Collegium Magikos

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Collegium Magikos
The College of Magic
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First appearance: Derek
Created by: Lee Falk and Phil Davis


The College of Magic

History

First time Mandrake mentioned[1] the origin of "The College of Magic"[footnotes 1] he said it was build in the times of Genghis Khan (1162-1227). The wizards in old times carried on secrets of ancient Egypt, magic of ancient China and others. And when the hordes of Genghis Khan swept the eastern world most of the wizards and their lore were destroyed. Only a few escaped and they build the "College of Magic" and the city around it.

When "The College of Magic" was presented later[2] it is said that it had existed for about 4000 years.

Location

"The College of Magic"[1] is located in Tibet, in a remote valley in the Himalayas. In modern time it was moved into a vast cavern in the valley.

The College

The main building was build[1] as a larger copy of the tiny modell inside the mysterious Crystal BallCite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag that their plesant hidden valley would be found by enemy invaders[footnotes 2]. To save the College from destruction they prepared a vast cavern and moved the College inside the cavern.

The Campus

The College has always been surrounded by other buildings that are being occupied by the city's inhabitants.

When the College moved into the cavern ..


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The entrance to the cavern is hidden by a greate boulder, then a long tunnel lead to the underground city. The city has a underground river and is largely self-sufficient, all powered by a mental reactor.

Note

  1. First time the name "Collegium Magikos" is mentioned is in the daily strip of November 18, 1969.
  2. In 1949-50 China's newly established government sent troops to Tibet, and that is reflected in the "Master of Magic" story.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 D-122 - Master of Magic
  2. D-142 - "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)"


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Notable appearances

College of Magic has appeared in these stories:

Year Daily/Sunday Title Artist Comments
1948 Daily "Derek" Davis Derek
1950 Daily "Swami" Davis
1963 Daily "Master of Magic" Davis
1965 Sunday "The Cobra Returns" Fredericks
1967 Daily "The Return of Evil - The Cobra" Fredericks
1969 Daily "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)" Fredericks
1971 Sunday "The College of Magic" Fredericks
1974 Daily "The Cobra and the Cube" Fredericks
1974 Daily "The Search for the Cobra" Fredericks
1980 Daily "Derek" Fredericks
1980 Daily "Aleena the Enchantress" Fredericks
1981 Daily "Mandrake's Family" Fredericks
1975 Daily "The Thieves" Fredericks
1997 Daily "Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic" Fredericks

Working notes

The Collegium Magikos, or the College of Magic is an ancient college of magic.

Location

The College of Magic is 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 magician of his time. On their world wide stage show they were always looking for new and better magical tricks to use in their show.

Finally they reached India, the land of magic, and find the College of Magic in a hidden valley of Tibet. Grando the Great becomes ill and entrusts the children to the grandmaster Theron, shortly after Grando died.

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

After the invasion of the chinese the 4 000 years old college was moved from its place in a valley into a cave in a mountain.

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


Luciphor (later The Cobra) was a skilled teacher at the college of magic, but commits a robbery and runs away from the college.