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Revision as of 18:10, 17 September 2013
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
Second series
In 1948 the magazine restart the numbering for the series. The 3 first issues ended the Mandrake story "Il lupo umano". The next 3 issues printed a 3 part Phantom story by Guido Fantoni, before the "Mistero" series ended.
The Mandrake stories from "Mistero" first and second series were re-released in 1949 by Nerbini in his Albi Economici Nerbini series.
Third series
Also known as 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.
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Note
All issues from the third series, "Mistero!", was reprinted in the '70s.
Albums
23 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. Mandrake are to find in 8 issues:
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Mistero comics
In 1949 Nerbini started a new series under the title Mistero comics. Some issues was dedicated to Steve Canyon, Lone Ranger, The Phantom and "Mandrake". The Mandrake material was Italian made by Guido Fantoni and Franco Donatelli.
Regular series
Second series
For the second year of the magazine they restart the numbering for the series. Mandrake was only to find as back-up story in one issue. The Mandrake material was Italian made by Liliana Fantoni.
Albums
The Mandrake stories from the first series were in 1948 reprinted into one album:
