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'''Domenico Mirabella''' is an Italian artist.
{{Creator
|name=Domenico Mirabella
|image= [[Image:D. Mirabella.jpg|250px]]
|Born= September 29, 1929.
|Died= 1976
|Nationality=[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italian
|Occupation=[[:Category:Artists|Artist]]/<br>[[:Category:Cover artists|Cover artist]]
|Website= n/a
|}}


For the "[[Fratelli Spada stories|Fratelli Spada]]" publications, he drew several stories and llustrated covers which were also later retaken in the French "[[Editions des Remparts]]" Mandrake issues.
=== Biography ===
 
'''Domenico Mirabella''' (aka ''D. Mira'') is an Italian artist.
 
In an issue of "Occhio Cupo" (edizioni Audace) from 1948 [[Aurelio Galleppini|Galep]] had a column, "Galep risponde", where he reviewed drawings sent to him by young readers eager to become comic book artists. One of the drawings was from "Siracusa" by Domenico Mirabella.
 
For the "[[Fratelli Spada stories|Fratelli Spada]]" publications in the 60s, he drew several stories and llustrated covers which were also later retaken in the French "[[Editions des Remparts]]" Mandrake issues.


One of his drawn story ("[[Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio (Spada)|Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio]]") has been published in America (in "[[Mandrake the Magician 9 (King)|Mandrake the Magician #9]]") and in United Kingdom (in "[[Uncanny Tales 96|''Uncanny Tales'' #96)]]" under the title name "[[Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio (Spada)|Terror from Outer Space]]".  
One of his drawn story ("[[Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio (Spada)|Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio]]") has been published in America (in "[[Mandrake the Magician 9 (King)|Mandrake the Magician #9]]") and in United Kingdom (in "[[Uncanny Tales 96|''Uncanny Tales'' #96)]]" under the title name "[[Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio (Spada)|Terror from Outer Space]]".  


{{stub}}
In the early 70s he collaborated occasionally with the Di Vitto brothers on "Sartana (Joe Colt)". He also drew two Italian comic-books: "Lak, il giustiziere dello spazio" in 1970/1971 and "Karatè" (written by [[Mario Pedrazzi]]) in 1975. Later he did several stories for the German comics "Gespenster Geschichten" and "Spuk Geschichten".
== Mandrake work by Domenico Mirabella ==
 
=== Stories ===
=== [[Fratelli Spada stories]] by Domenico Mirabella ===
*"[[La principessa rapita]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella / art partly redrawn from the original [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]]'s "[[Land of the Fakirs|Land of the Fakirs]]" story.
In the beginning, Mirabella adapted and redrawn previously published stories with Mandrake. It looks like he was using a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_table Light table] or a kind of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opaque_projector Opaque projector] like an art-o-graph in making his art work. When he continued to create his own stories, he developed a drawing technique where he traced art by [[Phil Davis]] and other artists, so the panels appears more like a collage with a little extra ink to tie the drawing together.
*"[[Furto alla banca]]" and "[[Il covo della banda]]" (part 1 and 2 of the same story)  by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
 
*"[[Il tibetano della caverna rossa]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
====1964====
*"[[Gli agenti del Cobra]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
=====Mandrake=====
*"[[Avventura al Polo Sud]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
<gallery>
*"[[Un mondo scomparso]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-018.jpg|"[[Un quiz per esperti (Spada)|Un quiz per esperti]]"
*"[[I predoni dell'Alaska]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-021-fr.jpg|"[[Il colosso di Titanius (Spada)|Il colosso di Titanius]]"
*"[[L'atollo delle meraviglie]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-022-fr.jpg|"[[La minaccia alata (Spada)|La minaccia alata]]"
*"[[L'erede dei faraoni]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-023-fr.jpg|"[[Il caso Farrell (Spada)|Il caso Farrell]]"
*"[[Il castello nelle Azzorre]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-025-fr.jpg|"[[Il falchi degli abissi (Spada)|Il falchi degli abissi]]"
*"[[Un quiz per esperti]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-027.jpg|"[[Fantasmi a Hellish castle (Spada)|Fantasmi a Hellish castle]]"
*"[[La minaccia alata]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-028-fr.jpg|"[[Un caso pericoloso (Spada)|Un caso pericoloso]]"
*"[[Il caso Farrell]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
</gallery>
*"[[Il falchi degli abissi]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
=====The Phantom=====
*"[[Fantasmi a Hellish castle]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
<gallery>
*"[[Un caso pericoloso]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-08.jpg|"Un safari nell'Eden"
*"[[Tauno contro la terra]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-09.jpg|"La notte della follia"
*"[[Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio]]" by [[Giovanni Fiorentin]] and Domenico Mirabella
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-10.jpg|"Il piccolo Dio dei Nadongo"
*"[[Il drago d'oro]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
</gallery>
*"[[Un alibi per Castillo]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
 
