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{{Series | |||
|Title= I Classici dell'Avventura | |||
|image= [[Image:Icda Freccia-01.jpg|200px]] | |||
|Sample= First issue<br>[[Image:classmandit001.jpg|200px]]<br>First issue | |||
|Country= [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy / Italian | |||
|Publisher= [[La Freccia]]<br>[[Fratelli Spada]] | |||
|Date= 1960–1961<br>1962-1967 | |||
|Issues= 16<br>134 | |||
|Format= 15,6×21,4 cm/<br>15×21 cm, b/w & color | |||
|}} | |||
'''I Classici dell'Avventura''' was an [[Mandrake publications in Italy|Italian]] magazine published by "La Freccia" from 1960 to 1961 and by "Fratelli Spada" from 1962 to 1967. | |||
== Issue overview== | |||
===By La Freccia=== | |||
Initially the series started as a reprint series of the "Avventure Americane - L'Uomo Mascherato" series devoted to [[The Phantom]]. The first six issues were named '''Avventure Americane – Ristampe mensili''', then the issue 7 in the series changed title to '''Avventure Americane – Ristampe albi - Supplemento albi''' while issues 8 and 9 have the title '''Avventure Americane – bis'''. Finally from #10 the series changed title to: '''I Classici dell'Avventura'''. Each issue of "I Classici dell'Avventura" reprinted 3 stories ''(#7 have 4 stories and #8 and 9 have two stories each)''. | |||
====Issues with Mandrake==== | |||
Issues 13 and 15 reprinted stories from the "[[Il Vascello]]" series devoted [[Mandrake the Magician]]. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Icda_Freccia-13-Mandrake.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]] | |||
Image:Icda_Freccia-15-Mandrake.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 15 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #15]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
===By Fratelli Spada=== | |||
The issues have a cartridge on the upper left mentioning the title ''I Classici dell'Avventura'', the format size of 15 x 21 cm for most of them, and 100 pages each one. It was launched immediately after the La Freccia's similar series ended. | |||
This series alternated between the adventures of Mandrake (uneven issue numbers) and [[The Phantom|L'Uomo Mascherato]] (even issue numbers) with a total of 134 issues, of which 67 issues were devoted to Mandrake stories. The first issue dedicated to Mandrake was issue #1 (January 10, 1962) and the last one was issue 133 (January 29, 1967). Some issues (#13, 15 and 25) have a bigger size of 17 × 24 cm and the subtitle '''Gigante'''. | |||
Each issue included several Mandrake stories, until issue #61 in April 1964, from which only one Mandrake story was featured along with two other comics such as "Tim Tyler's Luck", "Secret Agent X-9", "King of the Royal Mounted" and so on. | |||
The covers were made by: [[Enzo Carretti]], [[Domenico Mirabella|D Mirabella]], [[Germano Ferri|G Ferri]], [[Tullo Palasciano]], [[Enzo Ciacci]] and [[Mario Caria|M Caria]]. In [[Mandrake publications in France|France]], a similar series called ''[[Les héros du mystère|Les héros du mystère]]'' roughly corresponded to the Mandrake issues from Fratelli Spada's ''I Classici dell'Avventura''. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:classmandit001.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 1|issue 1<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-002.jpg|issue 2<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-003.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 3|issue 3<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-004.jpg|issue 4<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:classmandit005.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 5|issue 5<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-006.jpg|issue 6<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-007.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 7|issue 7<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-008.jpg|issue 8<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-009.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 9|issue 9<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-010.jpg|issue 10<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-011.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 11|issue 11<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-012.jpg|issue 12<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image: | Image:Icda-m-013.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 13|issue 13<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda- | Image:Icda-um-014.jpg|issue 14<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m- | Image:classmandit015.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 15|issue 15<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda- | Image:Icda-um-016.jpg|issue 16<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image: | Image:Icda-m-017.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 17|issue 17<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda- | Image:Icda-um-018.jpg|issue 18<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m- | Image:Icda-m-019.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 19|issue 19<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda- | Image:Icda-um-020.jpg|issue 30<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m- | |||
Image:Icda- | |||
Image:Icda-m-021.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 21 | Image:Icda-m-021.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 21|issue 21<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Classmandit023.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 23 | Image:Icda-um-022.jpg|issue 22<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-025.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 25 | Image:Classmandit023.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 23|issue 23<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-027.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 27 | Image:Icda-um-024.jpg|issue 24<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-029.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 29 | Image:Icda-m-025.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 25|issue 25<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-026.jpg|issue 26<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-027.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 27|issue 27<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-028.jpg|issue 28<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-029.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 29|issue 29<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-030.jpg|issue 30<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-031.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 31 | Image:Icda-m-031.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 31|issue 31<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-033.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 33 | Image:Icda-um-032.jpg|issue 32<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-035.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 35 | Image:Icda-m-033.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 33|issue 33<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-037.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 37 | Image:Icda-um-034.jpg|issue 34<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:classmandit039.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 39 | Image:Icda-m-035.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 35|issue 35<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-036.jpg|issue 36<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-037.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 37|issue 37<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-038.jpg|issue 38<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:classmandit039.