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'''Mandrake Magcian Club''' was a premium for [[Taystee Bread Company|Taystee Bread]], the sponsor of the Mandrake the Magician [[Mandrake the Magician (Radio Show)|Radio Show]] November 11 1940 to February 6 1942. | '''Mandrake Magcian Club''' was a premium for [[Taystee Bread Company|Taystee Bread]], the sponsor of the Mandrake the Magician [[Mandrake the Magician (Radio Show)|Radio Show]] November 11 1940 to February 6 1942. | ||
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It is unknown if the Mandrake Magcian Club was active during the whole period of the Mandrake radio serial ''(November 11 1940 to February 6 1942)'', but it was active in 1941. Those who wanted a membership in the club | It is unknown if the Mandrake Magcian Club was active during the whole period of the Mandrake radio serial ''(November 11 1940 to February 6 1942)'', but it was active in March 1941. | ||
===Membership Request=== | |||
Those who wanted a membership in the club obtained a mailing card from the local grocer of "Taystee Bread", to be sendt to the local Taystee Bread office. | |||
The front of the mailing card promoted the radio serial while top back printed text reads: | |||
''"Dear Mandrake I Would Like To Be A Member Of Your Mandrake Magicians Club So I Can Obtain The Club Pin And Learn How To Do Magic Tricks"''. | |||
Below the text the applicant filled out then his/hers name, age, address, the grade he /her was in and the school the applicant attended. In addition the name of grocer who gave he /her the mailing card. And the most important: name and address of three ladies who had promised the applicant to try Taystee Bread for a week. | |||
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===Membership Package=== | ===Membership Package=== | ||
When the applicant had sent the mailing card he soon received his membership package in the mail. There were at least two versions of the welcome card, with slightly different text. The club members must have been disdained by mothers in the neighborhood autumn 1941. due to member liability at one of the welcome card: ''"Please also remember that in joining my club you gave me your word of honor to get three ladies to try Taystee Bread for one week. I am counting on you to keep this pledge and make sure, by checking these ladies again and again if necessary, that they do give Taystee Bread a fair one-week trial."'' | When the applicant had sent the mailing card he soon received his membership package in the mail. There were at least two versions of the welcome card, with slightly different text. The club members must have been disdained by mothers in the neighborhood autumn 1941. due to member liability at one of the welcome card: ''"Please also remember that in joining my club you gave me your word of honor to get three ladies to try Taystee Bread for one week. I am counting on you to keep this pledge and make sure, by checking these ladies again and again if necessary, that they do give Taystee Bread a fair one-week trial."'' | ||
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Mandrake Magcian Club was a premium for Taystee Bread, the sponsor of the Mandrake the Magician Radio Show November 11 1940 to February 6 1942.
Membership
It is unknown if the Mandrake Magcian Club was active during the whole period of the Mandrake radio serial (November 11 1940 to February 6 1942), but it was active in March 1941.
Membership Request
Those who wanted a membership in the club obtained a mailing card from the local grocer of "Taystee Bread", to be sendt to the local Taystee Bread office. The front of the mailing card promoted the radio serial while top back printed text reads:
"Dear Mandrake I Would Like To Be A Member Of Your Mandrake Magicians Club So I Can Obtain The Club Pin And Learn How To Do Magic Tricks".
Below the text the applicant filled out then his/hers name, age, address, the grade he /her was in and the school the applicant attended. In addition the name of grocer who gave he /her the mailing card. And the most important: name and address of three ladies who had promised the applicant to try Taystee Bread for a week.
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WOR, New York City -
KWK, St. Louis -
WLAC, Nashville -
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Membership Package
When the applicant had sent the mailing card he soon received his membership package in the mail. There were at least two versions of the welcome card, with slightly different text. The club members must have been disdained by mothers in the neighborhood autumn 1941. due to member liability at one of the welcome card: "Please also remember that in joining my club you gave me your word of honor to get three ladies to try Taystee Bread for one week. I am counting on you to keep this pledge and make sure, by checking these ladies again and again if necessary, that they do give Taystee Bread a fair one-week trial."
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Welcome Card
New York City -
Welcome Card
Nashville (Tennessee) -
Membership Card with attached badge -
Membership Card
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Club Badge -
Newsletters
New York City -
Newsletters
New York City
See also
| Team Ups, Mandrake outside the comic strips, Varia | |
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| 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 |