*"[[Il ladro di capelli]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
====1965====
*"[[La fossa delle balene]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
=====Mandrake=====
*"[[Karum il mago]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
<gallery>
*"[[Il mistero della piramide]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-F-037.jpg|"[[Tauno contro la terra (Spada)|Tauno contro la terra]]"
*"[[Gli ominidi]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-F-038.jpg|"[[Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio (Spada)|Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio]]"
*"[[Mission a Rio]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-041.jpg|"[[Il drago d'oro (Spada)|Il drago d'oro]]"
*"[[Atterraggio forzato]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-F-042.jpg|"[[L'inafferrabile gatto (Spada)|L'inafferrabile gatto]]"
*"[[Il legionario]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-F-043.jpg|"[[Un alibi per Castillo (Spada)|Un alibi per Castillo]]"
*"[[Sabotaggio]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-047.jpg|"[[Il ladro di capelli (Spada)|Il ladro di capelli]]"
*"[[Il giustiziere]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
Image:spada-FP-050.jpg|"[[La fossa delle balene (Spada)|La fossa delle balene]]"
*"[[La maledizion voodoo]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
</gallery>
*"[[Capsula spaziale]]" by unknown writer and Domenico Mirabella
 
=====The Phantom=====
<gallery>
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-11.jpg|"I pescatori di Matanza"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-12.jpg|"La città proibita"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-13.jpg|"L'uomo che voleva troppo"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-14.jpg|"Il cimitero degli elefanti"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-15.jpg|"La laguna degli squali"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-16.jpg|"Selim il pirata"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-17.jpg|"L'isola stregata"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-18.jpg|"La sacerdotessa di Akkon"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-19.jpg|"Diana in pericolo"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-20.jpg|"La banda dei diamanti"
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-21.jpg|"La collera dell'ombra"
</gallery>


====1966====
=====Mandrake=====
<gallery>
Image:spada-FP-052-fr.jpg|"[[Karum il mago (Spada)|Karum il mago]]"
Image:spada-FP-054-fr.jpg|"[[Il mistero della piramide (Spada)|Il mistero della piramide]]"
Image:spada-FP-057.jpg|"[[Gli ominidi (Spada)|Gli ominidi]]"
Image:spada-FP-058.jpg|"[[Mission a Rio (Spada)|Mission a Rio]]"
Image:spada-FP-061-fr.jpg|"[[Atterraggio forzato (Spada)|Atterraggio forzato]]"
Image:spada-FP-066-fr.jpg|"[[Sabotaggio (Spada)|Sabotaggio]]"
Image:spada-FP-068-fr.jpg|"[[Il giustiziere (Spada)|Il giustiziere]]"
Image:spada-FP-072.jpg|"[[La maledizion voodoo (Spada)|La maledizion voodoo]]"
Image:spada-FP-075-fr.jpg|"[[Capsula spaziale (Spada)|Capsula spaziale]]"
Image:spada-FP-082-fr.jpg|"[[La favola di Mida (Spada)|La favola di Mida]]"
Image:spada-FP-083-fr.jpg|"[[Dollari nella tomba (Spada)|Dollari nella tomba]]"
</gallery>


=== Covers ===
=====The Phantom=====
<gallery>
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-22.jpg|"Armi da guerra"
</gallery>
 