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 39|issue 39<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-040.jpg|issue 40<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-041.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 41 | Image:Icda-m-041.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 41|issue 41<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:classmandit043.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 43 | Image:Icda-um-042.jpg|issue 42<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:classmandit045.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 45 | Image:classmandit043.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 43|issue 43<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-047.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 47 | Image:Icda-um-044.jpg|issue 44<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:classmandit049.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 49 | Image:classmandit045.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 45|issue 45<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-046.jpg|issue 46<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-047.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 47|issue 47<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-048.jpg|issue 48<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:classmandit049.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 49|issue 49<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-050.jpg|issue 50<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:classmandit051.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 51 | Image:classmandit051.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 51|issue 51<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:classmandit053.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 53 | Image:Icda-um-052.jpg|issue 52<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-055.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 55 | Image:classmandit053.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 53|issue 53<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-057.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 57 | Image:Icda-um-054.jpg|issue 54<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:classmandit059.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 59 | Image:Icda-m-055.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 55|issue 55<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-056.jpg|issue 56<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-057.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 57|issue 57<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-058.jpg|issue 58<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:classmandit059.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 59|issue 59<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-060.jpg|issue 60<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-061.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 61 | Image:Icda-m-061.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 61|issue 61<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-063.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 63 | Image:Icda-um-062.jpg|issue 62<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-065.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 65 | Image:Icda-m-063.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 63|issue 63<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:classmandit067.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 67 | Image:Icda-um-064.jpg|issue 64<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:classmandit069.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 69 | Image:Icda-m-065.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 65|issue 65<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-066.jpg|issue 66<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:classmandit067.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 67|issue 67<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-068.jpg|issue 68<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:classmandit069.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 69|issue 69<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-070.jpg|issue 70<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-071.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 71 | Image:Icda-m-071.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 71|issue 71<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-073.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 73 | Image:Icda-um-072.jpg|issue 72<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda- | Image:Icda-m-073.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 73|issue 73<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-077.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 77 | Image:Icda-um-074.jpg|issue 74<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-079.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 79 | Image:classmandit075.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 75|issue 75<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-076.jpg|issue 76<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-077.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 77|issue 77<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-078.jpg|issue 78<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-079.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 79|issue 79<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-080.jpg|issue 80<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-081.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 81 | Image:Icda-m-081.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 81|issue 81<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-083.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 83 | Image:Icda-um-082.jpg|issue 82<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-085.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 85 | Image:Icda-m-083.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 83|issue 83<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-087.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 87 | Image:Icda-um-084.jpg|issue 84<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-089.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 89 | Image:Icda-m-085.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 85|issue 85<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-086.jpg|issue 86<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-087.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 87|issue 87<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-088.jpg|issue 88<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-089.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 89|issue 89<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-090.jpg|issue 90<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-091.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 91 | Image:Icda-m-091.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 91|issue 91<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-093.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 93 | Image:Icda-um-092.jpg|issue 92<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-095.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 95 | Image:Icda-m-093.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 93|issue 93<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-097.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 97 | Image:Icda-um-094.jpg|issue 94<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-099.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 99 | Image:Icda-m-095.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 95|issue 95<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-096.jpg|issue 96<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-097.