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|Title=Mandrake, L'uomo del mistero | |Title=Mandrake, L'uomo del mistero | ||
|image= [[Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-a.jpg|200px|border]] | |image= [[Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-a.jpg|200px|border]] | ||
|Coverartist= [[Giove Toppi]]<br>[[Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-c.jpg|200px|border]]<br>second | |Coverartist= [[Giove Toppi]]<br>[[Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-c.jpg|200px|border]]<br>second variant<br>[[Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01.jpg|200px|border]]<br>third variant | ||
|Country= [[Image: mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] Italy / Italian | |Country= [[Image: mini_kingdomitaly.gif]] Italy / Italian | ||
|Format= 31,5 × 22,6 cm | |Format= 31,5 × 22,6 cm | ||
|Pages= 48 pgs, b/w | |Pages= 48 pgs, b/w | ||
|Date= April | |Date= April, 1935 | ||
|Publisher=[[Casa Editrice Nerbini]] | |Publisher=[[Casa Editrice Nerbini]] | ||
|Editor=unknown | |Editor=unknown | ||
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The first seven issues of this series have no generic title, but are later known as '''''Collana Albi grandi avventure''; serie Mandrake #1'''. | The first seven issues of this series have no generic title, but are later known as '''''Collana Albi grandi avventure''; serie Mandrake #1'''. | ||
The story was first printed in [[L'Avventuroso]], issue 15 ''(January 20, 1935)'' to issue 43 ''(August 4, 1935)''. | |||
== Contents == | == Contents == | ||
=== Mandrake stories === | === Mandrake stories === | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
There are three different variants of the cover for this issue: | There are three different variants of the cover for this issue: | ||
*First | *First variant: with the date April 1935 and price tag L 1,50 printed on the cover. | ||
*Second | *Second variant: with the date October 1935 and price tag L 1,20 printed on the cover. | ||
*Third | *Third variant: with the date October 1935 and price tag L 1,50 printed on the cover. | ||
**According to the back list in the "L'Uomo Mascherato" issues 4 and 5 the third Mandrake cover variant ''(price L 1.50)'' was released between March and July, 1938. Also the Mandrake issue from July 1938 list this issue with price L 1.50. | |||
I addition there also exist issues with a different back cover, where the publisher advertising the various series with back issues. One edition of the second variant lists the "Jim della Giungla" and "L'Agente Segreto X-9" issues from April 1937, indicating a reprint of the Mandrake issue in April 1937. Interesting, there exists two<ref>[https://vintagecomics.forumcommunity.net/?t=61020930&st=45 Mraz Fumetti at Vintage Comics]</ref> versions of this back cover, where the layout for the title heading ''(Gli Albi preferiti dalla Gioventù)'' is different. | |||
===Back covers=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r.jpg| | Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r.jpg|<small>October 1935</small><br>Second variant I | ||
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r- | Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r2.jpg|<small>October 1935</small><br>Second variant II | ||
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-r.jpg|<small>''(April 1937)''</small><br>Third variant I | |||
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-c.jpg|<small>''(1937)''</small><br>Third variant II | |||
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-b.jpg|<small>''(December 1940)''</small><br>Third variant III | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Reprint== | ==Reprint== | ||
The album was reprinted in 1976, in format 34 x 24,5 cm. | The album was reprinted in 1976, in format 34 x 24,5 cm. | ||
The cover is as the third | The cover is as the third variant, and the back list on the reverse indicating that the source for the 1976 reprint was the December 1940 print. | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-01.jpg|''1976 reprint'' | Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-01.jpg|''1976 reprint'' | ||
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-b.jpg|''back cover'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 22 April 2022
| Mandrake, L'uomo del mistero | |
 Cover artist: Giove Toppi  second variant  third variant | |
| Country/language: |  Italy / Italian
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|---|---|
| Format: | 31,5 × 22,6 cm |
| Pages: | 48 pgs, b/w |
| Publishing date: | April, 1935 |
| Editor: | unknown |
| Publishing company: | Casa Editrice Nerbini |
| Preceded by: | none |
| Followed by: | Mandrake #2 |
The first seven issues of this series have no generic title, but are later known as Collana Albi grandi avventure; serie Mandrake #1.
The story was first printed in L'Avventuroso, issue 15 (January 20, 1935) to issue 43 (August 4, 1935).
Contents
Mandrake stories
- "L'Uomo del mistero" ("The Cobra") by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
Variants
There are three different variants of the cover for this issue:
- First variant: with the date April 1935 and price tag L 1,50 printed on the cover.
- Second variant: with the date October 1935 and price tag L 1,20 printed on the cover.
- Third variant: with the date October 1935 and price tag L 1,50 printed on the cover.
- According to the back list in the "L'Uomo Mascherato" issues 4 and 5 the third Mandrake cover variant (price L 1.50) was released between March and July, 1938. Also the Mandrake issue from July 1938 list this issue with price L 1.50.
I addition there also exist issues with a different back cover, where the publisher advertising the various series with back issues. One edition of the second variant lists the "Jim della Giungla" and "L'Agente Segreto X-9" issues from April 1937, indicating a reprint of the Mandrake issue in April 1937. Interesting, there exists two[1] versions of this back cover, where the layout for the title heading (Gli Albi preferiti dalla Gioventù) is different.
Back covers
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October 1935
Second variant I -
October 1935
Second variant II -
(April 1937)
Third variant I -
(1937)
Third variant II -
(December 1940)
Third variant III
Reprint
The album was reprinted in 1976, in format 34 x 24,5 cm. The cover is as the third variant, and the back list on the reverse indicating that the source for the 1976 reprint was the December 1940 print.
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1976 reprint -
back cover
