Prince Paulo the Tyrant

Prince Paulo the Tyrant
Start date:	March 14th, 1937
End date:	August 29th, 1937
# of strips:	25 (25 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Chamber into the X Dimension"
Followed by:	"The Treasure Hunt"

"Prince Paulo the Tyrant" is the 6th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake and Lothar are visiting Dementor. A secluded land, ruled by the eccentric Prince Paulo.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

• Prince Paulo, ruler of Dementor.
• Marlock, head of a noble house in Dementor.
• Dormus, a singer.
• Sybil, daughter of Marlock. note: named Louisa first time.

Locations

• Europe ?
  • Dementor, the land of Prince Paulo.

Behind the scenes

• At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Prince Paulo the Tyrant", which is lifted from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Viagem ao Paiz de Savessá", Suplemento Juvenil Ediçáo Especial (1938)

France

• "Le tyran de Dementor", Robinson (1937-1938)
• "Paolo le prince extravagant", Collection merveilleuse #9 (1939)
• "Paolo le prince extravagant", Aventures et Mystères #121 (1950)
• "Le tyran de Déventor", Mandrake #18 (1963)
• "Le tyran de Dementor", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)

Italy

• "Il tiranno di Deventor", Mandrake #30 (1963)
• "Mandrake contro il tiranno", L'Audace (1937-1938)
• "Mandrake contro il tiranno", Albi delle grandi avventure Mandrake #1 (1944)
• "Mandrake contro il tiranno", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #2 (1980)
• "Principe Paulo, il tiranno", Tavole domenicali 1935–1937 (2016)

Poland

• "??", Świat Przygód #81 - ?? (1937)

Spain

• "no given title", Aventurero #124 - #148 (1937-1938)
• "Paulo, el Principe Extravagant", Merlin el Mago Moderno #2 (1942)
• "Paulo, el Principe Extravagant", Album Roja #2 (1944)
• "no title", Clásicos del Comic #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12 and #13 (1989-1990) (note: ending with the strip of July 18)
• "El Tirano de Dementor", Mandrake #3 (1999)

Turkey

• "Deli Kral", 1001 Macera #14 & #15 (1944 ?)

United Kingdom

• "Prince Paulo the Tyrant", Mandrake the Magician - The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers: Sundays 1935–1937 (2016)

USA

• "(no title)", King Comics #21, King Comics #22, King Comics #23, King Comics #24, King Comics #25, King Comics #26, and King Comics #27 (1937/1938)

Yugoslavia

• "Mandrak i gospodar Dementora" Mika Miš #264 – #287 (1938-1939)
• (romanized as "Mandrak i gospodar Dementora"), Zabavnik #77 (1940)
• "(no given title)", Pegaz #7 (1978)
• "Gospodar dementora", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (1981)