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First time Mandrake mentioned<ref name="MD-122">D-122 - [[Master of Magic]]</ref> the origin of "The College of Magic"<ref group="footnotes">First time the name "Collegium Magikos" is mentioned is in the daily strip of November 18, 1969.</ref> he said it was build in the times of Genghis Khan ''(1162-1227)''. The wizards in old times carried on secrets of ancient Egypt, magic of ancient China and others. And when the hordes of Genghis Khan swept the eastern world most of the wizards and their lore were destroyed. Only a few escaped and they build the "College of Magic" and the city around it. | First time Mandrake mentioned<ref name="MD-122">D-122 - [[Master of Magic]]</ref> the origin of "The College of Magic"<ref group="footnotes">First time the name "Collegium Magikos" is mentioned is in the daily strip of November 18, 1969.</ref> he said it was build in the times of Genghis Khan ''(1162-1227)''. The wizards in old times carried on secrets of ancient Egypt, magic of ancient China and others. And when the hordes of Genghis Khan swept the eastern world most of the wizards and their lore were destroyed. Only a few escaped and they build the "College of Magic" and the city around it. | ||
Later when "The College of Magic" is presented it is said that it had existed for about 4000 years<ref name="MD-142">D-142 - "[[The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)]]"</ref>, but Theron also said it was founded 2000 years ago<ref name="MD-176">D-176 - "[[Mandrake's Family]]"</ref>. | |||
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| Collegium Magikos The College of Magic | |
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| First appearance: | Derek |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk and Phil Davis |
The College of Magic
History
First time Mandrake mentioned[1] the origin of "The College of Magic"[footnotes 1] he said it was build in the times of Genghis Khan (1162-1227). The wizards in old times carried on secrets of ancient Egypt, magic of ancient China and others. And when the hordes of Genghis Khan swept the eastern world most of the wizards and their lore were destroyed. Only a few escaped and they build the "College of Magic" and the city around it.
Later when "The College of Magic" is presented it is said that it had existed for about 4000 years[2], but Theron also said it was founded 2000 years ago[3].
Location
"The College of Magic"[1] is located in Tibet, in a remote valley in the Himalayas. In modern time it was moved into a vast cavern in the valley.
The College
The main building was build[1] as a larger copy of the tiny modell inside the mysterious Crystal Ball[footnotes 2].
In modern time Theron, the grandmaster of the college, predicted[1] that their plesant hidden valley would be found by enemy invaders[footnotes 3]. To save the College from destruction they prepared a vast cavern and moved the College inside the cavern.
Alumni
Only a few former students are known: Mandrake, Derek[4], Swami[5], Jones/Beam[6], Aleena[7].
The Campus
The College has always been surrounded by other buildings that are being occupied by the city's inhabitants.
In modern times the entrance to the cavern is hidden[2] by a hundred-ton boulder, which opens when a secret word is spoken. Behind the boulder there is a dark tunnel, only lighted[3] by the flaming "Collegium Magikos" nameplate, leading to the underground wonderland city. The city has a underground river and is largely self-sufficient, all powered by a mental reactor[1].
Note
- ↑ First time the name "Collegium Magikos" is mentioned is in the daily strip of November 18, 1969.
- ↑ The Crystal Ball/Cube(s) is said to be of alien origin and older than the pyramides.
- ↑ In 1949-50 China's newly established government sent troops to Tibet, and that is reflected in the "Master of Magic" story.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 D-122 - Master of Magic
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 D-142 - "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)" Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "MD-142" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 3.0 3.1 D-176 - "Mandrake's Family" Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "MD-176" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ D-050 - Derek
- ↑ D-060 - Swami
- ↑ D-073 - The Mysterious Mr Beam
- ↑ D-079 - The Enchantress
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Notable appearances
College of Magic has appeared in these stories:
| Year | Daily/Sunday | Title | Artist | Comments |
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| 1948 | Daily | "Derek" | Davis | Derek |
| 1950 | Daily | "Swami" | Davis | |
| 1963 | Daily | "Master of Magic" | Davis | |
| 1965 | Sunday | "The Cobra Returns" | Fredericks | |
| 1967 | Daily | "The Return of Evil - The Cobra" | Fredericks | |
| 1969 | Daily | "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)" | Fredericks | |
| 1971 | Sunday | "The College of Magic" | Fredericks | |
| 1974 | Daily | "The Cobra and the Cube" | Fredericks | |
| 1974 | Daily | "The Search for the Cobra" | Fredericks | |
| 1980 | Daily | "Derek" | Fredericks | |
| 1980 | Daily | "Aleena the Enchantress" | Fredericks | |
| 1981 | Daily | "Mandrake's Family" | Fredericks | |
| 1975 | Daily | "The Thieves" | Fredericks | |
| 1997 | Daily | "Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic" | Fredericks |
Working notes
The Collegium Magikos, or the College of Magic is an ancient college of magic.
Location
The College of Magic is located inside a mountain somewhere in Tibet.
History
In the era of Phil Davis there was a story about Mandrake and his twin brother Derek. The story started with their childhood, where the two twin brothers travel around the world preforming the art of magic with their father Grando the Great, the cleverest and best stage magician of his time. On their world wide stage show they were always looking for new and better magical tricks to use in their show.
Finally they reached India, the land of magic, and find the College of Magic in a hidden valley of Tibet. Grando the Great becomes ill and entrusts the children to the grandmaster Theron, shortly after Grando died.
In 1949-50 China's newly established communist government sent troops to invade Tibet, and that is reflected in one adventure from 1963, in this it is also a first glimpse of the Crystal Cube (well, not a cube, but... :-).
After the invasion of the chinese the 4 000 years old college was moved from its place in a valley into a cave in a mountain.
It is not easy to become a student of the college, only two candidates are selected every year and they stay at the college for at least seven years. A few of the pupils are known; Mandrake, Derek, The Swami, Mr. Beam and Aleena.
Luciphor (later The Cobra) was a skilled teacher at the college of magic, but commits a robbery and runs away from the college.