Collegium Magikos
| Collegium Magikos | |
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| First appearance: | Derek |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk and Phil Davis |
The Collegium Magikos are an ancient college of magic.
Location
Collegium Magikos are located inside a mountain somewhere in Tibet.
History
In the era of Phil Davis there was a story about Mandrake and his twin brother Derek. The story started with their childhood, where the two twin brothers travel around the world preforming the art of magic with their father Grando the Great, the cleverest and best stage magicians of his time. On their world wide stage show they was always looking for some new and better magical tricks to use in their show.
Finally they reach India, the land of magic, and find the college of Magic in a hidden valley of Tibet. Grando the Great become ill and entrust the children to the grandmaster Theron, shortly after Grando died.
Luciphor (later The Cobra) was a skill teacher at the college of magic, but commit a robbery and run away from the college.
It is not easy to become a student of the college, only two candidates are selected every year and they stay at the college at least for seven years. A few of the pupils are known; Mandrake, Derek, The Swami, Mr. Beam and Aleena.
In 1949-50 China's newly established communist government sent troops to invade Tibet, and that is reflected i one adventurer from 1963, in this it is also a first glimpse of the crystal cube (well, not a cube, but... :-).
After the invade of the chinese the 4 000 years old college was moved from its place in a valley into a cave in a mountain. A great magic spell by Theron.
Note
It is something strange with the College of Magic. Tibet has an ancient and unique culture but the people who live in the College of Magic look european. Their cloths and buildings is very similar to the ancient greek culture. If the college is 4 000 years old one may wonder if the college is a relict of the Minoan civilization in Crete, or maybe established by survivals of the Atlantis.
Notable appearances
The Cobra has appeared in these stories:
Daily
| Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Derek" | Falk | Davis | |
| "Master of Magic" | Falk | Davis | |
| "The Return of Evil - The Cobra" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "The Cobra and the Cube" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "The Search for the Cobra" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "Derek" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "Aleena the Enchantress" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "Mandrake's Family" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "The Thieves" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| *Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic" | Falk | Fredericks |
Sundays
| Title | Writer | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Cobra Returns" | Falk | Fredericks | |
| "The College of Magic" | Falk | Fredericks |