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The first series was weekly released in 1947, in a 20, 5 x 29 cms format, each issue having only 12 pages including the cover. The covers had an attractive color presentation when the inside contents was printed in black and white.   
The first series was weekly released in 1947, in a 20, 5 x 29 cms format, each issue having only 12 pages including the cover. The covers had an attractive color presentation when the inside contents was printed in black and white.   


At the back cover of issue 47 one find a small mystery. There are an advertice for '''Nouva Collezione Nerbini - "Albi Mistero"'''; Uomo Mascherato (issues 1-12), Mandrake (issues 7-9) and Cino e Franco (issues 13-15). And in issue 3 from 1948 there are the same advertice, but now with the Mandrake titles in issues 7-13. Looking at titles they are identical with the Mistero titles below.
=== Regular series ===
=== Regular series ===


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== Mistero (second series) ==
=== Mistero (second series) ===
 
For the third year of the magazine they restart the numbering for the series. The 3 first issues ended the "Il lupo Umano" story, and the next 3 issues printed a 3 part [[The Phantom|Phantom]] story by G Fantoni, before the "Mistero" series ended.
For the third year of the magazine they restart the numbering for the series. The 3 first issues ended the "Il lupo Umano" story, and the next 3 issues printed a 3 part [[The Phantom|Phantom]] story by G Fantoni, before the "Mistero" series ended.


=== Regular series ===
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Image:Mistero-02-01.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero 1 (second series)|''Mistero'' #1]]
Image:Mistero-02-01.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero 1 (second series)|''Mistero'' #1]]
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These stories were re-released in 1949 by Nerbini in his [[Albi Economici Nerbini]] series.
At the back cover of issue 47 one find a small mystery. There are an advertice for '''Nouva Collezione Nerbini - "Albi Mistero"'''; Uomo Mascherato (issues 1-12), Mandrake (issues 7-9) and Cino e Franco (issues 13-15). And in issue 3 from 1948 there are the same advertice, but now with the Mandrake titles in issues 7-13. Looking at titles they are identical with the Mistero titles, but with a different numbering.
 
The stories from "Mistero" were re-released in 1949 by Nerbini in his [[Albi Economici Nerbini]] series.
 
=== Album ===


Two albums retaking stories already published in the first and second series were also published but in bigger format (21.5 x 31.5 cm) and without mention of the series Mistero, and they have different covers:  
Two albums retaking stories already published in the first and second series were also published but in bigger format (21.5 x 31.5 cm) and without mention of the series Mistero, and they have different covers:  


=== Album ===
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!Issue!! Italian title !! Reprint info
!Issue!! Italian title !! Reprint info
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== Mistero! - nuova series ==
== Mistero! - nuova series ==
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===Note===
===Note===
All issues was reprinted in the '70s.
All issues from "Mistero!" was reprinted in the '70s.


[[Category: Publications|Mistero]]
[[Category: Publications|Mistero]]
[[Category: Mistero issues| ]]
[[Category: Mistero issues| ]]

Revision as of 07:09, 5 September 2012

"Mistero", "Mistero!" and "Mistero Comics" were series of "Mandrake" published by the Italian editor Mario Nerbini from 1947 to 1950. Several classical comics - such as The Phantom, Tim Tyler's Luck, The Lone Ranger, Brick Bradford, Secret Agent X9, Steve Canyon and of course "Mandrake" - were published in these series, each issue being consacred to only one of them.

Mistero

The first series was weekly released in 1947, in a 20, 5 x 29 cms format, each issue having only 12 pages including the cover. The covers had an attractive color presentation when the inside contents was printed in black and white.

Regular series

Mistero (second series)

For the third year of the magazine they restart the numbering for the series. The 3 first issues ended the "Il lupo Umano" story, and the next 3 issues printed a 3 part Phantom story by G Fantoni, before the "Mistero" series ended.

At the back cover of issue 47 one find a small mystery. There are an advertice for Nouva Collezione Nerbini - "Albi Mistero"; Uomo Mascherato (issues 1-12), Mandrake (issues 7-9) and Cino e Franco (issues 13-15). And in issue 3 from 1948 there are the same advertice, but now with the Mandrake titles in issues 7-13. Looking at titles they are identical with the Mistero titles, but with a different numbering.

The stories from "Mistero" were re-released in 1949 by Nerbini in his Albi Economici Nerbini series.

Album

Two albums retaking stories already published in the first and second series were also published but in bigger format (21.5 x 31.5 cm) and without mention of the series Mistero, and they have different covers:

Issue Italian title Reprint info
#1 Nel vortice del diavolo #35, 36, 37
#2 Il lupo umano # 47 and #1, 2, 3 from the second series


Mistero! - nuova series

A total of 44 albums were published in 1948, of which 18 were dedicated to "Mandrake". The other albums were dedicated to The Phantom. The Mandrake material was Italian.

Issue overview

These stories were in 1948 reprinted into 6 albums:

  • "Mandrake contro il Cobra"
  • "Fra uomino monstri di un monde scomparso"
  • "Il mistero della caverna rossa"
  • "L'occhio magico"
  • "Fra i cercatori d'oro in Alaska"
  • "Bikini l'atollo delle mereviglia"

Note

All issues from "Mistero!" was reprinted in the '70s.

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