{"product_id":"mandrake-the-magician-hc-vol-05-the-complete-newspaper-dailies-1941-1943-jun2670880","title":"MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN HC VOL 05 THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES (1941-1943) - FOC 7\/6\/2026","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.1em; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Notice:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a preorder item. It is not currently in stock and will not be available for pickup until it arrives at our store. Please choose your preferred pickup location at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 1.15em; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn-Store Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/28\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMandrake 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. The daily strip ended after a 79-year run, and the Sunday strip, which started in 1935, ran for 68 years. Any fan of comic strips is almost certainly familiar with Falk’s other creation, The Phantom, which started in 1936 and continues to this day. The strips presented in this series of reprints feature two staple characters in addition to the master magician: Lothar and Princess Narda (princess of the mythical European kingdom Cockaigne). Lothar appears within the first few days (June 14, 1934), and Narda is introduced in Mandrake’s second adventure. Narda is similar to Flash Gordon’s Dale Arden: beautiful, constantly in need of rescue, and the love interest of our hero. A Prince of the Seven Nations of Africa, Lothar is Mandrake’s devoted servant, friend and companion. He is, “the strongest man in the world,” and decked out in a fez, shorts, and a leopard shirt. Comics historian Don Markstein commented that, “Some people say Mandrake the Magician...was comics’ first superhero,” and we at Hermes Press couldn’t agree more. 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\/194; “The Rumor Factory,” 7\/13\/1942 - 9\/12\/194; and “Baron Kord,” 9\/14\/1942 - 4\/10\/1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hermes Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWriter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lee Falk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phil Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phil Davis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRating:\u003c\/strong\u003e E-Everyone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12.5 x 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e HARDCOVER\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hermes Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42512616259659,"sku":"JUN2670880","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1334\/1579\/files\/0626HP0880.jpg?v=1780000415","url":"https:\/\/comiccity.com\/products\/mandrake-the-magician-hc-vol-05-the-complete-newspaper-dailies-1941-1943-jun2670880","provider":"Comic City","version":"1.0","type":"link"}