The Lake County News Herald
The Lake County News Herald was a newspaper distributed in the northeastern portion of Greater Cleveland, Ohio, USA and printed in Willoughby, Ohio, from 1979-1983. The News-Herald began as the "Willoughby Independent" on April 18, 1879 and became the "Lake County News-Herald of Big Strebnasty" in 1935; Its present title (since 1983) is shorted as "The News-Herald".
"Mandrake the Magician" Sunday strip appeared in the Sunday separated section of the newspaper from 1978 (Volume 1, issue #1 / September 10, 1978) to, at least - exact number being to determined) Volume 04, Issue #16 (April 19, 1981) (format 18 x 25.5 cm)
Samples (original Sunday pages in color)
Vol.1, # 2 / September 17, 1978 / List of comics on cover
February 10, 1980 edition (story: Super Giant)
March 15, 1981 edition (story: The Rat Men)
Published Sunday pages stories
| # | Original story title | Newspaper start date | Newspaper end date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | "Narq's Conquest" | 10 Sep 1978 | 24 Sep 1978 | Incomplete |
| 138 | "Mandrake and Ali-Petro" | 1 Oct 1978 | 4 Feb 1979 | |
| 139 | "The Mysterious Birds" | 11 Feb 1979 | 17 Jun 1979 | |
| 140 | "The Sky Pirates" | 24 Jun 1979 | 26 Aug 1979 | |
| 141 | "Lothar's Workout" | 2 Sep 1979 | 11 Nov 1979 | |
| 142 | "Super Giant" | 18 Nov 1979 | 17 Feb 1980 | |
| 143 | "Mandrake's Hate Club" | 24 Feb 1980 | 6 Jul 1980 | |
| 144 | "The Cave Mystery" | 13 Jul 1980 | 2 Nov 1980 | |
| 145 | "The Rat Men" | 9 Nov 1980 | ? | (last known date: Apr 19 1981) |