Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)

I classici del fumetto was a series published in 1999 by Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli (BUR) in Italy, each book of the series being devoted to one famous comics character. Among various books (like "Popeye", "Superman", "Spiderman", "Batman","Tex", "Peanuts") was one dedicated to "Mandrake the Magician".

Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)
Cover artist: Phil Davis (from story art)
Country/language:	Italy / Italian
Format:	25,5 × 17,5 cm
Pages:	260 pgs, b/w
Publishing date:	July 1999
Editor:	unknown
Publishing company:	Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli (BUR)
Preceded by:	N/A
Followed by:	N/A

Contents

Mandrake story

• "Mandrake contro il Cobra" ("The Cobra") by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
• "Il Mostro del Passo Tanov" ("The Monster of Tanov Pass") by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
• "Il Mago dello Sport" ("Blozz the Champion") by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
• "Il Popolo degli Specchi" ("The Mirror People") by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
• "Il Campione di Nuoto" ("The Water Champ") by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.
• "Xanadù" ("The Sign of 8") by Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks.

Articles

• Preface in three parts:"Presentazione","L'Autore" & "Il Personaggio" by Luciano De Crescenzo.

Note

• The last story ("Xanadù") is limited to the intro about Mandrake's new home, Xanadu, part spanning the first 20 strips of the original "The Sign of 8" story.