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	'''"A Visit with Lee Falk"''' is an interview with [[Lee Falk]] by [[Anthony Tollin]], made in late 1985 and published for the first time in the magazine "The Comic Buyer's Guide" #346 in 1986 for the 50th anniversary of "[[The Phantom]]".		'''"A Visit with Lee Falk"''' is an interview with [[Lee Falk]] by [[Anthony Tollin]], made in late 1985 and published for the first time in the magazine "The Comic Buyer's Guide" #346 in 1986 for the 50th anniversary of "[[The Phantom]]".

	After discussing his first work for the KMOX radio, Lee Falk ~~discusses~~ his early career writing radio drama for KMOX. He credits Harry J. Tuthill (1885-1957, also living - then like Lee Falk - in St. Louis, Missouri and creator of "The Bungle Family" comic strip) with encouraging him to submit "Mandrake the Magician" to [[King Features Syndicate]]. As an inspiration for the Mandrake character, he mentions the magician Richard Cardini. (about the latter, see : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Valentine_Pitchford])		After discussing his first work for the KMOX radio, Lee Falk talks about his early career writing radio drama for KMOX. He credits Harry J. Tuthill (1885-1957, also living - then like Lee Falk - in St. Louis, Missouri and creator of "The Bungle Family" comic strip) with encouraging him to submit "Mandrake the Magician" to [[King Features Syndicate]].

			As an inspiration for the Mandrake character, he mentions the magician Richard Cardini. (about the latter, see : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Valentine_Pitchford])

	He also evokes his collaboration with [[Phil Davis]], a strong worker often helped by his wife [[Martha Davis]]. Lee also indicates that [[Ray Moore]] inks the early Phil Davis'drawings.		He also evokes his collaboration with [[Phil Davis]], a strong worker often helped by his wife [[Martha Davis]]. Lee also indicates that [[Ray Moore]] inks the early Phil Davis'drawings.

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	He also evokes his collaboration with [[Phil Davis]], a strong worker often helped by his wife [[Martha Davis]]. Lee also indicates that [[Ray Moore]] inks the early Phil Davis'drawings.		He also evokes his collaboration with [[Phil Davis]], a strong worker often helped by his wife [[Martha Davis]]. Lee also indicates that [[Ray Moore]] inks the early Phil Davis'drawings.

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	== Reprints ==		== Reprints ==

Alain03: Lee Falk: 1985 interview.

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Lee Falk: 1985 interview.

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'''"A Visit with Lee Falk"''' is an interview with [[Lee Falk]] by [[Anthony Tollin]], made in late 1985 and published for the first time in the magazine "The Comic Buyer's Guide" #346 in 1986 for the 50th anniversary of "[[The Phantom]]".

After discussing his first work for the KMOX radio, Lee Falk discusses his early career writing radio drama for KMOX. He credits Harry J. Tuthill (1885-1957, also living - then like Lee Falk - in St. Louis, Missouri and creator of "The Bungle Family" comic strip) with encouraging him to submit "Mandrake the Magician" to [[King Features Syndicate]]. As an inspiration for the Mandrake character, he mentions the magician Richard Cardini. (about the latter, see : [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Valentine_Pitchford])

He also evokes his collaboration with [[Phil Davis]], a strong worker often helped by his wife [[Martha Davis]]. Lee also indicates that [[Ray Moore]] inks the early Phil Davis'drawings.

== Reprints ==
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Ett besök hos Lee Falk", ''[[Lee Falk – Berättaren]]'' (2011)
*"A Visit with Lee Falk", ''[[Lee Falk – Storyteller]]'' (2011)

=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Ein Besuch bei Lee Falk", [[Comic Rundschau 13|''Comic Rundschau'' #13]] (1991)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Phantom is 50 – interview with Phantom creator Lee Falk", ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #642 (1986)
*"A Visit with Lee Falk", [[Comics Revue 27|''Comics Revue'' #27]] (1988)

[[Category:Interviews|Visit with Lee Falk, A]]