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Story
First Dutch issue
Country/language:	Belgium / French, Dutch
Publishing company:	Editions du Pont-Levis NV Uitgaven Pont-Levis
Publishing years:	1945-1951
Issues:	301
Format:	22x30 cm, b/w & color

Story was Belgian weekly popular tabloid comic published from 1945 until 1951. It was published in Brussels by the "Editions du Pont-Levis". Like many Belgian magazines, it was also published in a Flemish / Dutch version.

Issue overview

Regular series

From the issue #1 on June 21, 1945 one find "Mandrake the Magician" alongside the usual American comics of the review like – amongst others - "The Katzenjammer Kids", "Popeye", "Big Ben Bolt", "Tim Tyler’s Luck", "Flash Gordon", "The Phantom", "The Lone Ranger", as well as some Belgian or Dutch comics.

In the French edition was named "Mandrake roi de la magie" and in the Dutch version he had several names "Mandrake koning der toovenaars", "Mandrake koning der tovenaars" and "Mandrake de wonderman".

Apart the comics, published in colour for most of them, half of the magazine consisted of articles written about film, new writing and games.

Published Mandrake stories

Original story title	Issues	Comment
"The Annoying" (filler page)	1
"The Flying Pass By" (filler page)	2
"The Clairvoyant" (filler page)	3
"City of Gold"	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29	missing strip of May 28
"The Evil Man" (filler page)	30
"Trial of Strenght" (filler page)	31
"The Cure" (filler page)	32
"Lothar go Fishing" (filler page)	33
"The Dishonest Merchant" (filler page)	34
"The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain"	35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
"Mandrake and Doubting Thomas" (filler page)	50
"Lothar at the Dentist" (filler page)	51
"The Concert" (filler page)	52
"Land of the Little People"	53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, ( 57-59), 60, 61, 62, 63, ( 60-63), 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
"The Circus People"	74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97
"Chamber into the X Dimension"	98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
"Prince Paulo the Tyrant"	126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149
"The Treasure Hunt"	150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178
"The Lunar Trip"	179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204
"Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival"	205, 206, 207, 208, 209
"The Haunted Range"	210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218
"Afternoon with Lothar" (filler page)	219
"The Fisherman" (filler page)	219
"City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates"	220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225
"City of Jewels Pt.2: The Ice Demons"	225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230
"City of Jewels Pt.3: Conclusion"	231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237
"Pleasant Valley"	238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249
"Medusa"	250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261
"HRH Cuddles"	262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282
"The Raft People"	283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292
"Fear Island"	293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301	unfinished

Albums

Story Album

The issues were also glued together to form thirteen separate albums from the issues #1 to the issue # 301. In 1948 one also find 2 issues of a second album serie (Série no 1 / 1ste Reeks) where issues # 161 to the issue # 180 were glued together.

Story Album (Second series)

Album Hello

Album Hello

Mandrake covers (full covers, not Sunday Pages covers)

