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== The full page years == | == The tabloid / full page years == | ||
The early [[Sunday stories|Mandrake Sunday strips]] filled an entire page. [[Phil Davis]] layout his first Sunday story with 4 strips a page before he started experimenting with different variants of layout. The various pages could have 2, 3 or 4 strips and some panels could span more than one row. | |||
The early Mandrake Sunday strips filled an entire | ===Samples=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-19350203.jpg | Image:ms-19350203.jpg|''February 3, 1935'' | ||
Image:ms-19360712.jpg | Image:ms-19360712.jpg|''July 12, 1936'' | ||
Image:ms-19370221.jpg | Image:ms-19370221.jpg|''February 21, 1937'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
====The Sunday Strip Logo==== | |||
In the first Sunday story Phil Davis also experimented with the logo for the pages. | In the first Sunday story Phil Davis also experimented with the logo for the pages. | ||
===The first logo and variants for the Sunday pages=== | =====The first logo and variants for the Sunday pages===== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-logo-01-a.jpg | Image:ms-logo-01-a.jpg|''The first logo'' | ||
Image:ms-logo-01-b.jpg | Image:ms-logo-01-b.jpg|''variant'' | ||
Image:ms-logo-01-c.jpg|synopsis variant | Image:ms-logo-01-c.jpg|''synopsis variant'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===The second logo and variants for the Sunday | =====The second logo and variants for the Sunday Strip===== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-logo-02-a.jpg | Image:ms-logo-02-a.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===The third logo and variants for the Sunday | =====The third logo and variants for the Sunday Strip===== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-logo-03-a.jpg|most common | Image:ms-logo-03-a.jpg|''most common'' | ||
Image:ms-logo-03-b.jpg|synopsis variant | Image:ms-logo-03-b.jpg|''synopsis variant'' | ||
Image:ms-logo-03-c.jpg|from time to time | Image:ms-logo-03-c.jpg|''from time to time'' | ||
Image:ms-logo-03-d.jpg|from March 22, 1959 | Image:ms-logo-03-d.jpg|''from March 22, 1959'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== The full and half page years == | == The full and half page years == | ||
Due to paper shortages during World War II some newspapers requested possibility to print the Mandrake Sunday strips on a half page. Phil Davis started to layout the pages so the numbered panels could be rearranged to fit both a full or half page. The last page made for full page only was at April 26, 1942. From the strip of March 22, 1959 the logo shrunk. | |||
===Samples=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-19420426.jpg | Image:ms-19420426.jpg|''the last full page layout'' | ||
Image:ms-19420503.jpg | Image:ms-19420503.jpg|''the first full/half page'' | ||
Image:ms-19420503-half.jpg | Image:ms-19420503-half.jpg|''as half page'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== The full, half and third page years == | == The full, half and third page years == | ||
To save the expense of printing so many color pages some newspapers requested possibility to print the Mandrake Sunday strips on a third page. The layout changed and one can find two common logos in this period. | To save the expense of printing so many color pages some newspapers requested possibility to print the Mandrake Sunday strips on a third page. The layout changed and one can find two common logos in this period. Only the full and half format is complete and the third page dropping the top row from the half page. Such "throwaway" panels often contain material that is not vital to the main part of the strip. | ||
===Samples=== | |||
Only the full and half format is complete and the third page dropping the top row from the half page. Such "throwaway" panels often contain material that is not vital to the main part of the strip. | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-19610723.jpg|''full page'' | |||
<gallery | Image:ms-19610723-half.jpg|''half page'' | ||
Image:ms-19610723.jpg | Image:ms-19610806.jpg|''full page'' | ||
Image:ms-19610723-half.jpg | Image:ms-19610806-half.jpg|''half page'' | ||
Image:ms-19610806.jpg | Image:ms-19610806-third.jpg|''third page'' | ||
Image:ms-19610806-half.jpg | |||
Image:ms-19610806-third.jpg | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===The fourth logo and variants for the Sunday | ====The Sunday Page Logo==== | ||
=====The fourth logo and variants for the Sunday Strip===== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-logo-04-a.jpg|before 1965 | Image:ms-logo-04-a.jpg|before 1965 | ||
