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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.jpg|200px|border]]<br>second print
|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, 1935<br>October, 1935
|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 ===
*"L'Uomo del mistero" ("[[The Cobra (Daily story 1934)|The Cobra]]") by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]].
*"L'Uomo del mistero" ("[[The Cobra (Daily story 1934)|The Cobra]]") by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Phil Davis]].


===Note===
==Variants==
*There are at least two different versiones of this issue:  
There are three different variants of the cover for this issue:  
**The first print with the date April 1935 and price tag L 1,50 printed on the cover.  
*First variant: with the date April 1935 and price tag L 1,50 printed on the cover.  
**The second print with the date October 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.
**The third print and on is a bit confusing. On the back cover at later releases of the Collana Albi grandi avventure issues the publisher advertising the various series with back issues. The ads indicate that the price went down with a second print. Now, this Mandrake issue is listed as: '''Mandrake contro il Cobra''' with price L 1,20. Is the title misspelled, or is there a variant with the title "Mandrake contro il Cobra" ?
*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>
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r.jpg|<small>October 1935</small><br>Second variant I
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>
 
==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.
<gallery>
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-01.jpg|''1976 reprint''
Image:Collana_Albi_grandi_avventure-01-r-b.jpg|''back cover''
</gallery>


*The second version was reprinted in 1976, in format 34 x 24,5 cm.
==References==
<references />


[[Category:Albi grandi avventure issues|Collana Albi grandi avventure 101]]
[[Category:Albi grandi avventure issues|Collana Albi grandi avventure 101]]

Latest revision as of 20:03, 22 April 2022

Mandrake, L'uomo del mistero
Collana Albi grandi avventure-01-a.jpg
Cover artist: Giove Toppi
Collana Albi grandi avventure-01-c.jpg
second variant
Collana Albi grandi avventure-01.jpg
third variant
Country/language: Mini kingdomitaly.gif Italy / Italian
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

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

  • 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.

  • 1976 reprint

  • back cover

References

  1. ↑ Mraz Fumetti at Vintage Comics
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