Magic Man

Magic Man

Start date:	September 13th, 1971
End date:	December 18th, 1971
# of strips:	84 (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Kolosso"
Followed by:	"The Rogues"

"Magic Man" is the 148th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake and Lothar did a show at a large state penitentiary. Suddely a prison break where Kappon and Lou managed to escape. They kidnapp Lothar and forced Mandrake to help them with a bank robbery.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Narda, at Xanadu.
Karma, in town and Xanadu.
Hojo, at Xanadu.

One-time characters

Kappon, ganglord.
Lou, ganglord.
Max, member of the gang.

Locations

New York
Xanadu
South Pamet and Depot Rd.

Behind the scenes

The title for the story taken from the strip of September 13, 1971 (Beginning: Magic Man).
A road sign in the strip of November 12, 1971; South Pamet, Depot Rd (refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod).