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'''''Magic Comics''''' was published by [[David McKay Publications]] from 1939 to 1949. It was a compilation of newspaper strip reprints such as "[[Mandrake the Magician]]", "Inspector Wade", "Henry", "Jan and Aloysius", "Popeye", "Secret Agent X-9", "The Lone Ranger" and "Blondie".
{{Series
|Title= Magic Comics
|image= [[Image:Magic comics-001.jpg|200 px]]
|Sample= First issue
|Country= [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA / English
|Publisher= [[David McKay Company]]
|Date= 1939-1949
|Issues= 123
|Format= 18×36 cm, color
|}}


''Magic Comics'' reprinted daily strips in color of Mandrake the Magician in ##1 - 123.
'''Magic Comics''' was published by [[David McKay Company]] from 1939 to 1949.
==History==
The series was a compilation of newspaper strip reprints such as "[[Mandrake the Magician]]", "Inspector Wade", "Henry", "Jan and Aloysius", "Popeye", "Secret Agent X-9", "The Lone Ranger" and "Blondie".  


== Issue overview ==
== Issue overview ==
===Mandrake stories===
{| {{table}}
{| {{table}}
!Title !!Issues !!note
!Title !!Issues !!note
|-
|-
| "[[Visitors from Space]]" || [[Magic Comics 1|1]], ||   
| "[[Visitors from Space]]" || [[Magic Comics 1|1]], [[Magic Comics 2|2]] ||   
|-
|-
| "[[The Deep South]]" ||  ||   
| "[[The Deep South]]" ||  [[Magic Comics 3|3]],  [[Magic Comics 4|4]], [[Magic Comics 5|5]], [[Magic Comics 6|6]] ||   
|-
|-
| "[[Mandrake in Cockaigne]]" || ||  
| "[[Mandrake in Cockaigne]]" || [[Magic Comics 7|7]], [[Magic Comics 8|8]], [[Magic Comics 9|9]], [[Magic Comics 10|10]], [[Magic Comics 11|11]] ||
|-
|-
| "[[Mandrake in North Africa]]" ||  ||   
| "[[Mandrake in North Africa]]" ||  [[Magic Comics 11|11]], [[Magic Comics 12|12]], [[Magic Comics 13|13]], [[Magic Comics 14|14]] ||   
|-
|-
| "[[The Mountain Bandits]]" || , [[Magic Comics 15|15]] ||   
| "[[The Mountain Bandits]]" || [[Magic Comics 14|14]], [[Magic Comics 15|15]] ||   
|-
|-
| "[[The Museum Mystery]]" || [[Magic Comics 15|15]], [[Magic Comics 16|16]], [[Magic Comics 17|17]], [[Magic Comics 18|18]], ||   
| "[[The Museum Mystery]]" || [[Magic Comics 15|15]], [[Magic Comics 16|16]], [[Magic Comics 17|17]], [[Magic Comics 18|18]], [[Magic Comics 19|19]] 
|-
|-
| "[[The Octopus Ring]]" || [[Magic Comics 20|20]], [[Magic Comics 21|21]], [[Magic Comics 22|22]], [[Magic Comics 23|23]], [[Magic Comics 24|24]], [[Magic Comics 25|25]], [[Magic Comics 26|26]], [[Magic Comics 27|27]], [[Magic Comics 28|28]], ||     
| "[[The Octopus Ring]]" || [[Magic Comics 20|20]], [[Magic Comics 21|21]], [[Magic Comics 22|22]], [[Magic Comics 23|23]], [[Magic Comics 24|24]], [[Magic Comics 25|25]], [[Magic Comics 26|26]], [[Magic Comics 27|27]], [[Magic Comics 28|28]], [[Magic Comics 29|29]] ||     
|-
|-
| "[[Dr Griff's Invention]]" ||  ||   
| "[[Dr Griff's Invention]]" || [[Magic Comics 29|29]], [[Magic Comics 30|30]], [[Magic Comics 31|31]], [[Magic Comics 32|32]], [[Magic Comics 33|33]], [[Magic Comics 34|34]], ||   
|-
|-
| "[[The Mystery of the Striped Orchid]]" || ||   
| "[[The Mystery of the Striped Orchid]]" || [[Magic Comics 35|35]], [[Magic Comics 36|36]], [[Magic Comics 37|37]], [[Magic Comics 38|38]]||   
|-
|-
| "[[The Great Grando]]" || ||
| "[[The Great Grando]]" || [[Magic Comics 39|39]], [[Magic Comics 40|40]], [[Magic Comics 41|41]], [[Magic Comics 42|42]], [[Magic Comics 43|43]], [[Magic Comics 44|44]], [[Magic Comics 45|45]] ||  
|-
|-
| "[[Lothar the Champ]]" || ||
| "[[Lothar the Champ]]" || [[Magic Comics 45|45]], [[Magic Comics 46|46]], [[Magic Comics 47|47]], [[Magic Comics 48|48]], [[Magic Comics 49|49]], [[Magic Comics 50|50]], [[Magic Comics 51|51]], [[Magic Comics 52|52]], [[Magic Comics 53|53]], [[Magic Comics 54|54]], [[Magic Comics 55|55]], [[Magic Comics 56|56]], [[Magic Comics 57|57]], [[Magic Comics 58|58]] ||  
|-
|-
| "[[The Rumor Factory]]" || ||  
| "[[The Rumor Factory]]" || [[Magic Comics 58|58]], [[Magic Comics 59|59]], [[Magic Comics 60|60]], [[Magic Comics 61|61]] ||  
|-
|-
| "[[Baron Kord]]" ||  ||  
| "[[Baron Kord]]" || [[Magic Comics 62|62]], [[Magic Comics 63|63]], [[Magic Comics 64|64]], [[Magic Comics 65|65]],  [[Magic Comics 66|66]], [[Magic Comics 67|67]],  [[Magic Comics 68|68]], [[Magic Comics 69|69]], [[Magic Comics 70|70]], [[Magic Comics 71|71]],  [[Magic Comics 72|72]], [[Magic Comics 73|73]] ||  
|-
|-
| "[[The Witch of Kaloon]]" || [[Magic Comics 74|74]], [[Magic Comics 75|75]], [[Magic Comics 76|76]], [[Magic Comics 77|77]], [[Magic Comics 78|78]], [[Magic Comics 79|79]], ||
| "[[The Witch of Kaloon]]" || [[Magic Comics 73|73]], [[Magic Comics 74|74]], [[Magic Comics 75|75]], [[Magic Comics 76|76]], [[Magic Comics 77|77]], [[Magic Comics 78|78]], [[Magic Comics 79|79]], [[Magic Comics 80|80]], [[Magic Comics 81|81]], [[Magic Comics 82|82]], [[Magic Comics 83|83]], [[Magic Comics 84|84]], [[Magic Comics 85|85]], [[Magic Comics 86|86]], [[Magic Comics 87|87]], [[Magic Comics 88|88]], [[Magic Comics 89|89]], [[Magic Comics 90|90]], [[Magic Comics 91|91]], [[Magic Comics 92|92]], [[Magic Comics 93|93]] ||  
|-
|-
| "[[The Earthshaker]]" || ||  
| "[[The Earthshaker]]" || [[Magic Comics 93|93]], [[Magic Comics 94|94]], [[Magic Comics 95|95]], [[Magic Comics 96|96]], [[Magic Comics 97|97]], [[Magic Comics 98|98]], [[Magic Comics 99|99]], [[Magic Comics 100|100]], [[Magic Comics 101|101]], [[Magic Comics 102|102]], [[Magic Comics 103|103]] ||  
|-
|-
| "[[The Dome]]" || ||     
| "[[The Dome]]" || [[Magic Comics 104|104]], [[Magic Comics 105|105]], [[Magic Comics 106|106]], [[Magic Comics 107|107]], [[Magic Comics 108|108]], [[Magic Comics 109|109]], [[Magic Comics 110|110]], [[Magic Comics 111|111]], [[Magic Comics 112|112]] ||     
|-
|-
| "[[Doctor Congo]]" || ||  
| "[[Doctor Congo]]" || [[Magic Comics 113|113]], [[Magic Comics 114|114]], [[Magic Comics 115|115]], [[Magic Comics 116|116]] ||
|-
| "[[Kingdom of Marvel]]" || [[Magic Comics 117|117]], [[Magic Comics 118|118]], [[Magic Comics 119|119]] || 
|-
|-
| "[[The Mirror People]]" || [[Magic Comics 120|120]], [[Magic Comics 121|121]], [[Magic Comics 122|122]] ||   
| "[[The Mirror People]]" || [[Magic Comics 120|120]], [[Magic Comics 121|121]], [[Magic Comics 122|122]] ||   
|-
|-
| "[[The Ice Lady]]" || [[Magic Comics 123|123]] ||   
| "[[The Ice Lady]]" || [[Magic Comics 123|123]], ||   
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Mandrake covers ==
=== Mandrake covers ===
 
