Collegium Magikos

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Collegium Magikos
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First appearance: Derek
Created by: Lee Falk and Phil Davis


The Collegium Magikos are an ancient college of magic.

Location

Collegium Magikos are located inside a mountain somewhere in Tibet.

History

In the era of Phil Davis there was a story about Mandrake and his twin brother Derek. The story started with their childhood, where the two twin brothers travel around the world preforming the art of magic with their father Grando the Great, the cleverest and best stage magicians of his time. On their world wide stage show they was always looking for some new and better magical tricks to use in their show.

Finally they reach India, the land of magic, and find the college of Magic in a hidden valley of Tibet. Grando the Great become ill and entrust the children to the grandmaster Theron, shortly after Grando died.

Luciphor (later The Cobra) was a skill teacher at the college of magic, but commit a robbery and run away from the college.

It is not easy to become a student of the college, only two candidates are selected every year and they stay at the college at least for seven years. A few of the pupils are known; Mandrake, Derek, The Swami, Mr. Beam and Aleena.

In 1949-50 China's newly established communist government sent troops to invade Tibet, and that is reflected i one adventurer from 1963, in this it is also a first glimpse of the crystal cube (well, not a cube, but... :-).

After the invade of the chinese the 4 000 years old college was moved from its place in a valley into a cave in a mountain. A great magic spell by Theron.

Note

It is something strange with the College of Magic. Tibet has an ancient and unique culture but the people who live in the College of Magic look european. Their cloths and buildings is very similar to the ancient greek culture. If the college is 4 000 years old one may wonder if the college is a relict of the Minoan civilization in Crete, or maybe established by survivals of the Atlantis.

Notable appearances

The Cobra has appeared in these stories:

Daily

Title Writer Artist Comments
"Derek" Falk Davis
"Master of Magic" Falk Davis
"The Return of Evil - The Cobra" Falk Fredericks
"The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)" Falk Fredericks
"The Cobra and the Cube" Falk Fredericks
"The Search for the Cobra" Falk Fredericks
"Derek" Falk Fredericks
"Aleena the Enchantress" Falk Fredericks
"Mandrake's Family" Falk Fredericks
"The Thieves" Falk Fredericks
*Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic" Falk Fredericks

Sundays

Title Writer Artist Comments
"The Cobra Returns" Falk Fredericks
"The College of Magic" Falk Fredericks