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"[[Mandrake the Magician]]" daily strips were at least between 1940 and 1944, the precise dates remain to be determined with more details. | "[[Mandrake the Magician]]" daily strips were published at least between 1940 and 1944, the precise dates remain to be determined with more details. | ||
==Mandrake in "The Oil City Derrick"== | ==Mandrake in "The Oil City Derrick"== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:47, 17 September 2023
The Oil City Derrick was a daily newspaper printed in Oil City, Pennsylvania (Venango County.
The newspaper was founded in 1880 under the name "Oil City Derrick" and runs until 1954. Since then it continues as "The Derrick", a newspaper published six days a week - Monday through Saturday. (circulation estimate: 19,000.
"Mandrake the Magician" daily strips were published at least between 1940 and 1944, the precise dates remain to be determined with more details.
Mandrake in "The Oil City Derrick"
Published stories
This list is incomplete - you can help MandrakeWiki by expanding it.| 22 | "The Octopus Ring" | ? | 21 Dec 1940 | First known daily strip : July 12, 1940. |
| 23 | "Dr Griff's Invention" | 23 Dec 1940 | 5 Apr 1941 | |
| 24 | "The Mystery of the Striped Orchid" | 7 Apr 1941 | 21 Jun 1941 | |
| 25 | "The Great Grando" | 23 Jun 1941 | 8 Nov 1941 | |
| 26 | "Lothar the Champ" | 10 Nov 1941 | 11 Jul 1942 | |
| 27 | "The Rumor Factory" | 13 Jul 1942 | 12 Sep 1942 | |
| 28 | "Baron Kord" | 14 Sep 1942 | 10 Apr 1943 | |
| 29 | "The Witch of Kaloon" | 12 Apr 1943 | 23 Oct 1943 | |
| 30 | "The Earthshaker" | 25 Oct 1943 | 29 Jan 1944 | |
| 31 | "The Dome" | 31 Jan 1944 | ? | Last known daily strip : April 20, 1944. |
Sample
"The Oil City Derrick" July 12, 1940.
