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{{character 
|name=Avery, Duke of Hectares
|image= [[Image:Avery-Duke-of-Hectares-01.jpg]]
|first= "[[Mandrake in Love]]" 
|creators= [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]]
|}}
'''Avery, Duke of Hectares''' is a character from the [[Mandrake the Magician (Comic strip)|Mandrake the Magician]] comic strip that first appeared in "[[Mandrake in Love]]" .

== Fictional Character Biography ==
Avery, Duke of Hectares, is a rich powerful man living in [[Cockaigne]]. When [[Narda]] was a child the court of  arranged an engagement between Narda and Avery, but when Narda fell in love with Mandrake she broke her engagement. Soon after her brother [[Segrid]] forced her engagement to Avery. In return the Duke agreed to back Segrid to regain the throne. 

== Notable appearances ==
Some of the stories where Avery has featured most prominently are: 

{| {{table}}
! Year!! Daily/Sundays !! Title !!Artist !! Comments
|-
| 1938 || Daily || "[[Mandrake in Love]]" || Davis || Narda broke her engagement to Avery
|-
| 1939 || Daily || "[[The Deep South]]" || Davis || Narda is engaged to Avery
|-
| 1939 || Daily || "[[Mandrake in Cockaigne]]" || Davis || 
|-
|}

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