MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN THE COMPLETE DAILIES 5 1941-1943

Mandrake the Magician began as a daily strip on June 11, 1934, and whether Lee Falk knew it as a sophomore at the University of Illinois, he was making history. Mandrake the Magician whisked readers to exotic locales (often fictional amalgams of the Orient, the Middle East, India or Eastern Europe) and immersed them in extended narratives with memorable villains and a colorful supporting cast. Volume five presents: “The Mystery of the Striped Orchid” (4/7/1941 - 6/21/1941), “The Great Grando” (6/23/1941 - 11/8/194), “Lothar the Champ” (11/10/1941 - 7/11/1942), “The Rumor Factory” (7/13/1942 - 9/12/1942), and “Baron Kord” (9/14/1942 - 4/10/1943).