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== The full, half, third page years II == | == The full, half, third page years II == | ||
Fred Fredericks was the new artist from the strip of July 27, 1965. Unlike Phil Davis drew his Sunday pages in the half page landscape format. The logo used for the half pages layput was similar to the one used on rearranged half pages by Phil Davis, except the text "by Lee Falk" vs "by Lee Falk and Phil Davis". | [[Fred Fredericks]] was the new artist from the strip of July 27, 1965. Unlike Phil Davis drew his Sunday pages in the half page landscape format. The logo used for the half pages layput was similar to the one used on rearranged half pages by Phil Davis, except the text "by Lee Falk" vs "by Lee Falk and Phil Davis". In the strip of June 7th 1970 the layout changed a bit and now we can see a larger logo made by Fred Fredericks. The layout developed further to be divided into eight ''(nine with the logo)'' almost identical panel considering the size. | ||
===Samples=== | |||
In the strip of June 7th 1970 the layout changed a bit and now we can see a larger logo made by Fred Fredericks. | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms-19700606.jpg|''tabloid page'' | |||
Image:ms-19700606-half.jpg|''half page'' | |||
Image:ms-19700606-third.jpg|''third page'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== The third, and half page years == | |||
The strip of November 5, 1972 is the first made for third page. The half page dropping the two left panel from the third page. The "throwaway" panels contain material that is not vital to the main part of the strip. | |||
===Samples=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:ms- | Image:ms-19721105-third.jpg|''third page'' | ||
Image:ms-19721105-tabloid.jpg|''half page'' | |||
Image:ms- | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category: Spotlight on|Sunday strip layout]] | [[Category: Spotlight on|Sunday strip layout]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, 25 September 2023
The tabloid / full page years
The early Mandrake Sunday strips filled an entire page. Phil Davis layout his first Sunday story with 4 strips a page before he started experimenting with different variants of layout. The various pages could have 2, 3 or 4 strips and some panels could span more than one row.
Samples
February 3, 1935
July 12, 1936
February 21, 1937
The Sunday Strip Logo
In the first Sunday story Phil Davis also experimented with the logo for the pages.
The first logo and variants for the Sunday pages
The first logo
variant
synopsis variant
The second logo and variants for the Sunday Strip
The third logo and variants for the Sunday Strip
most common
synopsis variant
from time to time
from March 22, 1959
The full and half page years
Due to paper shortages during World War II some newspapers requested possibility to print the Mandrake Sunday strips on a half page. Phil Davis started to layout the pages so the numbered panels could be rearranged to fit both a full or half page. The last page made for full page only was at April 26, 1942. From the strip of March 22, 1959 the logo shrunk.
Samples
the last full page layout
the first full/half page
as half page
The full, half and third page years
To save the expense of printing so many color pages some newspapers requested possibility to print the Mandrake Sunday strips on a third page. The layout changed and one can find two common logos in this period. Only the full and half format is complete and the third page dropping the top row from the half page. Such "throwaway" panels often contain material that is not vital to the main part of the strip.
Samples
full page
half page
full page
half page
third page
The Sunday Page Logo
The fourth logo and variants for the Sunday Strip
before 1965
from 1965
The full, half, third page years II
Fred Fredericks was the new artist from the strip of July 27, 1965. Unlike Phil Davis drew his Sunday pages in the half page landscape format. The logo used for the half pages layput was similar to the one used on rearranged half pages by Phil Davis, except the text "by Lee Falk" vs "by Lee Falk and Phil Davis". In the strip of June 7th 1970 the layout changed a bit and now we can see a larger logo made by Fred Fredericks. The layout developed further to be divided into eight (nine with the logo) almost identical panel considering the size.
Samples
tabloid page
half page
third page
The third, and half page years
The strip of November 5, 1972 is the first made for third page. The half page dropping the two left panel from the third page. The "throwaway" panels contain material that is not vital to the main part of the strip.
Samples
third page
half page