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 97|issue 97<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-098.jpg|issue 98<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-099.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 99|issue 99<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-100.jpg|issue 100<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-101.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 101 | Image:Icda-m-101.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 101|issue 101<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-103.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 103 | Image:Icda-um-102.jpg|issue 102<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-105.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 105 | Image:Icda-m-103.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 103|issue 103<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-107.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 107 | Image:Icda-um-104.jpg|issue 104<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-109.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 109 | Image:Icda-m-105.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 105|issue 105<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-106.jpg|issue 106<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-107.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 107|issue 107<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-108.jpg|issue 108<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-109.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 109|issue 109<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-110.jpg|issue 110<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-111.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 111 | Image:Icda-m-111.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 111|issue 111<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-113.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 113 | Image:Icda-um-112.jpg|issue 112<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-115.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 115 | Image:Icda-m-113.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 113|issue 113<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-117.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 117 | Image:Icda-um-114.jpg|issue 114<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-119.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 119 | Image:Icda-m-115.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 115|issue 115<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-116.jpg|issue 116<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-117.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 117|issue 117<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-118.jpg|issue 118<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-119.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 119|issue 119<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-120.jpg|issue 120<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-121.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 121 | Image:Icda-m-121.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 121|issue 121<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-123.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 123 | Image:Icda-um-122.jpg|issue 122<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-125.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 125 | Image:Icda-m-123.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 123|issue 123<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-127.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 127 | Image:Icda-um-124.jpg|issue 124<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-129.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 129 | Image:Icda-m-125.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 125|issue 125<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-um-126.jpg|issue 126<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-127.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 127|issue 127<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-128.jpg|issue 128<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-129.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 129|issue 129<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-130.jpg|issue 130<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
Image:Icda-m-131.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 131 | Image:Icda-m-131.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 131|issue 131<br>''Mandrake'']] | ||
Image:Icda-m-133.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 133 | Image:Icda-um-132.jpg|issue 132<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | ||
Image:Icda-m-133.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 133|issue 133<br>''Mandrake'']] | |||
Image:Icda-um-134.jpg|issue 134<br>''L'Uomo Mascherato'' | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==== Albums==== | ||
Unsold copies were later glued together and given new covers and sold as ''[[Mandrake - Supplemento Album de Il Vascello|Raccolta Mandrake]]''. During this time one also find some issues in the [[Busta Spada]] series. | |||
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[[Category: I Classici dell'Avventura | [[Category: I Classici dell'Avventura issues| ]] |
Latest revision as of 13:39, 24 August 2022
I Classici dell'Avventura | |
First issue First issue | |
Country/language: | Italy / Italian |
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Publishing company: | La Freccia Fratelli Spada |
Publishing years: | 1960–1961 1962-1967 |
Issues: | 16 134 |
Format: | 15,6×21,4 cm/ 15×21 cm, b/w & color |
I Classici dell'Avventura was an Italian magazine published by "La Freccia" from 1960 to 1961 and by "Fratelli Spada" from 1962 to 1967.
Issue overview
By La Freccia
Initially the series started as a reprint series of the "Avventure Americane - L'Uomo Mascherato" series devoted to The Phantom. The first six issues were named Avventure Americane – Ristampe mensili, then the issue 7 in the series changed title to Avventure Americane – Ristampe albi - Supplemento albi while issues 8 and 9 have the title Avventure Americane – bis. Finally from #10 the series changed title to: I Classici dell'Avventura. Each issue of "I Classici dell'Avventura" reprinted 3 stories (#7 have 4 stories and #8 and 9 have two stories each).
Issues with Mandrake
Issues 13 and 15 reprinted stories from the "Il Vascello" series devoted Mandrake the Magician.
By Fratelli Spada
The issues have a cartridge on the upper left mentioning the title I Classici dell'Avventura, the format size of 15 x 21 cm for most of them, and 100 pages each one. It was launched immediately after the La Freccia's similar series ended.
This series alternated between the adventures of Mandrake (uneven issue numbers) and L'Uomo Mascherato (even issue numbers) with a total of 134 issues, of which 67 issues were devoted to Mandrake stories. The first issue dedicated to Mandrake was issue #1 (January 10, 1962) and the last one was issue 133 (January 29, 1967). Some issues (#13, 15 and 25) have a bigger size of 17 × 24 cm and the subtitle Gigante.
Each issue included several Mandrake stories, until issue #61 in April 1964, from which only one Mandrake story was featured along with two other comics such as "Tim Tyler's Luck", "Secret Agent X-9", "King of the Royal Mounted" and so on.
The covers were made by: Enzo Carretti, D Mirabella, G Ferri, Tullo Palasciano, Enzo Ciacci and M Caria. In France, a similar series called Les héros du mystère roughly corresponded to the Mandrake issues from Fratelli Spada's I Classici dell'Avventura.
Albums
Unsold copies were later glued together and given new covers and sold as Raccolta Mandrake. During this time one also find some issues in the Busta Spada series.