jul 1949
52 "Lady Ermine" 1 Aug 1949 1 Oct 1949
53 "Mystery Taxi" 3 Oct 1949 26 Nov 1949
54 "Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch" 28 Nov 1949 11 Feb 1950
55 "Deadman's Gulch" 13 Feb 1950 11 Mar 1950
56 "The Beauty Collector" 13 Mar 1950 27 May 1950
57 "The Dark One" 29 May 1950 19 Aug 1950
58 "The Mystery of Uncle Ed" 21 Aug 1950 14 Oct 1950
59 "The Haunted Farm" 16 Oct 1950 2 Dec 1950
60 "Swami" 4 Dec 1950 17 Mar 1951
61 "Lenore" 19 Mar 1951 9 Jun 1951
62 "Mandrake's Birthday" 11 Jun 1951 14 Jul 1951
63 "The Face Mystery" 16 Jul 1951 15 Sep 1951
64 "The Conquerors" 17 Sep 1951 17 Nov 1951
65 "The Million Dollar Loaf" 19 Nov 1951 19 Jan 1952
66 "The Mysterious Phone Booth" 21 Jan 1952 1 Mar 1952
67 "The Silly Stuff Department" 3 Mar 1952 12 Apr 1952
68 "Cleopatra's Treasure" 14 Apr 1952 26 Jul 1952
69 "Out of Nowhere" 28 Jul 1952 4 Oct 1952
70 "The Impostor" 6 Oct 1952 27 Dec 1952
71 "The Jungle Witch" 29 Dec 1952 18 Apr 1953
72 "The Vanishing Rocket" 20 Apr 1953 20 Jun 1953
73 "The Mysterious Mr Beam" 22 Jun 1953 26 Sep 1953
74 "The Monsters" 28 Sep 1953 12 Dec 1953
75 "The Haunted Slope" 14 Dec 1953 6 Feb 1954
76 "The Royal Suitor" 8 Feb 1954 29 May 1954
77 "The Deep Sea Mystery" 31 May 1954 28 Aug 1954
78 "The Museum Theft" 30 Aug 1954 9 Oct 1954
79 "The Enchantress" 11 Oct 1954 1 Jan 1955
80 "The Tourist" 3 Jan 1955 2 Apr 1955
81 "The Inventor" 4 Apr 1955 21 May 1955
82 "Return of the Clay Camel" 23 May 1955 16 Jul 1955
83 "U-Hunt" 18 Jul 1955 3 Sep 1955
84 "The Experiment" 5 Sep 1955 12 Nov 1955
85 "Michael" 14 Nov 1955 21 Jan 1956
86 "The New Neighbors" 23 Jan 1956 21 Apr 1956
87 "The Decoy" 23 Apr 1956 30 Jun 1956
88 "The Little Fog" 2 Jul 1956 20 Oct 1956
89 "Tub's Gang" 22 Oct 1956 22 Dec 1956
90 "The Chess Kings" 24 Dec 1956 2 Mar 1957
91 "The Western" 4 Mar 1957 18 May 1957
92 "The Penthouse Mystery" 20 May 1957 27 Jul 1957
93 "Lothar's Day" 29 Jul 1957 31 Aug 1957
94 "Jami" 2 Sep 1957 21 Dec 1957
95 "The New-Type Radio" 23 Dec 1957 1 Mar 1958
96 "Employment Agency" 3 Mar 1958 24 May 1958
97 "Narda's Adventure" 26 May 1958 26 Jul 1958
98 "Tale of Detru" 28 Jul 1958 20 Sep 1958
99 "The Invisible Bandit" 22 Sep 1958 6 Dec 1958
100 "The Dollmaker" 8 Dec 1958 14 Mar 1959
101 "Queen of the Cats" 16 Mar 1959 11 Apr 1959 interupted

note: From 4 October 1959 the Sunday editions reproduce a whole weeks of dailies strips.

Published Sunday pages stories

The first and second run printed the tabloid version of the strip.

# Original story title Start date End date Comment
1 "The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers" 3 Feb 1935 26 May 1935 interupted
2 "Land of the Fakirs" 9 June 1935 - interupted
3 "The Casino" July 7, 1957 4 Aug 1957
4 "The Place Called X" 11 Aug 1957 29 Dec 1957
5 "The Invaders" 5 Jan 1958 20 Apr 1958
6 "The Mesa" 27 Apr 1958 6 Jul 1958
7 "The Birthday Party" 13 Jul 1958 30 Nov 1958
8 "The Invisible Thief" 7 Dec 1958 15 Mar 1959
9 "The Watcher" 22 Mar 1959 5 Jul 1959
10 "The Old West Revisited" 12 Jul 1959 30 Aug 1959
11 "The Horse Thief" 6 Sep 1959 15 Nov 1959
12 "The Abominable Snowman" 22 Nov 1959 1 May 1960
13 "The Demon Photographer" 8 May 1960 24 Jul 1960
14 "The Radio Telescope" 31 Jul 1960 7 Aug 1960
15 "The Water Pirates" 14 Aug 1960 10 Oct 1960 interupted

Samples