Magnetic Island

Magnetic Island
Start date:	August 14, 1955
End date:	November 20, 1955
# of strips:	15 (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Universal Love"
Followed by:	"The Castaway"

"Magnetic Island" is the 67th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

The Ocean Wind approaching a high black island, then the steel schooner mysteriously moves towards the island.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Sir Harry, one of the world's richest men - hunter, sportsman, collector..

One-time characters

• A telegraphist, at The Ocean Wind
• Captain on S.S. Gay
• King Magno
• Marko, a electronic wizard. aka King Magno

Locations

• A high black island

Vehicles

• S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
• S.S. Gay, a missing round-the-world cruise ship

Behind the scenes

• At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Magnetic Island", which is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

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  France
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  New Zealand
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  New Zealand
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  Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Finland

• "?", Taika-Jim ja Jäädemonit (2024)

France

• "Le rescapé de la planète Jupiter", Mandrake #58 (1965)
• "L'île magnétique", Mandrake #256 (1970)
• "Le mystère de l'île noire", Le Journal de Mickey #991-#995 (1971)

India

• "The Magnetic Island", The Phantom #9 (2001)

Italy

• "L'isola magnetica", Il Vascello #39 (1960)
• "L’isola magnetica", I Classici dell'Avventura #11 (1962)
• "L'isola magnetica", Mandrake #134 (1969)
• "L’isola magnetica", Mandrake - New Comics Now #258 (1989)

New Zealand

• "Magnetic Island", Mandrake the Magician #150 and Mandrake the Magician #151 (1957)

Norway

• "Magnetøya", Fantomet #15 (1997)

Portugal

• "Os Escravos de Magno", Condor Popular Vol. 8 #3 (1956)

Spain

• "La Isla Magnética", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1953–1956 (Dolmen Editorial) (2020)
• "no title", Héroes del Cómic 16 (2021)

Sweden

• "Magnetön", Fantomen #15 (1997)

Turkey

• "Manyetik Ada", Mandrake #93 #94 (1976)
• "Manyetik Ada", Mandrake Albüm #31 #32
• "Manyetik Ada", Mandrake Albüm #101 #102

USA

• "Magnetic Island", Mandrake the Ultimate #1 (1989)