Derek (Daily story 1948/49)
| Derek | |
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| Start date: | December 27th, 1948 |
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| End date: | April 23th, 1949 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Big Tyme" |
| Followed by: | "The Amazing Ray" |
"Derek" is the 50th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.
Plot Summary
For the first time Mandrake tells Narda about his boyhood, that he have a twin brother. Their mother died shortly after the twins was born. Their father raised them, and as a greate stage magician he taught them all his tricks. When thay were about twelve years old their father took them to the College of Magic in Tibet. Sadly their father became ill and died shortly after they arrived. After their graduation the twins chose different careers. Derek devoted his powers to crime and evil things.
Now Derek in town, and he has been crush on Narda.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda
- Derek, Mandrake's twin brother
- Grando the Great, Mandrake's father.
- Theron
- The Police Chief
One-time characters
- The Police Chief's grand daughter.
Locations
- New York
- The College of Magic, flashback.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 27, 1948 (Beginning: Derek)
- Theron was married when Mandrake arrived the CM. (January 26: The college head's wife took care of us like a mother hen)
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand
New Zealand
Sweden
Turkey
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Derek", Mandrake, o Mágico #25 (1973)
- "O Outro", Mandrake #271 (1978)
Finland
- "Derek", Mustanaamio #9 (1976)
France
- "Les frères ennemis" & "La Joconde et la tiare", Aventures et Mystères #146 & #149 (1952)
- "Danger public" & "Derek le redoutable", Spécial Mandrake #53 & #54 (1968)
- "Danger public", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 2 (Soleil) & #3 (1993)
Italy
- "Il castello della magia", Avventura Club #6, #7 (1949) and ending in "Perocolo pubblico", L'Avventura Albo tascabile #1 (1950)
- "La fiamma magica", Super Albo - Mandrake #14 (1962)
- "Pericolo pubblico", Mandrake #21 (1962)
- "Pericolo pubblico", Super Albo - Mandrake #58 (1963)
- "Pericolo pubblico", Mandrake - New Comics Now #260 (1991)
- "Pericolo pubblico", Mandrake 42 (Comic Art) (1995)
Mexico
- "Contra Derek", Paquito #11003 (1952)
New Zealand
- "Derek", Mandrake the Magician #18, Mandrake the Magician #19 and Mandrake the Magician #20 (1951)
- "Derek", Mandrake the Magician #182, Mandrake the Magician #183 and Mandrake the Magician #184 (1958)
Norway
- "Derek", Serie-pocket #75 (1982)
- "Derek", Fantomet #24 (1987)
Sweden
- "Bror Derek", Mandrake #4 (1963)
- "Derek", Fantomen #2 (1976)
Turkey
- "Elmas Taç", Haftalık Albüm #4 (1952)
- "Mandrake ‘nin çocukluğu", Haftalık Albüm #36 (1953)
United Kingdom
- "Derek", Mandrake the Magician #9 (1960)
