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 & NBC Network add
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 |