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=== The 1943 Blue Book === | === The 1943 Blue Book === | ||
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=== The 1946 Blue Book === | === The 1946 Blue Book === | ||
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=== The 1949 Blue Book === | === The 1949 Blue Book === | ||
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Image:1949 Blue Book-01.jpg| | Image:1949 Blue Book-01.jpg|''1949 Blue Book cover'' | ||
Image:1949 Blue Book-02.jpg|''Mandrake presentation page'' | |||
Image:1949 Blue Book-03.jpg|''page about sample of Sunday page'' | |||
Image:1949 Blue Book-04.jpg|''KFS character ("The Phantom") presentation page | |||
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=== The 1954 Blue Book === | === The 1954 Blue Book === | ||
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Revision as of 19:08, 20 March 2024
History
Among its forties and fifties promotional material, King Features Syndicate printed booklets called "Blue Books" which were a sort of catalog of their main comic characters. These booklets were intended make newspaper publishers aware of the choice of comics distributed through the syndication company.
This kind of material - also used by others comics syndicates - was sent only to professional publishers. The "Blue Books" printed by "King Features Syndicate " contain samples of daily strips and Sunday pages as well as samples of other articles and columns.
The 1943 Blue Book
The 1946 Blue Book
The 1949 Blue Book
1949 Blue Book cover
Mandrake presentation page
page about sample of Sunday page
KFS character ("The Phantom") presentation page
The 1954 Blue Book
The 1955 Blue Book
The 1961 Blue Book
| Team Ups, Mandrake outside the comic strips, Varia | |
|---|---|
| Team Ups |
Defenders of the Earth • Kings Watch • King: Mandrake the Magician • Kings Quest |
| Adaptations |
1939 Movie Serial • 1940 Radio Show • 1954 TV Pilot • 1967 Killing vs Mandrake • 1979 TV Movie • Unproduced and Unfinished Films • Musical: Mandrake the Magician and the Enchantress • Prose Stories • Defenders of the Earth • Comics on TV • Pop Art |
| Memorabilia | |
| Other |
Easter Eggs and Cameos • Fanzines and Fan Magazines • Reference Books |