Busta Spada

Busta Spada was an album series of Mandrake comic books published by the Italian publisher Fratelli Spada.

Issue overview

Unsold copies of the regular Mandrake, and I Classici dell'Avventura series - as well as similar copies of The Phantom series and others were later put in a plastic envelope with new covers. They were sold as Busta. However various samples of the same "Busta" issues have different issues inside.

Busta Spada

Mandrake e altre avventure

Earch issue is like a "surprise bag", and one might find Mandrake issues inside. At least 6 different issues were released.

issue 2
issue 6

Rassegna armin da fuoco leggere 1800-1900

This series had trading cards of famous guns as cover, and contained two comic books from before 1971. Earch issue is like a "surprise bag", and one might find Mandrake issues inside. At least 14 different issues were released.

Colt 1860 Cal 44
Americana
Colt Peace Maker
Cal 45
Long Horn cal 22
Americana
Pistola Automatica
Americana
Flite King cal 22
Pistola Lanciarazzi
Italiana
Pistola Starr
Americana
Revolver Americano
Dragon Colt
Revolver Americano
Pepperbox
Revolver de Adams
Inglese
Placcato Oro
Revolver Francese
A Pietra
Revolver Russo
De Tula
Sentinel cal 22
Americana
Smith and Wesson
cal 38
Americana
Walther Tedesca
cal 7,65

Le piu avvincenti avventure

Earch issue is like a "surprise bag", and one might find Mandrake issues inside. At least 11 different issues were released.

issue 6
issue 8
issue 11

Gli assi del fumetto mondiale

Earch issue is like a "surprise bag" with 2 comics from 1972-1975 inside: "Mandrake", "The Phantom", "Turok" or "Marshal". At least 8 different issues were released.

issue 7
issue 8

Busta Spada

Classici dell avventura

Earch issue is like a "surprise bag", and one might find Mandrake issues inside. At least 8 different issues were released.

issue 1
issue 2
issue 3
issue 6
issue 8

Busta Vacanze

Earch issue is like a "surprise bag", and one might find Mandrake issues inside. At least 1 issue were released.

Mandrake publications in Italy
Series	Albi delle grandi avventure • Serie economici albi grandi avventure • Albi Economici Nerbini • Albi grandi avventure • Albo Azzurro • Albo Furore • Albo Traguardo • Avventura Club • Celebri eroi dell'avventura • Club Anni Trenta • Comics Stars in the World • Gli Albi dei tre porcellini • I Classici dell'Avventura • I Giganti • I Quaderni del Fumetto • Il Vascello (La Freccia) • Il Vascello - Mandrake • L'Avventura Albo tascabile • L'olimpo dei fumetti • Mandrake (Comic Art) • Mandrake Selezione • Mistero • Mistero Comics • New Comics Now • Super Albo (La Freccia) • Super Albo / Special Mandrake
One-shots	Eureka Pocket • I classici del fumetto di Republica • I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori • L'età d'oro del fumetto • Libretti a fumetti • Mandrake • Oscar varia • Superfumetti • Superfumetti in Film
Anthologies	Albi d'Oro • Comics Rama • Enciclopedia dei fumetti • Eureka • La grande avventura dei fumetti
As back-up title	Avventuroso • Avventura • Audace • Contastorie • L'Eternauta • Giungla! • Okay • Pisellino • Topolino
Publishers	Adriana • Aurelia • Agostini • Biblioteca Unviversale Rizzoli • Capriotti • Comic Art • Club dei Trenta • Corno • EPC • La Freccia • Garzanti • Gioggi • Giorgio • Edizioni La Meridiana • Mondadori • Mondadori Comics • Nerbini • La Repubblica/Panini Comics • SAEV • Sansoni Editore • S.E.P.I. • Fratelli Spada • Sugar

Mandrake publications by country
Europe	Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Iceland • Italy • Ireland • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Serbia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Turkey • United Kingdom • Yugoslavia
Americas	Argentina • Bahamas • Brazil • Canada • Chile • Colombia • Costa Rica • Cuba • Dominican Republic • Guatemala • Honduras • Jamaica • Mexico • Panama • El Salvador • Uruguay • USA • Venezuela
Other	Angola • Australia • French Polynesia • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Israel • Lebanon • Malaysia • New Zealand • Papua New Guinea • Philippines • Singapore • South Africa • UAE