San Francisco Examiner
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The San Francisco Examiner is an American newspaper distributed in and around San Francisco, California, and published since 1863 as a media of Hearst Corporation chain since 1880. It published "Mandrake the Magician" daily strip from November 12, 1934 (illustrated announcement the day before) to April 10, 1959 and Sunday strip from February 3, 1935 to October 30, 1960. To note: in 1960 (at least) the Sunday editions reproduce the whole weeks of dailies strips.
Published daily strips stories
| # | Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cobra | Nov 12, 1934 | ||
| .... | ||||
| last date known: April 10, 1959 |
Published Sunday pages stories
The first and second run printed the tabloid version of the strip.
| # | Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers" | 3 Feb 1935 | 26 May 1935 | interupted |
| 2 | "Land of the Fakirs" | 9 June 1935 | - | interupted |
| 3 | "The Casino" | July 7, 1957 | 4 Aug 1957 | |
| 4 | "The Place Called X" | 11 Aug 1957 | 29 Dec 1957 | |
| 5 | "The Invaders" | 5 Jan 1958 | 20 Apr 1958 | |
| 6 | "The Mesa" | 27 Apr 1958 | 6 Jul 1958 | |
| 7 | "The Birthday Party" | 13 Jul 1958 | 30 Nov 1958 | |
| 8 | "The Invisible Thief" | 7 Dec 1958 | 15 Mar 1959 | |
| 9 | "The Watcher" | 22 Mar 1959 | 5 Jul 1959 | |
| 10 | "The Old West Revisited" | 12 Jul 1959 | 30 Aug 1959 | |
| 11 | "The Horse Thief" | 6 Sep 1959 | 15 Nov 1959 | |
| 12 | "The Abominable Snowman" | 22 Nov 1959 | 1 May 1960 | |
| 13 | "The Demon Photographer" | 8 May 1960 | 24 Jul 1960 | |
| 14 | "The Radio Telescope" | 31 Jul 1960 | 7 Aug 1960 | |
| 15 | "The Water Pirates" | 14 Aug 1960 | 10 Oct 1960 | interupted |
Samples
Newspaper Logo / "Monarch of the Dailies"...
first daily strip / Nov.12, 1934
daily strip / May 7, 1938
Sunday page August 16,1942 (original in color)
daily strip / Oct. 16, 1946
daily strip / March 1, 1954
