Collegium Magikos
| Collegium Magikos The College of Magic | |
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| First appearance: | Derek |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk and Phil Davis |
The College of Magic
History
First time Mandrake mentioned[1] the origin of "The College of Magic"[footnotes 1] he said it was build in the times of Genghis Khan (1162-1227). The wizards in old times carried on secrets of ancient Egypt, magic of ancient China and others. And when the hordes of Genghis Khan swept the eastern world most of the wizards and their lore were destroyed. Only a few escaped and they build the "College of Magic" and the city around it.
When "The College of Magic" was presented later[2] it is said that it had existed for about 4000 years.
Note
- ↑ First time the name "Collegium Magikos" is mentioned is in the daily strip of November 18, 1969.
References
- ↑ D-122 - Master of Magic
- ↑ D-142 - "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)"
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Notable appearances
College of Magic has appeared in these stories:
| Year | Daily/Sunday | Title | Artist | Comments |
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| 1948 | Daily | "Derek" | Davis | Derek |
| 1950 | Daily | "Swami" | Davis | |
| 1963 | Daily | "Master of Magic" | Davis | |
| 1965 | Sunday | "The Cobra Returns" | Fredericks | |
| 1967 | Daily | "The Return of Evil - The Cobra" | Fredericks | |
| 1969 | Daily | "The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)" | Fredericks | |
| 1971 | Sunday | "The College of Magic" | Fredericks | |
| 1974 | Daily | "The Cobra and the Cube" | Fredericks | |
| 1974 | Daily | "The Search for the Cobra" | Fredericks | |
| 1980 | Daily | "Derek" | Fredericks | |
| 1980 | Daily | "Aleena the Enchantress" | Fredericks | |
| 1981 | Daily | "Mandrake's Family" | Fredericks | |
| 1975 | Daily | "The Thieves" | Fredericks | |
| 1997 | Daily | "Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic" | Fredericks |
Working notes
The Collegium Magikos, or the College of Magic is an ancient college of magic.
Location
The College of Magic is 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 magician of his time. On their world wide stage show they were always looking for new and better magical tricks to use in their show.
Finally they reached India, the land of magic, and find the College of Magic in a hidden valley of Tibet. Grando the Great becomes ill and entrusts the children to the grandmaster Theron, shortly after Grando died.
In 1949-50 China's newly established communist government sent troops to invade Tibet, and that is reflected in one adventure from 1963, in this it is also a first glimpse of the Crystal Cube (well, not a cube, but... :-).
After the invasion of the chinese the 4 000 years old college was moved from its place in a valley into a cave in a mountain.
It is not easy to become a student of the college, only two candidates are selected every year and they stay at the college for at least seven years. A few of the pupils are known; Mandrake, Derek, The Swami, Mr. Beam and Aleena.
Luciphor (later The Cobra) was a skilled teacher at the college of magic, but commits a robbery and runs away from the college.