Comics Stars in the World
Comics Stars in the World is a French Polynesian comic publisher.
Its specialized in comics from the American Golden Age, including "The Phantom", "Charlie Chan", "Cino e Franco", "Radio Patrol", "Castor Oyl", "Curley Harper", "Kid Sisters", "Brick Bradford", "Jungle Jim", "Mandrake the Magician" and several others. All issues are Limited edition for comics' art collectors and with Italian text.
"Comic Stars in the World" with the president Jean Taoc and art director Bill Travers collaborated with Maurice Horn and Bill Blackbeard. They had several foreign agents: USA - Antony Raiola; France - Bruno Henri and Italy - Elio Dondè. The comic books were sold to their members in: Australia, USA, Canada, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Sometime in 1977 "Comic Stars in the World" with the president Jean Taoc and art director Bill Travers collaborated with Maurice Horn,"Bill Blackbeard and Antony Raiola. There was no naming for any foreign agents, only Italian edition by "Nouvo Club Anni Trenta" as part of their "Collana Albi Grandi Avventure" and the editor Rudolfo Bernardini.
Mandrake books have been released at two occasions:
- In 1976 by Comics Stars in the World and Pacific Comics Club as part of their series The Golden Age of the Comics.
- In 1976-1978 by as part of their reprint of their Mandrake series, dailies from 11 june 1934 to December 16 1944.
Issue overview
The Golden Age of the Comics
The Mandrake series
Issue | Date | Title | US Title | note |
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#1 | June, 1976 | Mandrake l’uomo del mistero | The Cobra | |
#2 | June, 1976 | Mandrake contro il Cobra | The Cobra | |
#3 | June, 1976 | Il mistero della casa da giuoco | The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda) | |
#4 | June, 1976 | Il mostro di Passo Tanov | The Monster of Tanov Pass | |
#5 | ? | Il cammello d'argilla | Saki, the Clay Camel | |
#6 | ? | La cattura di Saki | Saki, the Clay Camel | |
#7 | ? | Il lupo mannaro | The Werewolf | |
#8 | ? | L'orrore del circo | The Werewolf | |
#9 | ? | L'enigmatico sir Oswald | The Return of the Clay Camel | |
#10 | ? | Mandrake contro Saki | The Return of the Clay Camel | |
#11 | ? | La mummia vivente | The Slave Traders of Tygandi | |
#12 | ? | La disfatta dei beduini | The Slave Traders of Tygandi | |
#13 | not printed | Un mondo sconosciuto | Mandrake in the Lost World | |
#14 | not printed | Il ritorno di Molly Brunswick | Mandrake in the Lost World | |
#15 | ? | Nelle spire del Cobra | In the Cobra's Grip | |
#16 | ? | La fine del Cobra | In the Cobra's Grip | |
#17 | not printed | Mandrake in America | Mandrake in America | |
#18 | not printed | Falco cavallo da corsa | Mandrake in America | |
#19 | September, 1976 | Mandrake a Hollywood | Mandrake in Hollywood | |
#20 | September, 1976 | La casa degli spettri | Mandrake and the Haunted House | |
#21 | ? | Il mago dello sport | Blozz the Champion | |
#22 | ? | Il castello di Teiba : Mandrake in love | Mandrake in Love | |
#23 | ? | La sfera marziana | Visitors from Space | |
#24 | January, 1976 | Il fantasma del pirata | The Deep South | |
#25 | January, 1976 | Matrimonio a Cockaigne | Mandrake in Cockaigne | |
#26 | Februsry, 1978 | La sposa rapita | Mandrake in Cockaigne | |
#27 | December, 1977 | Besa lo stregone | Mandrake in North Africa | |
#28 | December, 1977 | Re Lothar contro Besa | Mandrake in North Africa | |
#29 | January, 1976 | I brigati degli altipiani | The Mountain Bandits | |
#30 | not printed | l misteri del museo | The Museum Mystery | |
#31 | not printed | La cattura della banda | The Octopus Ring | |
#32 | not printed | Il covo delle spie | The Octopus Ring | |
#33 | not printed | La piovra | The Octopus Ring | |
#34 | not printed | La sconlitta della piovra | The Octopus Ring | |
#35 | June, 1976 | L'invenzione del dottor Griff | Dr Griff's Invention | |
#36 | June, 1976 | L'orchidea del delitto | The Mystery of the Striped Orchid | |
#37 | December, 1977 | Il superbo grando | The Great Grando | |
#38 | December, 1977 | Lotta senza tregua | The Great Grando | |
#39 | September, 1976 | I pirati del ring | Lothar the Champ | |
#40 | October, 1976 | I gangsters di nails | Lothar the Champ | |
#41 | October, 1976 | Lothar il campione | Lothar the Champ | |
#42 | not printed | La villa dei misteri | The Rumor Factory | |
#43 | not printed | L'isola degli uomini spenti | Baron Kord | |
#44 | not printed | La cattura del barone Kord | Baron Kord | |
#45 | not printed | La strega di Kaloon | The Witch of Kaloon | |
#46 | not printed | l due volti del mistero | The Dome | |
#47 | October, 1976 | Il titano delle sette dune | The Earthshaker | |
#48 | November, 1976 | L'infallibile cupola | The Dome | |
#49 | November, 1976 | Il dottor Congo | Doctor Congo | |
#50 | November, 1976 | Il popolo degli specchi | The Mirror People | |
#51 | not printed | La donna di ghiaccio | The Ice Lady | |
#52 | not printed | Nell'età della pietra | The Old Ones | |
#53 | not printed | Il principe misterioso | The Mysterious Prince | |
#54 | not printed | La bella addormentata | The Sleeping Beauty | |
#55 | not printed | Locuste a Vallegaia | Pleasant Valley | |
#56 | not printed | La maschera d'argento | Medusa | |
#57 | not printed | Lo stadio stregato | The Jinx | |
#58 | not printed | La contessa misteriosa | Felina |
Cover gallery
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