Mistero: Difference between revisions

From MandrakeWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
mNo edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Mistero''', '''Mistero!''' and '''Mistero Comics''' were series of "Mandrake" published by the Italian editor Mario Nerbini from 1947 to 1950.
{{Series
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.
|Title= L'Italo Americano Illustrato<br>Mistero<br>Nuovo serie - Mistero!<br>Mistero Comics
|image= [[Image:Mistero-01.jpg|200 px]]<br>[[Image:Mistero-17.jpg|200 px]]
|Sample= First issues
|Country= [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy / Italian  
|Publisher= [[Casa Editrice Nerbini]]
|Date= 1946-1950
|Issues= 101 <small>(?)</small> +23/<br>26 + 7
|Format= vari, b/w (color)
|}}


== Mistero ==
==Issue overview==
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 "Mistero" series came out in total 101 issues devided into three series:
===L'Italo Americano Illustrato / Mistero===
*Issues 1 ''(December 8, 1946)'' to 28 ''(June 15, 1947).<br>
The "Mistero" series started with the newspaper sized "L'Italo Americano Illustrato" December 8, 1946. In the beginning the weekly magazine was bilingual, with Italian and English language. From #17 ''(March 30, 1947)'' the magazine changed name to "Mistero" - ''settimanale italiano-americano di racconti illustrati''. It printed various US and Italian series as: "And so They Were... Never Married)" by Cliff Sterrett ''(14-16)'', "Belles and Wedding Bells and then Were Maried" by Cliff Sterrett ''(13-16)'', "Captain Easy" by Walter Scott ''(22-24)'', "Difendi l'amor mio" by Maria Laura Segrè & Nicolò ''(1-19)'', "Dr Wobes" by Elliot Caplin & J N McArdie ''(7-20, 24-28)'', "Il distintissmo signore di Lino" by ? ''(17)'', "It Always Happens So" by Jimmy Hatlo ''(1-16, 20-22)'', "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins ''(1-27)'', "La voce del mare" by Felisari and [[Aurelio Galleppini|Galle|pini]] ''(17-22)'', "Lone Ranger" by Fran Striker & Charles Flanders ''(1-6)'', "Polly and her Pals" by Cliff Sterrett ''(1-8)'', "The Glamour Girls" by Don Flowers ''(1-4)'' and "Tillie the Toiler" by Russ Westover ''(1-13, 17-19, 21-22)''. Issues 1-16 was re-printed in a hard-cover book by Nerbini in 1978.


=== Regular series ===
===Mistero===
*Issues 29 ''(August 24, 1947)'' to 47 ''(December 28, 1947)''.<br>
Issues 29 to 47 printed various US and Italian series as: "[[The Phantom]]" by [[Guido Fantoni]] ''(29-34, 38-40, 44-46)'', "Mandrake" by [[Phil Davis]] ''(35-37, 47)'', "Tim Tyler's Luck" by Lyman Young ''(41-43)'', "Inspector Wade" by Lyman Anderson ''(29-36)'', "I banditi di Green-Rock" by F Vichi ''(37-41)'' and "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins ''(42-47).
 
*Issues 1 ''(January 4, 1948)'' to 6 ''(February 8, 1948)''.<br>
In 1948 the magazine restart the numbering for the series. Issues 1 to 6 printed various US and Italian series as: "[[The Phantom]]" by G Fantoni ''(4-6)'', "Mandrake" by Phil Davis ''(1-3)'', "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins ''(1-2)'' and "Petrosino" by F Vichi ''(3-6)''. The Mandrake stories were re-released in the [[Albi Economici Nerbini]] series.
 
