Mandrake the Magician (Radio Show)
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From the 11 nov. 1940 to 02 june 1942 Mutual radio network, New York, aired a 15 minute serial with Mandrake the Magician. It started in New York over station WOR as a three days a week serial and then five days a week beginning in 1941. The sponsor, Taystee Bread Company, had a special membership in the Mandrake Magicians Club.
Plot
Various stories against such evil doers as; Capt. X, Barracuda, Hithpitch, The Red Baron, Mr. Z, The Green Mask and the Cobra. Several taken from the war theme; bombs, spy rings, submarine attacks near New York City and so on.
Some episodes promote the observance of health rules among children.
Cast & Crew
Writing credits
- Charles Spain Chuck Verral
Director
- Carlo De Angelo
Producer
- Henry Souvaine
Cast
- Raymond Edward Johnson as Mandrake
- Juano Hernandez as Lothar
- Francesca Lenni as Princess Narda
Newspaper review
Reprints
Vinyl
The Official Adventures of Mandrake and the Phantom
In 1967 Leo the Lion Records published "The Official Adventures of Mandrake and the Phantom". Side one: "The Phantom in The Astronaut and the Pirates" and side two: "Mandrake the Magician in The Return of the Cobra".
Mandrake the Magician Original Radio Broadcasts
In 1973 George Garabedian Productions published "Mandrake the Magician Original Radio Broadcasts".
| 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 |