====1967====
=====Mandrake=====
<gallery>
Image:spada-FP-084-fr.jpg|"[[L'occhio del tradimento (Spada)|L'occhio del tradimento]]"
Image:spada-FP-087-fr.jpg|"[[Rapina nella nebbia (Spada)|Rapina nella nebbia]]"
Image:spada-FP-091-fr.jpg|"[[Contrabbando sotto i mari (Spada)|Contrabbando sotto i mari]]"
Image:spada-FP-094-fr.jpg|"[[La banda delle vipere (Spada)|La banda delle vipere]]"
Image:spada-FP-096-fr.jpg|"[[La strega del villaggio (Spada)|La strega del villaggio]]"
Image:spada-FP-100.jpg|"[[Gli ultrasuoni (Spada)|Gli ultrasuoni]]"
Image:spada-FP-101-fr.jpg|"[[La clinica clandestina (Spada)|La clinica clandestina]]"
Image:spada-FP-105.jpg|"[[Mandrake nel deserto (Spada)|Mandrake nel deserto]]"
Image:spada-FP-109-fr.jpg|"[[La statuetta scomparsa (Spada)|La statuetta scomparsa]]"
</gallery>
 
====1968====
=====Mandrake=====
<gallery>
Image:spada-FP-120.jpg|"[[Le sfere del terrore (Spada)|Le sfere del terrore]]"
Image:spada-FP-126-fr.jpg|"[[Una lezione di umiltà (Spada)|Una lezione di umiltà]]"
Image:spada-FP-132-fr.jpg|"[[Un vestito che scotta (Spada)|Un vestito che scotta]]"
Image:spada-FP-143.jpg|"[[Ladro per forza (Spada)|Ladro per forz]]"
Image:spada-FP-147.jpg|"[[La mano bianca (Spada)|La mano bianca]]"
Image:spada-FP-151-fr.jpg|"[[Ipnosi (Spada)|Ipnosi]]"
Image:spada-FP-154.jpg|"[[Le fronde del maleficio (Spada)|Le fronde del maleficio]]"
</gallery>
 
====1969====
=====Mandrake=====
<gallery>
Image:spada-FP-171.jpg|"[[Una voce dallo spazio (Spada)|Una voce dallo spazio]]"
</gallery>
=====The Phantom=====
<gallery>
Image:Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-23.jpg|"La caverna singhiozzante"
</gallery>
 
====1970====
=====Mandrake=====
<gallery>
Image:spada-FP-173.jpg|"[[Il ritorno di Kali (Spada)|Il ritorno di Kali]]"
Image:spada-FP-175.jpg|"[[Attacco a Xanadu (Spada)|Attacco a Xanadu]]"
</gallery>
 
==Mandrake covers by Domenico Mirabella (featuring Mandrake only) ==
{{IncompList}}
{{IncompList}}
<gallery>
=== Fratelli Spada covers ===
Image:Image:mmm-003.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3]]
====Mandrake - Il Vascello/Albi de Il Vascello ====
Image:Image:mmm-004.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 4]]
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:Image:mmm-006.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 6]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-005.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 5|''Mandrake'' #5]]
Image:Image:mmm-008.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 8]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-006.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 6|''Mandrake'' #6]]
Image:Image:mmm-010.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-008.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 8|''Mandrake'' #8]]
Image:Image:mmm-012.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 12]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-009.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 9|''Mandrake'' #9]]
 
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-010.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 10|''Mandrake'' #10]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-011.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 11|''Mandrake'' #11]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-012.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 12|''Mandrake'' #12]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-013.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 13|''Mandrake'' #13]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-014.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 14|''Mandrake'' #14]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-015.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 15|''Mandrake'' #15]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-016.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 16|''Mandrake'' #16]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-017.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 17|''Mandrake'' #17]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-018.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 18|''Mandrake'' #18]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-019.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 19|''Mandrake'' #19]]
 
