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|Country= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA / English | |Country= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA / English | ||
|Format= 11.5 × 9 cm | |Format= 11.5 × 9 cm | ||
|Pages= | |Pages= 352 pgs, b/w | ||
|Date=1946 | |Date=1946 | ||
|Publisher=[[Whitman Publishing]] | |Publisher=[[Whitman Publishing]] | ||
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== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
=== Mandrake stories === | === Mandrake stories === | ||
*" | *"Mandrake the Magician and the Flame Pearls" (text version with pictures from "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination|The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination]]" to "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles|The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles]]") by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
==Table of contents== | |||
{| {{table}} | |||
!Chapter !!Title !!Page | |||
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| I || "Three Cows for a Wife" || 5 | |||
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| II || "The Island of Amazons" || 36 | |||
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| III || "Revolt of the Husbands" || 68 | |||
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| IV || "The Stranglers Straits" || 98 | |||
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| V || "Secret of the Ghost Ship" || 148 | |||
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| VI || "Land of the Giants" || 170 | |||
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| VII || "Farwell to Colossi" || 204 | |||
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| VIII || "Danger Lurks in Hungry Isles" || 242 | |||
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| IX || "The Burning Water" || 284 | |||
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|} | |||
== Notes == | |||
According to [http://www.biglittlebooks.com/listings/Whitman-BLBs1932-1949.htm biglittlebooks.com]: | |||
*The first printing is identified by a 3-page ad which begins with Captain Midnight and Sheik Jomak Khan and ends with Mandrake the Magician. | |||
*The second printing is identified by a 3-page ad which begins with Uncle Wiggily's Adventures and ends with Flash Gordon.<br> | |||
If the ''collestor's note'' is correct it has to be a third printing of this book, since there exists issues with a 3-page ad which begins with Uncle Wiggily's Adventures and ends with Mandrake the Magician. | |||
===Various views=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Betterlittlebook-1418back.png|''back cover'' | |||
Image:Betterlittlebook-1418slice.jpg|''slice'' | |||
Image:Betterlittlebook-1418-ad.jpg|''third printing (?)'' | |||
Image:Betterlittlebook-1418-continuity.png|''continuity cover / slice'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | |||
[[Coleção Gibi 29|''Coleção Gibi'' #29]] published in Brazil in 1949. | |||
[[Category:Better Little Books issues|Better Little Book 1418]] | [[Category:Better Little Books issues|Better Little Book 1418]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:27, 16 August 2019
| Big Little Book #1418 | |
 Cover artist: unknown | |
| Country/language: |  USA / English
|
|---|---|
| Format: | 11.5 × 9 cm |
| Pages: | 352 pgs, b/w |
| Publishing date: | 1946 |
| Editor: | unknown |
| Publishing company: | Whitman Publishing |
| Preceded by: | Big Little Book #1167 |
| Followed by: | Better Little Book #1431 |
Big Little Book #1418
Contents
Mandrake stories
- "Mandrake the Magician and the Flame Pearls" (text version with pictures from "The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" to "The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles") by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
Table of contents
| Chapter | Title | Page |
|---|---|---|
| I | "Three Cows for a Wife" | 5 |
| II | "The Island of Amazons" | 36 |
| III | "Revolt of the Husbands" | 68 |
| IV | "The Stranglers Straits" | 98 |
| V | "Secret of the Ghost Ship" | 148 |
| VI | "Land of the Giants" | 170 |
| VII | "Farwell to Colossi" | 204 |
| VIII | "Danger Lurks in Hungry Isles" | 242 |
| IX | "The Burning Water" | 284 |
Notes
According to biglittlebooks.com:
- The first printing is identified by a 3-page ad which begins with Captain Midnight and Sheik Jomak Khan and ends with Mandrake the Magician.
- The second printing is identified by a 3-page ad which begins with Uncle Wiggily's Adventures and ends with Flash Gordon.
If the collestor's note is correct it has to be a third printing of this book, since there exists issues with a 3-page ad which begins with Uncle Wiggily's Adventures and ends with Mandrake the Magician.
Various views
back cover
slice
third printing (?)
continuity cover / slice
See also
Coleção Gibi #29 published in Brazil in 1949.