===Nuovo serie - Mistero!===
*Issues 1 ''(February 15, 1948)'' to 44 ''(December 12, 1948)''.<br>
The ''New'' series printed stories with: "The Phantom" by G Fantoni ''(1-3, 7-9, 13-15, 19-21, 25-27, 31-39, 43-44)'', "Mandrake" by Phil Davis ''(4-6, edited)'', [[Roberto Lemmi]] ''(10-12)'', A Galleppini ''(16-18, 22-24, 28-30)'' and [[Franco Donatelli]] ''(40-42)'',  "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins ''(1-2)'', "Petrosino" by F Vichi ''(1, 3-6, 7-9)'', "La slida di Carlos" by [[Giove Toppi|G Toppi]] ''(10-17)'', "Gli evasi delle Guyana" by G Scudellari ''(18-28)'', "Toni il saltimanco" by G Vitelli ''(29-33)'', and "Una tragedia sui ghiacci" by G Vitelli ''(33)''. The "Nuovo serie - Mistero" was re-printed by Nerbini in about 1978.
 
=====Albums=====
The issues from the "Mistero" and "Nuovo serie - Mistero" were reprinted into 23 albums by dr Giuseppe Cartoni (?). The albums collected the "Mandrake" and "Phantom" stories ''(2, 3 or 4 parts)''.
 
===Mistero===
*Issues 48 ''(March 26, 1950)'' to 51 ''(April 16, 1950)''. The issues 45 to 47 were probably a 3-part "Mandrake" story but it was never printed.<br>
The series re-started in 1950 and printed, in landscape format, "The Phantom" story "Il piano 47" by G Fantoni ''(48-51, reprint from "Il giornale dell'Uomo Mascherato")''. Issues 48 to 51 was sold between the first and second "Mistero Comics" series and continued the numbering from the "Nuovo serie - Mistero!". Strangly it is printed ''Anno III'' on the covers, same as issues from 1948 !
 
===Mistero Comics===
In 1949 Nerbini started a new series under the title "Mistero comics". The series came out in total 26 issues devided into three series:
 
====Regular series====
*Issues 1 ''(September 11, 1949)'' to 17 ''(March 26, 1950)''.<br>
The series has a dual numbering, one for the series and the other for the character. The serie printed: "Mandrake" by [[Franco Donatelli]] and G Fantoni ''(4, 8, 14)'', "The Phantom" ''(1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17)'', "Lone Ranger" ''(3, 7, 14)'' and "Radio Patrol" ''(as backup story)'', "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins ''(as backup story)'',  "Danny Hale by Jesse March ''(2, 6, 12)'', "Steve Canyon" by M Caniff ''(1-4, as backup story)'' and "Hara Sahie il fachiro" by ? ''(10)''.
 
=====Albums=====
Five albums reprinted the stories from "Mistero Comics": "L'Uomo Mascerato" L'ombra che cammina ''(1, 5, 9)'', "Mandrake" Luomo del mistero ''(4, 8, 14)'', "Lone Ranger" Il Solitario della foresta ''(3, 7, 16)'', "Danny Hale" ''(2, 6, 12)'' and "L'uomo Mascherato" ''(11, 13, 15, 17)''. The two last issues may not have been printed.
 
=====Supplement=====
Two supplement album was released in this series: "I super-comics mensile" and "Comics Mistero" ''(March, 1950)''. The last one re-printed in the early 80s.
 
====Second series====
*Issues 1 ''(April 15, 1950) to 8 ''(August 25, 1950)''.<br>
The serie printed: "The Phantom" by Lee Falk & Wilson McCoy and G Fantoni. ''(2, 4, 6, 8)'', "Lone Ranger" by C Flanders and G Fantoni ''(1, 3, 5, 7)'', "Mandrake" by [[Liliana Fantoni]] ''(1, as backup story)'', "Brick Bradford" ''(1-5, 6-8 as backup story)'' and "X 9" ''(1-7 as backup story)''.
 
====Third series====
*Issue 1 ''(September 6, 1953)''.<br>
The serie printed: "The Phantom" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy''(1)''. Issue 1 announced the next "Mandrake" issue, but it was never published.
 