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-020.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 20|''Mandrake'' #20]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-021.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 21|''Mandrake'' #21]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-022.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 22|''Mandrake'' #22]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-023.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 23|''Mandrake'' #23]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-024.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 24|''Mandrake'' #24]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-025.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 25|''Mandrake'' #25]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-026.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 26|''Mandrake'' #26]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-027.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 27|''Mandrake'' #27]]
 
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-030.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 30|''Mandrake'' #30]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-032.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 32|''Mandrake'' #32]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-033.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 33|''Mandrake'' #33]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-034.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 34|''Mandrake'' #34]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-035.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 35|''Mandrake'' #35]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-036.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 36|''Mandrake'' #36]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-037.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 37|''Mandrake'' #37]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-038.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 38|''Mandrake'' #38]]
Image:ilvascello_mandrake-039.jpg| [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 39|''Mandrake'' #39]]
</gallery>
 
====Mandrake - Albi de Il Vascello - nouvo serie ====
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-013.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 13|''Mandrake'' #13]]
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-159.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 159|''Mandrake'' #159]]
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-160.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 160|''Mandrake'' #160]]
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-161.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 161|''Mandrake'' #161]]
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-163.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 163|''Mandrake'' #163]]
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-164.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 164|''Mandrake'' #164]]
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-165.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 165|''Mandrake'' #165]]
Image:ilvascellomandrake-02-166.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 166|''Mandrake'' #166]]
</gallery>
 
====I Classici dell'Avventura ====
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:icda-m-013.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]]
Image:Classmandit015.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 15 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #15]]
Image:icda-m-037.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 37 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #37]]
Image:classmandit039.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 39 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #39]]
Image:classmandit049.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 49 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #49]]
Image:classmandit051.jpg|[[I Classici dell'Avventura 51 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #51]]
</gallery>
 
====Super Albo ====
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:Super Albo_002.jpg|[[Super Albo 2 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #2]]
Image:Super Albo_004.jpg|[[Super Albo 4 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #4]]
Image:Super Albo_006.jpg|[[Super Albo 6 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #6]]
Image:Super Albo_008.jpg|[[Super Albo 8 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #8]]
Image:Super Albo_010.jpg|[[Super Albo 10 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #10]]
Image:Super Albo_012.jpg|[[Super Albo 12 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #12]]
Image:Super Albo_014.jpg|[[Super Albo 14 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #14]]
Image:Super Albo_016.jpg|[[Super Albo 16 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #16]]
Image:Super Albo_018.jpg|[[Super Albo 18 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #18]]
Image:Super Albo_020.jpg|[[Super Albo 20 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #20]]
Image:Super Albo_022.jpg|[[Super Albo 22 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #22]]
Image:Super Albo_024.jpg|[[Super Albo 24 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #24]]
Image:Super Albo_026.jpg|[[Super Albo 26 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #26]]
Image:Super Albo_030.jpg|[[Super Albo 30 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #30]]
Image:Super Albo_032.jpg|[[Super Albo 32 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #32]]
</gallery>
 
=== Editions des Remparts covers ===
 
====Mandrake - Mondes Mystérieux ====
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:mmm-003.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3|''Mandrake'' #3]]
Image:mmm-004.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]]
Image:mmm-005.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 5|''Mandrake'' #5]]
Image:mmm-006.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 6|''Mandrake'' #6]]
Image:mmm-008.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 8|''Mandrake'' #8]]
Image:mmm-010.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]]
Image:mmm-012.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 12|''Mandrake'' #12]]
Image:mmm-013.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 13|''Mandrake'' #13]] 
Image:mmm-015.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 15|''Mandrake'' #15]]   
Image:mmm-017.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 17|''Mandrake'' #17]]  
Image:mmm-018.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 18|''Mandrake'' #18]]   
Image:mmm-019.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 19|''Mandrake'' #19]]   
Image:mmm-020.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 20|''Mandrake'' #20]]
Image:mmm-022.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 22|''Mandrake'' #22]]
Image:mmm-023.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 23|''Mandrake'' #23]]  
Image:mmm-024.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 24|''Mandrake'' #24]]
Image:mmm-025.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 25|''Mandrake'' #25]]
</gallery>
 
