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|Title= Blozz the Champion | |Title= Blozz the Champion | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1938-07-11.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= July 11th, 1938 | |Start= July 11th, 1938 | ||
|End= September 10th, 1938 | |End= September 10th, 1938 | ||
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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) | |||
*"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 === | ||
*"Nykyaikainen kaksintaistelu", [[Wanhat Sarjat 1|''Wanhat Sarjat'' #1]] (1981) | *"Nykyaikainen kaksintaistelu", [[Wanhat Sarjat 1|''Wanhat Sarjat'' #1]] (1981) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"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", [[Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 5 (Soleil)|''Mandrake le Magicien'' L'intégrale #5]] (1994) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Pisellino|''Pisellino'' #25 to #32]] (1940) | *"Il mago dello sport", [[Pisellino|''Pisellino'' #25 to #32]] (1940) | ||
*"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", [[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", [[New Comics Now 118|''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 (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) 1|'' | *''"no title"'', [[Seriebiblioteket 1 (Norwegian)|''Seriebiblioteket'' #1]] (1976) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia=== | |||
*"Il mago dello sport", [[Mandrake 24 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #24]] (Comics Stars in the World 1978) <small>note: Italian text.</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"Um Adversário Perigoso", [[Jornal do Cuto 46|''Jornal do Cuto'' #46]] – [[Jornal do Cuto 57|#57]] (1972) | |||
=== [[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]] (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 1 (Swedish)|''Seriebiblioteket'' #1]] (1976) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Zehirli Kılıç", [[1001 Roman - Özel Sayı 23|''1001 Roman - Özel Sayı'' #23]] (1941) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*"no title", [[Feature | *"no title", [[Feature Book 23|''Feature Book'' #23]] (1946) | ||
*"no title", [[Critter 1|''Critter'' #1]], [[Critter 2| #2]] and [[Critter 3| #3]] (1973) | |||
*"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) | |||
*"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]] |
Revision as of 17:21, 30 January 2024
Blozz the Champion | |
Start date: | July 11th, 1938 |
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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
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")