Albo Traguardo
| Albo Traguardo | |
 First issue | |
| Country/language: |  Italy / Italian
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|---|---|
| Publishing company: | Adriana Aurelia |
| Publishing years: | 1952-1953 |
| Issues: | 55 + 3 |
| Format: | 16.8×24.2 cm , b/w |
Issue overview
In 1951-1952 Adriana used the title Albi Traguardo for their small checkbook size series with "Le Avventure di Astor", "Rinaldo contro Massimiliano" and "Rinaldo su Marte". In addition, they also had in the years 1951-1953 theSuper albo (albi) Traguardo series with "Felix", "Coo Coo" and "Topino".
Albo Traguardo
The first 22 issues of Albo Traguardo was devoted to "L'Uomo Mascherato" (The Phantom) by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy and "Mandrake" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis. With the impair numbering for "L'Uomo Mascherato" and the pair numbering for "Mandrake".
Issue 1
Issue 3
Issue 5
Issue 7
Issue 9
Issue 11
Issue 13
Issue 15
Issue 17
Issue 19
Issue 21
Albo Traguardo - Nouva serie
From issue 23 "Albo Traguardo" started with dual numbering. The first for the "Albo Traguardo" series and the second for the individual characters inside: Albo Traguardo #24 have the sub numbering Mandrake - Nouva serie #1, the next "Mandrake" issue have the sub numbering Mandrake - Nouva serie #2 and on. Starting with issue 25 some issues became dedicated also to other characters: "Ciclone del West" (issues 25, 29 and 33); "Gordon" (Flash Gordon) by Mac Raboy and Dan Barry (issues 26, 30, 34, 38 and 42); "Cisco Kid" by José Luis Salinas (issues 37, 41, 45, 49 and 53) and "Jim della Jungla" (Jungle Jim) by Paul Norris (issues 46, 50 and 54). In addition also in "Albo Traguardo": "Il sergente Pat di Radio Patuglia" by Eddie Sullivan and Charlie Schmidt and pages with "Hubert" by Dick Wingert.
Issue 23
Issue 25
Issue 26
Issue 27
Issue 29
Issue 30
Issue 31
Issue 34
Issue 35
Issue 37
Issue 38
Issue 39
Issue 41
Issue 42
Issue 43
Issue 45
Issue 46
Issue 47
Issue 49
Issue 50
Issue 51
Issue 53
Issue 54
Issue 55
Note: The series ended with issue 55 (July 21, 1953), although #55 announced the next issue: Albo Traguardo #56 - Mandrake - Nouva serie #9. The unfinished stories in the "Albo Traguardo" series continued in the new Albo Furore series.
Albums
At least two albums were released in May 1953 under the title Collana grandi personaggi: "Uomo Mascherato" #1 (reprint of 23, 27 and 31) and "Mandrake" #1 (reprint of 24, 28, 32 and 36).
Uomo Mascherato #1
Supplement series
See the Albo Azzurro series.
Note
In issues 14 to 22 there is a competition to collect 24 different stickers that were printed in Adriana's publications: "Settegiorni di Enigmistica", "Ciclone del West", "Felix" and "L'Uomo Mascherato" and "Mandrake" from the Albo Traguardo series. Those who submitted 30 identical or different stickers was rewarded with pins/badges featuring "L'Uomo Mascherato", "Mandrake" and "Ciclone del West". One was rewarded with a larger prize if one submitted all the 24 stickers.
There are four different stickers in the Albo Traguardo series and very likely there are stickers with the Phantom, Mandrake, Lothar and Narda in the other publications of Adriana.
Michelaccio
Diavolo
Diana
Topino
With the new series (Nouva serie) the publisher started promoting their back issues. If one bought the first eleven issues with "L'Uomo Mascherato" or "Mandrake" for Lire 300 the buyer received a badge with "The Phantom" or "Mandrake". A similar badge was made for "Ciclone" series. Theese badges were also for sale for Lire 100. A Club Card was printed on the back cover of the early issues of the new series. The back covers later on also served as collections of stickers: "Raccolta Traguardo" and "Album dello sport".
Mandrake badge
Club Card
Album dello sport
supplement in #42
