Memorabilia
Similar to souvenirs memorabilia are objects treasured for their memories. Unlike souvenirs memorabilia are valued for a connection to an event, in this case to Mandrake the Magician.
Mandrake memorabilia include collectables as: pins, postcards, posters, movie memorabilia, refrigerator magnets, miniature figures, games, comics related merchandise, plus many others.
Cards
Christmas Cards 1939
32 card with specialty art done for this promotional item which was mainly sent to newspaper editors. Inner portfolio sleeve with text Merry Christmas From J.V. Connolly And His Associates Of King Features Syndicate Inc. Postmarked December 10, 1939.
Characters include: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Prince Valiant, Dale Arden from Flash Gordon, Lone Ranger on Silver, Mandrake, The Phantom, Jiggs, Maggie, Tim Tyler, Polly and her Pals, Popeye with The Jeep, Krazy Kat and Friends, Secret Agent X-9, Barney Google, Snuffy Smith, Tippy, Pussycat Princess, Indians in Snow by Annie Rooney artist Darryl McClure, Blondie and Dagwood, Tillie, The Little King, Katzenjammer Kids, Just Kids, Henry, Toots and Casper, Myrtle and others.
Exhibit Supply Arcade Cards
Arcade Exhibit Trading Collector Card from 1949 made in Chicago, Illinois by The Exhibit Supply Company. These cards were acquired in old arcades coin operated vending machines.
Characters include: Toots and Casper, Little Annie Rooney, Bringing up Father, Ozark Ike, Blondie, Flash Gordon, Secret Agent X 9, Glamor Girls, Prince Valiant, Rip Kirby, Cuties, Brick Bradford, Tille The Toiler, Hubert, Etta Kett, Johnny Hazard, Mister Breger, Dick of Dick's Adventures, Mandrake the Magician, The Phantom, Felix the Cat, Snuffy Smith, Jungle Jim, The Katzenjammer Kids, Teena, Tim Tyler, Rusty Riley, Henry, Buz Sawyer, King of the Royal Mounted and others.
Popular Comics
A box with 16 colorful Christmas Cards from 1951.
Characters include: Popeye, Dagwood, Henry, Flash Gordon, Katzenjammer Kids, Bringing up Father, Mandrake the Magician, Steve Canyon, Little Annie Rooney, Little Iodine, Prince Valliant, Myrtle, Grandma, Buz Sawyer, Jungle Jim and Little King.
Candies and Toy
Candies and Toy box with KFS figures was issued by the Super Novelty Candy Co Newark, New Jersey in the 50s. They has a punch out card of the KFS figure on the front and panel comic strip on the back (4 panels from a Sunday page that continues from box to box). A similar box with Beetle Bailey have two Swiss Warbler bird call toys inside. A similar box with Popeye are numbered and have additional character images on side panels.
Premium Cards
Premium card from Burger King 1965.
Response Cards
Response card for letters to King Comics in 1967. Characters: Mandrake , Flash Gordon and The Phantom.
Mandrake the Magician Collector Cards
Promo card for the planned (and later canceled !) "Mandrake the Magician Collector Cards" by Comic Images from 1995. The text on the back of the card talks about the upcoming set:
- 90 collector cards (Marvel art, classic art, magical bonuses),
- 6 spectacular Chromium Cards,
- A rear 3 subset of Marvel Comics art,
- A "24 Karat Gold" Lee Falk signature card,
- A limited edition Madallion card.
Although this set was canceled a similar set, designed by McNabb Studios, of the Phantom was released:
- The base set cards were divided into several sections. Cards #1 to 38 were about various characters, locations and history of the character. Cards #39 to 47 were of notable Phantom stories. Cards #48 to 63 depicted issue firsts and foreign issues. Cards #64 to 89 were showcased the Marvel mini-series. Card #90 was the base set check list. The sub sets and specials did not appear on the check list.
- Sub Sets and Specials: The first sub set was made up of six Chromium Cards with sub set three showcasing various animals from the Phantom comics/ strips. The two special cards was a Medallion Card which were limited and all were numbered, and the Lee Falk 24 Carat Gold card which had Lee Falk's signature in 24 carat gold on it
Cards Decks
Cloth patch
Games
Ingots
Magic Kit
Posters
Pins, Pin-back buttons and Gumball Machine Prizes
Club pin for Mandrake Magicians Club run by Taystee Bread Company, the sponsor of the Mandrake the Magician Radio Show. The origin of the second is uncertain but probably the club pin-back button for Mandrake's Magic Club run by a later sponsor of the "Radio Show".
In the 50s several pinback badge with KFS figures was made, among them Mandrake and the Phantom. Their origin is uncertain but probably they were cereal premiums or gumball machine prizes.
A set of 34 Lee Falk pins made early 2000 in Brazil. This series was not KFS licenced and only a small number were produced.
Some recently made pin-back buttons:
In the 50s several gumball charms with KFS figures was made, among them Mandrake.
Phone Cards
In 1997 "Tim" released a series of GSM recharge phone cards with comics, among them: "Flash Gordon", The Phantom and Mandrake.
Puzzles
Stamps
Statues / Figurines
Stickers
Italian cross promotions stickers: Avventure Americane #167 1970, the 1976 series; Mandrake Selezione, Phantom Selezione and Gordon.
Sticker albums
Adventure Heroes / Abenteuer
Americana München (Edizioni Flash) released a sticker album in 1971 with stories of the Phantom, Flash Gordon, Mandrake and Prince Valiant. One could buy packs of 5 cards /stickers to complete the missing 240 parts of the pictures inside the album.
Super Gulp ! - fumetti in TV
Released in 1978 with 240 cards / stickers to make the album. Pictures with: Mandrake, Flash Gordon, L'Uomo Mascherato (the Phantom), Cino e Franco (Tim Tyler's Luck), Rip Kirby and Braccio di Ferro (Popeye).
Stik-Ons / Put-Ons
Cartoon TV Pals Stik-Ons
Two sets released in 1975 by by King Features and Hanna Barbera, one with Mandrake. During the 70's when self-adhesive stickers were really beginning to be the norm, they referred to them as pressure sensitive, a term that is no longer used. The printed on price is die-cut and stickable, as is the title, Stik-Ons.
TV & Cartoon Characters Put-Ons
T.V. & Cartoon Characters make'em heros with foil PUT-ONS by King Features and Hanna Barbera in 1975. A full box have 48 cards with 3 characters on each card. There are 24 different characters: Bamm Bamm, Pebbles, Fred Flintstone, Wimpy, Olive Oyl, Flash Gordon, Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Wally Gator, Swee' Pea, Dagwood, Beetle Bailey, Top Cat, Quickdraw McGraw, Dino, Henry, Mandrake, Phantom, Snagglepuss, Magilla Gorilla, Peterpotomus, Popeye, Prince Valiant, and Little Iodine.
The box is marked 5c for 5 cents per 3 character card. The card has 3 characters which can be taken off the card and used as 3 stickers. When they are taken from the card they are like award ribbons and can be stuck anywere.
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Adaptations |
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