Comics Revue

Comics Revue
First issue
Country/language:	USA / English
Publishing company:	Manuscript Press
Publishing years:	1984-2024
Issues:
Format:	21×27.5 cm, b/w & color

Comics Revue is a monthly magazine exclusively devoted to reprints of newspaper comic strips. It is published by Manuscript Press since 1984.

A new format was launched in October 2009, with a bimonthly periodicity and twice as many pages, each issue counting as two numbers. The first double issue was #281-282). The double issues include some complete stories and some stories in color.

History

A wide selection of comics have been published in Comics Revue. Among them are classics as ,"The Phantom", "Tarzan", "Flash Gordon", "Steve Canyon", "Buz Sawyer", "Alley Oop", "Casey Ruggles" and "Mandrake the Magician".

Issue overview

• nb: the issue Comics Revue 27 of May 1988 contains an interview of Lee Falk, see: Interview - A Visit with Lee Falk.

Regular issues with Mandrake stories

Original title	Comics Revue issues
"The Face Mystery"	#118.
"Prigionieri di un quadro"	#120.
"The Witch of Kaloon"	#181, #182, #183, #184, #185, #186.
"The Earthshaker"	#199, #200, #201, #202.
"The Dome"	#212, #213, #214, #215, #216, #217.
"Dr Congo"	#232, #233, #234, #235, #236, #237.
"The Mirror People"	#258, #259, #260, #261, #262.
"The Ice Lady"	#269, #270, #271, #272, #273, #274.
"The Cobra"	#281-282, #283-284, #285-286, #287-288, #289-290, #291-292, #293-294, #295-296, #297-298, #299-300, #301-302, #303-304.
"The Doorway to Z"	#281-282, #283-284, #285-286, #287-288, #289-290, #291-292, #293-294, #295-296, #297-298, #299-300.
"The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)"	#305-306, #307-308, #309-310, #311-312, #313-314, #315-316.
"Jungle Adventure" (*)	#307-308, #309-310, #311-312, #313-314, #315-316, #317-318, #319-320, #321-322, #323-324, #325-326.
"The Monster of Tanov Pass"	#327-328, #329-330, #331-332, #333-334, #335-336, #337-338.
"The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers"	#339-340, #341-342, #343-344, #345-346, #347-348, #349-350, #351-352, #353-354, #355-356.
"The Slave Traders of Tygandi"	#385-386.
"Mandrake in the Lost World"	#387-388.
"In the Cobra's Grip"	#389-390.
"Mandrake in America"	#391-392.
"Mandrake in Hollywood"	#393-394.
"Sonny the Child Movie Star"	#395-396
"Mandrake and the Haunted House"	#397-398, #399-400, #401-402, #403-404, #405-406.
"Blozz the Champion"	#407-408.
"Teiba Castle" ="Mandrake in Love"	#409-410.
"Visitors from Space"	#411-412.
"The Deep South"	#413-414, #415-416, #417-418, #419-420.
"Mandrake in Cockaigne"	#421-422.
"Mandrake in North Africa" (**)	#423-424, #425-426, #427-428, #429-430, #431-432.
"The Mountain Bandits"	#433-434.
"The Museum Mystery"	#435-436, #437-438, #439-440.
"The Octopus Ring"	#441-442, #443-444, #445-446, #447-448, #449-450, #451-452, #453-454.
"Dr Griff's Invention"	#455-456, #457-458, #459-460.
"The Mystery of the Striped Orchid"	#461-462, #463-464 - discontinued

(*) : "Jungle Adventure" story is entitled "Peril Road" in Comics Revue.

(**) : "Mandrake in North Africa" story is entitled " North Africa" in Comics Revue.

Mandrake Covers

Mandrake has appeared on the covers of the following issues of Comics Revue:

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  Comics Revue #212
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  Comics Revue #216
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  Comics Revue #232
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  Comics Revue #299-300
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  Comics Revue #331-332
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  Comics Revue #339-340
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  Comics Revue #385-386
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  Comics Revue #395-396
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  Comics Revue #399-400
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  Comics Revue #415-416
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  Comics Revue # 437-438
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  Comics Revue # 439-440
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  Comics Revue # 453-454
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  Comics Revue # 459-460