Blozz the Champion

Blozz the Champion
Start date:	July 11th, 1938
End date:	September 10th, 1938
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Mandrake and the Haunted House"
Followed by:	"Mandrake in Love"

"Blozz the Champion" is the 14th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A young rich girl has an annoying admirer.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

• Nick Blozz, champion athlete from Europe - tennis, golf and dueling.
• Betty Drake, girlfriend of Blozz.
• Mr. Drake, Betty's father.
• Slick, friend of Blozz.
• George, a police man.

Locations

• New York ?
  • Fork of Lemay and Ferry Roads.

Behind the scenes

Title

• The title for the story is taken from the plot.

Real Life References

• Lemay Ferry Road in St. Louis.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Contra o Campeão", Mandrake, o Mágico #4 (1970)
• "Desafios de Atleta", Mandrake #244 (1976)
• "O Esportista", Mandrake Coleção #8 – #9 (1990)

Denmark

• "Duel med en svindler", Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)

Finland

• "Nykyaikainen kaksintaistelu", Wanhat Sarjat #1 (1981)

France

• "Le magicien du sport", Aventures et Mystères #129 (1951)
• "Le magicien du sport", Spécial Mandrake #73 (1969)
• "Le magicien du sport", Mandrake le Magicien L'intégrale #5 (1994)

Italy

• "Il mago dello sport", Pisellino #25 to #32 (1940)
• "Il mago dello sport", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #12 (1941)
• "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake #24 (1948)
• "Il mago dello sport", Super Albo #88 (1964)
• "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake #24 (Comics Stars in the World 1978)
• "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake - New Comics Now #118 (1984)
• "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake 12 (Comic Art) (1992)
• "Il Mago dello Sport", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999)
• "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake il mago Volume 2 (2015)
• "Il mago dello sport", Superfumetti #9 (2015)

New Zealand

• "Blozz the Champion", Mandrake the Magician #65 and Mandrake the Magician #66 (1954)

Norway

• "no title", Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)

French Polynesia

• "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake #24 (Comics Stars in the World 1978) note: Italian text.

Portugal

• "Um Adversário Perigoso", Jornal do Cuto #46 – #57 (1972)

Spain

• "El mago del deporte", Merlin el Mago Moderno #8 (194?)
• "El mago del deporte", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #34 - Mandrake #10 (1988)

Sweden

• no title, Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)

Turkey

• "Zehirli Kılıç", 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı #23 (1941)

USA

• "no title", Feature Book #23 (1946)
• "no title", Critter #1, #2 and #3 (1973)
• "no title", The Official Mandrake the Magician #3 (1988)
• "no title", Feature Book #23 (1993, reprint)
• "Blozz the Champion", Comics Revue #407-408 (2020)