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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A young rich girl has an annoying admirer. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Nick Blozz, champion athlete from Europe - tennis, golf and dueling. | ||
* | *Betty Drake, girlfriend of Blozz. | ||
* | *Mr. Drake, Betty's father. | ||
*Slick, friend of Blozz. | |||
*George, a police man. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York ? | |||
**Fork of Lemay and Ferry Roads. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the plot. | |||
=== | ===Real Life References=== | ||
*Lemay Ferry Road in [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - St. Louis Addresses|St. Louis]]. | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrake244rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandroi129.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Collana Albi grandi avventure-12.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Albi grandi avventure 74.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Super Albo 088.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Mandrake csitw-24.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ncn-mandrake-118.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake FP 064.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-08.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Mandrake esteve 10.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
1001romanspecial23.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey | |||
Critter-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"Contra o Campeão", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 4|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #4]] (1970) | |||
*"Desafios de Atleta", [[Mandrake 244 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #244]] (1976) | *"Desafios de Atleta", [[Mandrake 244 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #244]] (1976) | ||
*"O Esportista", [[Mandrake Coleção 8|''Mandrake Coleção'' #8]] – [[Mandrake Coleção 9|#9]] (1990) | *"O Esportista", [[Mandrake Coleção 8|''Mandrake Coleção'' #8]] – [[Mandrake Coleção 9|#9]] (1990) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark === | === [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark === | ||
*"Duel med en svindler", [[Seriebiblioteket (Danish) | *"Duel med en svindler", [[Seriebiblioteket 1 (Danish)|''Seriebiblioteket'' #1]] (1976) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Le magicien du sport", [[ | *"Le magicien du sport", [[Aventures et Mystères 129|''Aventures et Mystères'' #129]] (1951) | ||
*"Le magicien du sport", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 73|''Spécial Mandrake'' #73]] (1969) | *"Le magicien du sport", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 73|''Spécial Mandrake'' #73]] (1969) | ||
*"Le magicien du sport", [[Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 5 (Soleil)]] (1994) | *"Le magicien du sport", [[Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 5 (Soleil)|''Mandrake le Magicien'' L'intégrale #5]] (1994) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
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*"Il mago dello sport", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (12)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #12]] (1941) | *"Il mago dello sport", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (12)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #12]] (1941) | ||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 74 (second serie)|'' Mandrake'' #24]] (1948) | *"Il mago dello sport", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 74 (second serie)|'' Mandrake'' #24]] (1948) | ||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Super Albo 88 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #88]] (1964) | |||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Mandrake 24 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #24]] (Comics Stars in the World 1978) | *"Il mago dello sport", [[Mandrake 24 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #24]] (Comics Stars in the World 1978) | ||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[New Comics Now 118|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #118]] (1984) | *"Il mago dello sport", [[New Comics Now 118|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #118]] (1984) | ||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Mandrake 12 (Comic Art)]] (1992) | *"Il mago dello sport", [[Mandrake 12 (Comic Art)]] (1992) | ||
*"Il Mago dello Sport", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999) | *"Il Mago dello Sport", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999) | ||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics) Volume 2|''Mandrake il mago Volume 2'']] (2015) | |||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Superfumetti 9 (Mondadori Comics)|''Superfumetti'' #9]] (2015) | |||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"Blozz the Champion", [[Mandrake the Magician 65 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #65'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 66 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #66'']] (1954) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"no title", [[Seriebiblioteket (Norwegian) | *''"no title"'', [[Seriebiblioteket 1 (Norwegian)|''Seriebiblioteket'' #1]] (1976) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia=== | === [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia=== | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"El mago del deporte", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 8|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #8]] ( | *"El mago del deporte", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 8|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #8]] (1943) | ||
