Diario de la Marina
Diario de la Marina was a newspaper published in Havana, Cuba, and founded in in 1844 by merging of anterior newspapers. It was Cuba’s longest-running newspaper and the one with the highest circulation. It was closed on May 12, 1960, by orders of the Cuban Revolution government led by Fidel Castro.
"Mandrake the Magician" Sunday pages were published every Thursday in color in the comics section of the current edition in 1935 with the name of "Mandrake el mago".
It seems to be the earliest Mandrake publication in America, outside of the United States of America, that just 10 days after the original U.S. release.
"Mandrake the Magician" daily strips were also published in the "Diario de la Marina" newspaper in 1936.
Other comics published in "Diario de la Marina" were at the time: "Drummond el aviador" (""Ace Drummond"), "Betty Boop", "Skippy", "El auto-radio policíaco" ("Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol"), "Manolito el intréprido" ("Donnie"), among others.
Sunday pages / Published stories
| # | Original story title | Title in "Diario de la Marina." | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers" | no title | Jun 06 1935 | same date | only May 26 1935 Sunday page |
| 2 | "Land of the Fakirs" | Mandrake en el pais de los faquires | Jun 13 1935 | Oct 17 1935 | full story |
| 3 | "Land of the Little People" | Gente pequeña | Oct 24 1935 | Dec 12 1935 | last = Dec 01 1935 Sunday page |
Daily strips / Published stories
| # | Original story title | Title in "Diario de la Marina." | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | "The Return of the Clay Camel" | ' | Jun 16, 1936 | Sep (14 ?), 1936 | begins with the Apr 20, 1936 daily strip |
Samples
newspaper logo (1935)
Annoucement / May 31, 1935 edition
Annoucement for Mandrake / May 31, 1935 edition
Front page with Lee Falk photo / May 29, 1935 edition
Comics supplement / Main page (June 6, 1935)
Comics supplement / Mandrake page (June 6, 1935)
Comics supplement / Mandrake page (August 8, 1935)
Comics supplement / Mandrake page (December 12, 1935)
Annoucement for daily strips / June 14, 1936 edition
Daily strip / June 25, 1936 edition
Reference
- [1], Wikipedia article.