==Issues with Mandrake ==
===Mistero===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mistero-35.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero 35|''Mistero'' #35]]
Image:Mistero-35.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero 35|''Mistero'' #35]]
Line 12: Line 63:
Image:Mistero-47.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero 47|''Mistero'' #47]]
Image:Mistero-47.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero 47|''Mistero'' #47]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
=== 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 [[The Phantom|Phantom]] story by [[Guido Fantoni]], before the "Mistero" series ended.


<gallery>
<gallery>
Line 22: Line 70:
</gallery>
</gallery>


The Mandrake stories from "Mistero" first and second series were re-released in 1949 by Nerbini in his [[Albi Economici Nerbini]] series.
===Nuovo serie - Mistero!===
 
=== 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 three first issues with Mandrake was edited material made by [[Phil Davis]]. The other Mandrake material was Italian, made by [[Roberto Lemmi]], [[Aurelio Galleppini]] and [[Franco Donatelli]].
 
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mistero (nuova serie) 4.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero! 4 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #4]]
Image:Mistero (nuova serie) 4.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero! 4 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #4]]
Line 47: Line 91:
Image:Mistero (nuova serie) 42.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero! 42 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #42]]
Image:Mistero (nuova serie) 42.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero! 42 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #42]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
====Note====
All issues from the third series, "Mistero!", was reprinted in the '70s.
===Albums===
23 albums retaking stories already published in the first, second and third 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:


====Albums====
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mistero-Raccolta-03.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero Raccolta 3|''Nel vortice del diavolo'']]
Image:Mistero-Raccolta-03.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero Raccolta 3|''Nel vortice del diavolo'']]
Line 66: Line 106:
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Mistero comics ==
===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 ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Mistero_comics-04.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 4|''Mistero comics'' #4]]
Image:Mistero_comics-04.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 4|''Mistero comics'' #4/1949]]
Image:Mistero_comics-08.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 8|''Mistero comics'' #8]]
Image:Mistero_comics-08.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 8|''Mistero comics'' #8/1949]]
Image:Mistero_comics-14.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 14|''Mistero comics'' #14]]
Image:Mistero_comics-14.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 14|''Mistero comics'' #14/1950]]
</gallery>
Image:Mistero_comics-raccolte.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics - Mandrake L'uomo del mistero|''Mandrake<br>L'uomo del mistero'']]


=== Second series ===
Image:Mistero_comics-02-01.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 1 (nuova serie)|''Mistero comics'' #1/1950]]
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]].
 
<gallery>
Image:Mistero_comics-02-01.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics 1 (nuova serie)|''Mistero comics'' #1]]
</gallery>
 
====Albums====
The Mandrake stories from the first series were in 1948 reprinted into one album:
 
<gallery>
Image:Mistero_comics-raccolte.jpg|<div align=center>[[Mistero comics - Mandrake L'uomo del mistero|''Mandrake<br>L'uomo del mistero'']]
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 15:53, 23 January 2016

L'Italo Americano Illustrato
Mistero
Nuovo serie - Mistero!
Mistero Comics
Mistero-01.jpg
Mistero-17.jpg
First issues
Country/language: Mini italy.gif Italy / Italian
Publishing company: Casa Editrice Nerbini
Publishing years: 1946-1950
Issues: 101 (?) +23/
26 + 7
Format: vari, b/w (color)


Issue overview

The "Mistero" series came out in total 101 issues devided into three series:

L'Italo Americano Illustrato / Mistero

  • Issues 1 (December 8, 1946) to 28 (June 15, 1947).