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+{{Series
+|Title=Story
+|image= [[Image:Story001fl.jpg|200 px]]
+|Sample= First Dutch issue
+|Country= [[Image:mini_belgium.gif]] Belgium / French, Dutch
+|Publisher= [[Editions du Pont-Levis]]<br>NV Uitgaven Pont-Levis
+|Date= 1945-1951
+|Issues= 301
+|Format= 22x30 cm, b/w & color
+|}}
 '''Story''' was Belgian weekly popular tabloid comic published from 1945 until 1951. It was published in Brussels by the "[[Editions du Pont-Levis]]".
 Like many Belgian magazines, it was also published in a Flemish / Dutch version.
+==Issue overview==
-== History ==
+===Regular series===
 From the issue [[Story 1|#1]] on June 21, 1945 one find "Mandrake the Magician" alongside the usual American comics of the review like – amongst others - "The Katzenjammer Kids", "Popeye", "Big Ben Bolt", "Tim Tyler’s Luck", "Flash Gordon", "The Phantom", "The Lone Ranger", as well as some Belgian or Dutch comics.
 In the French edition was named "Mandrake roi de la magie" and in the Dutch version he had several names "Mandrake koning der toovenaars", "Mandrake koning der tovenaars" and "Mandrake de wonderman".
-Apart the comics, published in colour for most of them, half of the magazine consisted of articles written about film, new writing and games. The issues were also glued together to form thirteen separate albums from the issues #1 to the issue # 301. In 1948 one also find 2 issues of a second album serie (Série no 1 / 1ste Reeks) where issues # 161 to the issue # 180 were glued together.
+Apart the comics, published in colour for most of them, half of the magazine consisted of articles written about film, new writing and games.
+==== Published Mandrake stories ====
-==Issue overview==
-=== Published stories ===
 {| {{table}}
 !Original story title!! Issues  !! Comment
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 | "[[The Clairvoyant]]" (filler page) || [[Story 3| 3]] ||
 |-
-| "[[City of Gold]]" || [[Story 4| 4]], [[Story 5| 5]], [[Story 6| 6]], [[Story 7| 7]], [[Story 8| 8]], [[Story 9| 9]], [[Story 10| 10]], [[Story 11| 11]], [[Story 12| 12]], [[Story 13| 13]], [[Story 14| 14]], [[Story 15| 15]], [[Story 16| 16]], [[Story 17| 17]], [[Story 18| 18]], [[Story 19| 19]], [[Story 20| 20]], [[Story 21| 21]], [[Story 22| 22]], [[Story 23| 23]], [[Story 24| 24]], [[Story 25| 25]], [[Story 26| 26]], [[Story 27| 27]], [[Story 28| 28]], [[Story 29| 29]] ||
+| "[[City of Gold]]" || [[Story 4| 4]], [[Story 5| 5]], [[Story 6| 6]], [[Story 7| 7]], [[Story 8| 8]], [[Story 9| 9]], [[Story 10| 10]], [[Story 11| 11]], [[Story 12| 12]], [[Story 13| 13]], [[Story 14| 14]], [[Story 15| 15]], [[Story 16| 16]], [[Story 17| 17]], [[Story 18| 18]], [[Story 19| 19]], [[Story 20| 20]], [[Story 21| 21]], [[Story 22| 22]], [[Story 23| 23]], [[Story 24| 24]], [[Story 25| 25]], [[Story 26| 26]], [[Story 27| 27]], [[Story 28| 28]], [[Story 29| 29]] ||  missing strip of May 28
 |-
 | "[[The Evil Man]]" (filler page) || [[Story 30| 30]] ||
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 | "[[Land of the Little People]]" || [[Story 53| 53]], [[Story 54| 54]], [[Story 55| 55]], [[Story 56| 56]], [[Story 57| 57]], [[Story 58| 58]], [[Story 59| 59]], (''[[Story 57 58 59| 57-59]]''), [[Story 60| 60]], [[Story 61| 61]], [[Story 62| 62]], [[Story 63| 63]], (''[[Story 60 61 62 63| 60-63]]''), [[Story 64| 64]], [[Story 65| 65]], [[Story 66| 66]], [[Story 67| 67]], [[Story 68| 68]], [[Story 69| 69]], [[Story 70| 70]], [[Story 71| 71]], [[Story 72| 72]], [[Story 73| 73]] ||
 |-
-| "[[The Circus People]]" || [[Story 74| 74]], [[Story 75| 75]], [[Story 76| 76]], [[Story 77| 77]], [[Story 78| 78]], [[Story 79| 79]], [[Story 80| 80]], [[Story 81| 81]], [[Story 82| 82]], [[Story 83| 83]], [[Story 84| 84]], [[Story 85| 85]], [[Story 86| 86]], [[Story 87| 87]], [[Story 88| 88]], [[Story 89| 89]], [[Story 90| 90]], [[Story 91| 91]], [[Story 92| 92]], [[Story 93| 93]], [[Story 94| 94]], [[Story 95| 95]], [[Story 96| 96]], [[Story 97| 97]], [[Story 98| 98]] ||
