Derek

Derek
First appearance:	"Derek"
Created by:	Lee Falk and Phil Davis

Derek is a character from Mandrake comic strip that first appeared in "Derek".

Fictional Character Biography

Derek is Mandrake's twin brother. He uses his magical powers to achieve short-term personal satisfactions.

After a long conventional and mental battle Mandrake took the "power" from Derek. Although he still keept the skill of his hands and how to handle the cards. Now and then he worked at as magician at night-clubs - without the power and without the crime. And, in secret, he tried to get back his power

Family

• Theron, Derek's father
• Luciphor (The Cobra), Derek's older half brother.
• Mandrake, Derek's twin brother.
• Lenore, Derek's younger half sister.
• Eric, Derek's son (mother unknown).

Notable appearances

Some of the stories where Derek has featured most prominently are:

Daily

Title	Writer	Artist	Comments
"Derek"	Falk	Davis	Grando the Great, father of Mandrake and Derek
"Mandrake's Birthday"	Falk	Davis
"Master of Magic"	Falk	Davis	Derek is 2 years younger than Mandrake
"The Evil Twin"	Falk	Fredericks
"Derek"	Falk	Fredericks
"Mandrake's Family"	Falk	Fredericks	Theron is the father and Eleanore was the mother of Mandrake and Derek, Basil the Great was their foster father
"Behind Death's Door"	Falk	Fredericks
"King Kered"	Falk	Fredericks
"Siege at Xanadu"	Fredericks	Fredericks
"Prisoner in Cell 13"	Fredericks	Fredericks	Eric, son of Derek
"Idol with no Name"	Fredericks	Fredericks