The Chess Kings

The Chess Kings
Start date:	December 24, 1956
End date:	March 2, 1957
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Tub's Gang"
Followed by:	"The Western"

"The Chess Kings" is the 90th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

Locations

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Chess Kings", Mandrake Comic #28 (1959)

Brazil

• "O Torneio Real", Mandrake #27 (1957)
• "Xeque-Mate!", Mandrake #287 (1979)

Finland

• "Shakkimestarit", Sarjakirja #1/1988 (1988)

France

• "Le royaume étrange", Spécial Mandrake #20 (1965)
• "Le royaume étrange", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 4 (Soleil) (1994)
• "Les rois des échecs", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)

Italy

• "Uno strano regno", Il Vascello #19 (1960)
• "Uno strano regno", Mandrake - New Comics Now #346 (1995)

Norway

• "Sjakkspillerne", Fantomet #23 (1981)
• "Sjakkspillerne", Serie-pocket #138 (1988)

Spain

• "El Ajedrez Vivo", Merlin el Mago Moderno #1 (1958)
• "El Ajedrez Vivo", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #1 (1958)
• "El Ajedrez Viviente", Mandrake #19 (1997)

Sweden

• "Schackspelarna", Fantomen #4 (1978)

United Kingdom

• "The Chess Kings", Mandrake the Magician #2 (1960 or 1959)