The "Mistero" series started with the newspaper sized "L'Italo Americano Illustrato" December 8, 1946. In the beginning the weekly magazine was bilingual, with Italian and English language. From #17 (March 30, 1947) the magazine changed name to "Mistero" - settimanale italiano-americano di racconti illustrati. It printed various US and Italian series as: "And so They Were... Never Married)" by Cliff Sterrett (14-16), "Belles and Wedding Bells and then Were Maried" by Cliff Sterrett (13-16), "Captain Easy" by Walter Scott (22-24), "Difendi l'amor mio" by Maria Laura Segrè & Nicolò (1-19), "Dr Wobes" by Elliot Caplin & J N McArdie (7-20, 24-28), "Il distintissmo signore di Lino" by ? (17), "It Always Happens So" by Jimmy Hatlo (1-16, 20-22), "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins (1-27), "La voce del mare" by Felisari and Galle|pini (17-22), "Lone Ranger" by Fran Striker & Charles Flanders (1-6), "Polly and her Pals" by Cliff Sterrett (1-8), "The Glamour Girls" by Don Flowers (1-4) and "Tillie the Toiler" by Russ Westover (1-13, 17-19, 21-22). Issues 1-16 was re-printed in a hard-cover book by Nerbini in 1978.

Mistero

  • Issues 29 (August 24, 1947) to 47 (December 28, 1947).

Issues 29 to 47 printed various US and Italian series as: "The Phantom" by Guido Fantoni (29-34, 38-40, 44-46), "Mandrake" by Phil Davis (35-37, 47), "Tim Tyler's Luck" by Lyman Young (41-43), "Inspector Wade" by Lyman Anderson (29-36), "I banditi di Green-Rock" by F Vichi (37-41) and "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins (42-47).

  • Issues 1 (January 4, 1948) to 6 (February 8, 1948).

In 1948 the magazine restart the numbering for the series. Issues 1 to 6 printed various US and Italian series as: "The Phantom" by G Fantoni (4-6), "Mandrake" by Phil Davis (1-3), "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins (1-2) and "Petrosino" by F Vichi (3-6). The Mandrake stories were re-released in the Albi Economici Nerbini series.

Nuovo serie - Mistero!

  • Issues 1 (February 15, 1948) to 44 (December 12, 1948).

The New series printed stories with: "The Phantom" by G Fantoni (1-3, 7-9, 13-15, 19-21, 25-27, 31-39, 43-44), "Mandrake" by Phil Davis (4-6, edited), Roberto Lemmi (10-12), A Galleppini (16-18, 22-24, 28-30) and Franco Donatelli (40-42), "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins (1-2), "Petrosino" by F Vichi (1, 3-6, 7-9), "La slida di Carlos" by G Toppi (10-17), "Gli evasi delle Guyana" by G Scudellari (18-28), "Toni il saltimanco" by G Vitelli (29-33), and "Una tragedia sui ghiacci" by G Vitelli (33). The "Nuovo serie - Mistero" was re-printed by Nerbini in about 1978.

Albums

The issues from the "Mistero" and "Nuovo serie - Mistero" were reprinted into 23 albums by dr Giuseppe Cartoni (?). The albums collected the "Mandrake" and "Phantom" stories (2, 3 or 4 parts).

Mistero

  • Issues 48 (March 26, 1950) to 51 (April 16, 1950). The issues 45 to 47 were probably a 3-part "Mandrake" story but it was never printed.

The series re-started in 1950 and printed, in landscape format, "The Phantom" story "Il piano 47" by G Fantoni (48-51, reprint from "Il giornale dell'Uomo Mascherato"). Issues 48 to 51 was sold between the first and second "Mistero Comics" series and continued the numbering from the "Nuovo serie - Mistero!". Strangly it is printed Anno III on the covers, same as issues from 1948 !

Mistero Comics

In 1949 Nerbini started a new series under the title "Mistero comics". The series came out in total 26 issues devided into three series:

Regular series

  • Issues 1 (September 11, 1949) to 17 (March 26, 1950).

The series has a dual numbering, one for the series and the other for the character. The serie printed: "Mandrake" by Franco Donatelli and G Fantoni (4, 8, 14), "The Phantom" (1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17), "Lone Ranger" (3, 7, 14) and "Radio Patrol" (as backup story), "Johnny Hazard" by Frank Robbins (as backup story), "Danny Hale by Jesse March (2, 6, 12), "Steve Canyon" by M Caniff (1-4, as backup story) and "Hara Sahie il fachiro" by ? (10).