+| "[[The Circus People]]" || [[Story 74| 74]], [[Story 75| 75]], [[Story 76| 76]], [[Story 77| 77]], [[Story 78| 78]], [[Story 79| 79]], [[Story 80| 80]], [[Story 81| 81]], [[Story 82| 82]], [[Story 83| 83]], [[Story 84| 84]], [[Story 85| 85]], [[Story 86| 86]], [[Story 87| 87]], [[Story 88| 88]], [[Story 89| 89]], [[Story 90| 90]], [[Story 91| 91]], [[Story 92| 92]], [[Story 93| 93]], [[Story 94| 94]], [[Story 95| 95]], [[Story 96| 96]], [[Story 97| 97]] ||
 |-
-| "[[Chamber into the X Dimension]]" || [[Story 99| 99]], [[Story 100| 100]], [[Story 101| 101]], [[Story 102| 102]], [[Story 103| 103]], [[Story 104| 104]], [[Story 105| 105]], [[Story 106| 106]], [[Story 107| 107]], [[Story 108| 108]], [[Story 109| 109]], [[Story 110| 110]], [[Story 111| 111]], [[Story 112| 112]], [[Story 113| 113]], [[Story 114| 114]], [[Story 115| 115]], [[Story 116| 116]], [[Story 117| 117]], [[Story 118| 118]], [[Story 119| 119]], [[Story 120| 120]], [[Story 121| 121]], [[Story 122| 122]], [[Story 123| 123]], [[Story 124| 124]], [[Story 125| 125]] ||
+| "[[Chamber into the X Dimension]]" || [[Story 98| 98]], [[Story 99| 99]], [[Story 100| 100]], [[Story 101| 101]], [[Story 102| 102]], [[Story 103| 103]], [[Story 104| 104]], [[Story 105| 105]], [[Story 106| 106]], [[Story 107| 107]], [[Story 108| 108]], [[Story 109| 109]], [[Story 110| 110]], [[Story 111| 111]], [[Story 112| 112]], [[Story 113| 113]], [[Story 114| 114]], [[Story 115| 115]], [[Story 116| 116]], [[Story 117| 117]], [[Story 118| 118]], [[Story 119| 119]], [[Story 120| 120]], [[Story 121| 121]], [[Story 122| 122]], [[Story 123| 123]], [[Story 124| 124]], [[Story 125| 125]] ||
 |-
-| "[[Prince Paulo the Tyrant]]" || [[Story 126| 126]], [[Story 127| 127]], [[Story 128| 128]], [[Story 129| 129]], [[Story 130| 130]], [[Story 131| 131]], [[Story 132| 132]], [[Story 133| 133]], [[Story 134| 134]], [[Story 135| 135]], [[Story 136| 136]], [[Story 137| 137]], [[Story 138| 138]], [[Story 139| 139]], [[Story 140| 140]], [[Story 141| 141]], [[Story 142| 142]], [[Story 143| 143]], [[Story 144| 144]], [[Story 145| 145]], [[Story 146| 146]], [[Story 147| 147]], [[Story 148| 148]], [[Story 149| 149]], [[Story 150| 150]] ||
+| "[[Prince Paulo the Tyrant]]" || [[Story 126| 126]], [[Story 127| 127]], [[Story 128| 128]], [[Story 129| 129]], [[Story 130| 130]], [[Story 131| 131]], [[Story 132| 132]], [[Story 133| 133]], [[Story 134| 134]], [[Story 135| 135]], [[Story 136| 136]], [[Story 137| 137]], [[Story 138| 138]], [[Story 139| 139]], [[Story 140| 140]], [[Story 141| 141]], [[Story 142| 142]], [[Story 143| 143]], [[Story 144| 144]], [[Story 145| 145]], [[Story 146| 146]], [[Story 147| 147]], [[Story 148| 148]], [[Story 149| 149]] ||
 |-
-| "[[The Treasure Hunt]]" || [[Story 151| 151]], [[Story 152| 152]], [[Story 153| 153]], [[Story 154| 154]], [[Story 155| 155]], [[Story 156| 156]], [[Story 157| 157]], [[Story 158| 158]], [[Story 159| 159]], [[Story 160| 160]], [[Story 161| 161]], [[Story 162| 162]], [[Story 163| 163]], [[Story 164| 164]], [[Story 165| 165]], [[Story 166| 166]], [[Story 167| 167]], [[Story 168| 168]], [[Story 169| 169]], [[Story 170| 170]], [[Story 171| 171]], [[Story 172| 172]], [[Story 173| 173]], [[Story 174| 174]], [[Story 175| 175]], [[Story 176| 176]], [[Story 177| 177]], [[Story 178| 178]], [[Story 179| 179]] ||
+| "[[The Treasure Hunt]]" || [[Story 150| 150]], [[Story 151| 151]], [[Story 152| 152]], [[Story 153| 153]], [[Story 154| 154]], [[Story 155| 155]], [[Story 156| 156]], [[Story 157| 157]], [[Story 158| 158]], [[Story 159| 159]], [[Story 160| 160]], [[Story 161| 161]], [[Story 162| 162]], [[Story 163| 163]], [[Story 164| 164]], [[Story 165| 165]], [[Story 166| 166]], [[Story 167| 167]], [[Story 168| 168]], [[Story 169| 169]], [[Story 170| 170]], [[Story 171| 171]], [[Story 172| 172]], [[Story 173| 173]], [[Story 174| 174]], [[Story 175| 175]], [[Story 176| 176]], [[Story 177| 177]], [[Story 178| 178]] ||