*"El mago del deporte", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 34 - Mandrake 10|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #34 - ''Mandrake'' #10]] (1988) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*''no title'', [[Seriebiblioteket (Swedish) | *''no title'', [[Seriebiblioteket 1 (Swedish)|''Seriebiblioteket'' #1]] (1976) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
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*"no title", [[The Official Mandrake the Magician 3|''The Official Mandrake the Magician'' #3]] (1988) | *"no title", [[The Official Mandrake the Magician 3|''The Official Mandrake the Magician'' #3]] (1988) | ||
*"no title", [[Feature Book 23 (Pacific Comics Club)|''Feature Book'' #23]] (1993, reprint) | *"no title", [[Feature Book 23 (Pacific Comics Club)|''Feature Book'' #23]] (1993, reprint) | ||
*"Blozz the Champion", [[Comics Revue 407-408|''Comics Revue'' #407-408]] (2020) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Mandrake pod sumnjom", ''[[Jutarnji list]]'' October 2, 1938 – November 5, 1938 (in the last strip edited together with "[[Mandrake in Love]]") | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Blozz the Champion]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Blozz the Champion]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:21, 30 January 2024
| Blozz the Champion | |
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| Start date: | July 11th, 1938 |
|---|---|
| End date: | September 10th, 1938 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Mandrake and the Haunted House" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake in Love" |
"Blozz the Champion" is the 14th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A young rich girl has an annoying admirer.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Nick Blozz, champion athlete from Europe - tennis, golf and dueling.
- Betty Drake, girlfriend of Blozz.
- Mr. Drake, Betty's father.
- Slick, friend of Blozz.
- George, a police man.
Locations
- New York ?
- Fork of Lemay and Ferry Roads.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is taken from the plot.
Real Life References
- Lemay Ferry Road in St. Louis.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
Spain
Spain
Turkey
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Contra o Campeão", Mandrake, o Mágico #4 (1970)
- "Desafios de Atleta", Mandrake #244 (1976)
- "O Esportista", Mandrake Coleção #8 – #9 (1990)
Denmark
- "Duel med en svindler", Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)
Finland
- "Nykyaikainen kaksintaistelu", Wanhat Sarjat #1 (1981)
France
- "Le magicien du sport", Aventures et Mystères #129 (1951)
- "Le magicien du sport", Spécial Mandrake #73 (1969)
- "Le magicien du sport", Mandrake le Magicien L'intégrale #5 (1994)
Italy
- "Il mago dello sport", Pisellino #25 to #32 (1940)
- "Il mago dello sport", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #12 (1941)
- "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake #24 (1948)
- "Il mago dello sport", Super Albo #88 (1964)
- "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake #24 (Comics Stars in the World 1978)
- "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake - New Comics Now #118 (1984)
- "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake 12 (Comic Art) (1992)
- "Il Mago dello Sport", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999)
- "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake il mago Volume 2 (2015)
- "Il mago dello sport", Superfumetti #9 (2015)
New Zealand
- "Blozz the Champion", Mandrake the Magician #65 and Mandrake the Magician #66 (1954)
Norway
- "no title", Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)
French Polynesia
- "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake #24 (Comics Stars in the World 1978) note: Italian text.
Portugal
- "Um Adversário Perigoso", Jornal do Cuto #46 – #57 (1972)
Spain
- "El mago del deporte", Merlin el Mago Moderno #8 (1943)
- "El mago del deporte", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #34 - Mandrake #10 (1988)
Sweden
- no title, Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)
Turkey
- "Zehirli Kılıç", 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı #23 (1941)
USA
- "no title", Feature Book #23 (1946)
- "no title", Critter #1, #2 and #3 (1973)
- "no title", The Official Mandrake the Magician #3 (1988)
- "no title", Feature Book #23 (1993, reprint)
- "Blozz the Champion", Comics Revue #407-408 (2020)
Yugoslavia
- "Mandrake pod sumnjom", Jutarnji list October 2, 1938 – November 5, 1938 (in the last strip edited together with "Mandrake in Love")