Albums

Five albums reprinted the stories from "Mistero Comics": "L'Uomo Mascerato" L'ombra che cammina (1, 5, 9), "Mandrake" Luomo del mistero (4, 8, 14), "Lone Ranger" Il Solitario della foresta (3, 7, 16), "Danny Hale" (2, 6, 12) and "L'uomo Mascherato" (11, 13, 15, 17). The two last issues may not have been printed.

Supplement

Two supplement album was released in this series: "I super-comics mensile" and "Comics Mistero" (March, 1950). The last one re-printed in the early 80s.

Second series

  • Issues 1 (April 15, 1950) to 8 (August 25, 1950).

The serie printed: "The Phantom" by Lee Falk & Wilson McCoy and G Fantoni. (2, 4, 6, 8), "Lone Ranger" by C Flanders and G Fantoni (1, 3, 5, 7), "Mandrake" by Liliana Fantoni (1, as backup story), "Brick Bradford" (1-5, 6-8 as backup story) and "X 9" (1-7 as backup story).

Third series

  • Issue 1 (September 6, 1953).

The serie printed: "The Phantom" by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy(1). Issue 1 announced the next "Mandrake" issue, but it was never published.

Issues with Mandrake

Mistero

Nuovo serie - Mistero!

Albums

Mistero Comics



Mini italy.gif Mandrake publications in Italy Mini italy.gif
Series

Albi delle grandi avventure • Serie economici albi grandi avventure • Albi Economici Nerbini • Albi grandi avventure • Albo Azzurro • Albo Furore • Albo Traguardo • Avventura Club • Celebri eroi dell'avventura • Club Anni Trenta • Comics Stars in the World • Gli Albi dei tre porcellini • I Classici dell'Avventura • I Giganti • I Quaderni del Fumetto • Il Vascello (La Freccia) • Il Vascello - Mandrake • L'Avventura Albo tascabile • L'olimpo dei fumetti  • Mandrake (Comic Art) • Mandrake Selezione • Mistero • Mistero Comics • New Comics Now • Super Albo (La Freccia) • Super Albo / Special Mandrake

One-shots

Eureka Pocket • I classici del fumetto di Republica  • I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori • L'età d'oro del fumetto • Libretti a fumetti • Mandrake • Oscar varia • Superfumetti • Superfumetti in Film

Anthologies

Albi d'Oro • Comics Rama • Enciclopedia dei fumetti • Eureka • La raccolta de la grande avventura dei fumetti

As back-up title

Avventuroso • Avventura • Audace • Contastorie • L'Eternauta • Giungla! • Okay • Pisellino • Topolino

Publishers

Adriana • Aurelia • Agostini • Biblioteca Unviversale Rizzoli • Capriotti • Comic Art • Club dei Trenta • Corno • EPC • La Freccia • Garzanti • Gioggi • Giorgio • Edizioni La Meridiana • Mondadori • Mondadori Comics • Nerbini • La Repubblica/Panini Comics • SAEV • Sansoni Editore • S.E.P.I. • Fratelli Spada • Sugar

Mandrake publications by country
Europe

Austria • Belgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Iceland • Italy • Ireland • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Serbia • Slovenia • Spain • Sweden • Turkey • United Kingdom • Yugoslavia

Americas

Argentina • Bahamas • Brazil • Canada • Chile • Colombia • Costa Rica • Cuba • Dominican Republic • Guatemala • Jamaica • Mexico • Panama • El Salvador • Uruguay • USA • Venezuela

Other

Angola • Australia • French Polynesia • Hong Kong • India • Indonesia • Israel • Lebanon • Malaysia • New Zealand • Papua New Guinea • Philippines • Singapore • South Africa • UAE

Retrieved from "http://www.mandrakewiki.org/index.php?title=Mistero&oldid=47122"