====Spécial Mandrake ====
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:Spécial-Mandrake_01.jpg |[[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 1|''Spécial Mandrake'' #1]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Original art by Domenico Mirabella for Mandrake covers===
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:Mmm-005-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello 10|''Mandrake'' #10]]
Image:Ilvascello mandrake-035-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello 35|''Mandrake'' #35]]
Image:Mmm-013-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 13|''Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux)'' #13]]
Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-161-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 161|''Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie'' #161]]
Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-162-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 162|''Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie'' #162]]
Image:Ilvascellomandrake-02-164-Original-cover.jpg|[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 164|''Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie'' #164]]
</gallery>


===Other illustrations===
<gallery perrow="6">
Image:Super Albo 016-01.jpg| "Il monstro della palude" [[Super Albo 16 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)]]
</gallery>
[[Category:Artists|Mirabella, Domenico]]
[[Category:Artists|Mirabella, Domenico]]
[[Category:Cover artists|Mirabella, Domenico]]
[[Category:Cover artists|Mirabella, Domenico]]

Latest revision as of 16:33, 16 September 2024

Domenico Mirabella
D. Mirabella.jpg
Biographical information
Born: September 29, 1929.
Died: 1976
Nationality: Mini italy.gif Italian
Occupation: Artist/
Cover artist
Website: n/a


Biography

Domenico Mirabella (aka D. Mira) is an Italian artist.

In an issue of "Occhio Cupo" (edizioni Audace) from 1948 Galep had a column, "Galep risponde", where he reviewed drawings sent to him by young readers eager to become comic book artists. One of the drawings was from "Siracusa" by Domenico Mirabella.

For the "Fratelli Spada" publications in the 60s, he drew several stories and llustrated covers which were also later retaken in the French "Editions des Remparts" Mandrake issues.

One of his drawn story ("Il malvagio venuto dallo spazio") has been published in America (in "Mandrake the Magician #9") and in United Kingdom (in "Uncanny Tales #96)" under the title name "Terror from Outer Space".

In the early 70s he collaborated occasionally with the Di Vitto brothers on "Sartana (Joe Colt)". He also drew two Italian comic-books: "Lak, il giustiziere dello spazio" in 1970/1971 and "Karatè" (written by Mario Pedrazzi) in 1975. Later he did several stories for the German comics "Gespenster Geschichten" and "Spuk Geschichten".

Fratelli Spada stories by Domenico Mirabella

In the beginning, Mirabella adapted and redrawn previously published stories with Mandrake. It looks like he was using a Light table or a kind of Opaque projector like an art-o-graph in making his art work. When he continued to create his own stories, he developed a drawing technique where he traced art by Phil Davis and other artists, so the panels appears more like a collage with a little extra ink to tie the drawing together.

1964

Mandrake
The Phantom

  • "Un safari nell'Eden"

  • "La notte della follia"

  • "Il piccolo Dio dei Nadongo"

1965

Mandrake
The Phantom

  • "I pescatori di Matanza"

  • Spada-TPFP-Mirabella-12.jpg

    "La città proibita"

  • "L'uomo che voleva troppo"

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    "Il cimitero degli elefanti"

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    "La laguna degli squali"

  • "Selim il pirata"

  • "L'isola stregata"

  • "La sacerdotessa di Akkon"

  • "Diana in pericolo"

  • "La banda dei diamanti"

  • "La collera dell'ombra"

1966

Mandrake
The Phantom

  • "Armi da guerra"

1967

Mandrake

1968

Mandrake

1969

Mandrake
The Phantom

  • "La caverna singhiozzante"

1970

Mandrake

Mandrake covers by Domenico Mirabella (featuring Mandrake only)

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Fratelli Spada covers

Mandrake - Il Vascello/Albi de Il Vascello

Mandrake - Albi de Il Vascello - nouvo serie

I Classici dell'Avventura

Super Albo

Editions des Remparts covers

Mandrake - Mondes Mystérieux

Spécial Mandrake

Original art by Domenico Mirabella for Mandrake covers

Other illustrations

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