Mandrake and the Jungle Giants
| Mandrake and the Jungle Giants | |
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| 1st publication: | 1941 |
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| # of pages: | 6x4 pgs |
| Writer: | unknown |
| Artist: | unknown |
| Producer: | Taystee Bread |
"Mandrake and the Jungle Giants" is an US made Mandrake prose story from 1941.
History
The idea was that a new sheet was published every week and could be obtained for free from the grocer in return for providing a magic password. This weekly magic password was revealed during the "Mandrake the Magician" radio show that ran three times a week at the time, with Taystee Bread Company as the sponsor.
A colored cover and six illustrated "Mandrake Adventure" leaflets from Taystee Bread form the "Mandrake and the Jungle Giants" story:
- Mandrake Adventure #1 - "The Red Spears of Zimbra"
- Mandrake Adventure #2 - "The Fire Wizard"
- Mandrake Adventure #3 - "The Poison Dart"
- Mandrake Adventure #4 - "Treacherous Waters"
- Mandrake Adventure #5 - "The Secret Passage"
- Mandrake Adventure #6 - "The Haunted Sky"
There are printed instructions on how to assemble the sheets for your own Mandrake book in these sheets. One of the headlines reads: "Plan now to get these new stories and Mandrake's favorite and greatest adventures." As this title uses the plural form of adventures, it may indicate that there were plans for several such stories under the same concept. In any case, only this story is known, but other similar sheets exist. But these only have instructions in relation to magic tricks and advertising for Taystee Bread and the radio show.
Plot summary
While on safari in Africa Mandrake saved the life of Lothar, Prince of Wambesi.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Umpra, Mandrake's gun bearer
- Emperor Wotangi, Lothar's father
- Bogo, a wise old sorcerer and witch doctor
Behind the scenes
- This story is based on the daily story "Mandrake in North Africa" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.