<gallery>
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File:magic_comics-008.jpg|[[Magic Comics 8|''Magic Comics'' #8]]
File:magic_comics-008.jpg|[[Magic Comics 8|''Magic Comics'' #8]]
File:magic_comics-009.jpg|[[Magic Comics 9|''Magic Comics'' #9]]
File:magic_comics-009.jpg|[[Magic Comics 9|''Magic Comics'' #9]]
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</gallery>
</gallery>


===Varia===
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Image:mgphiladadress.png|''Magic Comics publishing adress''
Image:Magic comics-ad.jpg|''Presto! A new magazine...'' 
Image:Magic comics-ad01.jpg|''Advertisement''
</gallery>
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[[Category: Publications|Magic Comics]]
[[Category: Publications|Magic Comics]]
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 29 August 2024

Magic Comics
Magic comics-001.jpg
First issue
Country/language: Mini usa.gif USA / English
Publishing company: David McKay Company
Publishing years: 1939-1949
Issues: 123
Format: 18×36 cm, color


Magic Comics was published by David McKay Company from 1939 to 1949.

History

The series was a compilation of newspaper strip reprints such as "Mandrake the Magician", "Inspector Wade", "Henry", "Jan and Aloysius", "Popeye", "Secret Agent X-9", "The Lone Ranger" and "Blondie".

Issue overview

Mandrake stories

Title Issues note
"Visitors from Space" 1, 2
"The Deep South" 3, 4, 5, 6
"Mandrake in Cockaigne" 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
"Mandrake in North Africa" 11, 12, 13, 14
"The Mountain Bandits" 14, 15
"The Museum Mystery" 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
"The Octopus Ring" 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
"Dr Griff's Invention" 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
"The Mystery of the Striped Orchid" 35, 36, 37, 38
"The Great Grando" 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
"Lothar the Champ" 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58
"The Rumor Factory" 58, 59, 60, 61
"Baron Kord" 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
"The Witch of Kaloon" 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
"The Earthshaker" 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103
"The Dome" 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112
"Doctor Congo" 113, 114, 115, 116
"Kingdom of Marvel" 117, 118, 119
"The Mirror People" 120, 121, 122
"The Ice Lady" 123,

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