 |-
-| "[[The Lunar Trip]]" || [[Story 180| 180]], [[Story 181| 181]], [[Story 182| 182]], [[Story 183| 183]], [[Story 184| 184]], [[Story 185| 185]], [[Story 186| 186]], [[Story 187| 187]], [[Story 188| 188]], [[Story 189| 189]], [[Story 190| 190]], [[Story 191| 191]], [[Story 192| 192]], [[Story 193| 193]], [[Story 194| 194]], [[Story 195| 195]], [[Story 196| 196]], [[Story 197| 197]], [[Story 198| 198]], [[Story 199| 199]], [[Story 200| 200]], [[Story 201| 201]], [[Story 202| 202]], [[Story 203| 203]], [[Story 204| 204]], [[Story 205| 205]] ||
+| "[[The Lunar Trip]]" || [[Story 179| 179]], [[Story 180| 180]], [[Story 181| 181]], [[Story 182| 182]], [[Story 183| 183]], [[Story 184| 184]], [[Story 185| 185]], [[Story 186| 186]], [[Story 187| 187]], [[Story 188| 188]], [[Story 189| 189]], [[Story 190| 190]], [[Story 191| 191]], [[Story 192| 192]], [[Story 193| 193]], [[Story 194| 194]], [[Story 195| 195]], [[Story 196| 196]], [[Story 197| 197]], [[Story 198| 198]], [[Story 199| 199]], [[Story 200| 200]], [[Story 201| 201]], [[Story 202| 202]], [[Story 203| 203]], [[Story 204| 204]] ||
 |-
-| "[[Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival]]" || [[Story 206| 206]], [[Story 207| 207]], [[Story 208| 208]], [[Story 209| 209]], [[Story 210| 210]] ||
+| "[[Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival]]" || [[Story 205| 205]], [[Story 206| 206]], [[Story 207| 207]], [[Story 208| 208]], [[Story 209| 209]] ||
 |-
-| "[[The Haunted Range]]" || [[Story 211| 211]], [[Story 212| 212]], [[Story 213| 213]], [[Story 214| 214]], [[Story 215| 215]], [[Story 216| 216]], [[Story 217| 217]], [[Story 218| 218]] ||
+| "[[The Haunted Range]]" || [[Story 210| 210]], [[Story 211| 211]], [[Story 212| 212]], [[Story 213| 213]], [[Story 214| 214]], [[Story 215| 215]], [[Story 216| 216]], [[Story 217| 217]], [[Story 218| 218]] ||
 |-
-| "[[Afternoon with Lothar]]" || [[Story 219| 219]] ||
+| "[[Afternoon with Lothar]]" (filler page) || [[Story 219| 219]] ||
 |-
-| "[[The Fisherman]]" || [[Story 219| 219]] ||
+| "[[The Fisherman]]" (filler page) || [[Story 219| 219]] ||
 |-
 | "[[City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates]]" || [[Story 220| 220]], [[Story 221| 221]], [[Story 222| 222]], [[Story 223| 223]], [[Story 224| 224]], [[Story 225| 225]] ||
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 |}
+=== Albums ===
-=== Story Album ===
+====Story Album====
-<gallery perrow="6">
+The issues were also glued together to form thirteen separate albums from the issues #1 to the issue # 301. In 1948 one also find 2 issues of a second album serie (Série no 1 / 1ste Reeks) where issues # 161 to the issue # 180 were glued together.
+<gallery>
 Image:Story-Album-01-du.jpg|[[Story Album 1|''Story Album'' #1]]
 Image:Story-Album-02-fr.jpg|[[Story Album 2|''Story Album'' #2]]
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 </gallery>
-=== Story Album (Second series)===
+==== Story Album (Second series)====
-<gallery perrow="6">
+<gallery>
 Image:Story-Album-02-01-du.jpg|[[Story Album 1 (second series)|''Story Album'' #1]]
 Image:Story-Album-02-02-fr.jpg|[[Story Album 2 (second series)|''Story Album'' #2]]
 </gallery>
-=== Album Hello===
+==== Album Hello====
-<gallery perrow="6">
+<gallery>
 Image:Story-Album-Hello-du.jpg|[[Album Hello|''Album Hello'']]
 </gallery>
-=== Mandrake covers (full covers, not Sunday Pages covers)===
+== Mandrake covers (full covers, not Sunday Pages covers)==
-<gallery perrow="6">
+<gallery>
 Image:Story208-du.jpg|[[Story 208| ''Story'' #208]]
 Image:Story216-du.jpg|[[Story 216| ''Story'' #216]]
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 Image:Story249.jpg|[[Story 249|''Story'' #249]]
 </gallery>
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