The Philadelphia Bulletin
The Philadelphia Bulletin was a daily evening newspaper published from 1847 to 1982 in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania).
It was the largest circulation newspaper in Philadelphia for 76 years and was once the largest evening newspaper in the United States. It started running a Sunday edition when it absorbed the Philadelphia Record in 1947 The newspaper's motto was "In Philadelphia nearly everyone reads the Bulletin".
In the sunday edition, "Mandrake the Magician" Sunday strips were published at least between 1947 and 1963, the precise dates remain to be determined with more details. In the late forties and early fifties, the comics section was entitled "Fun Book" which appeared with a separate cover like the ones of the usual comic-book.
Mandrake in "The Philadelphia Bulletin"
Published stories
This list is incomplete - you can help MandrakeWiki by expanding it.| # | Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... | .... | .... | .... | |
| 35 | "Kingdom of Marvel" | ? | 7 Sep 1947 | "Fun Book" section |
| 36 | "The Blue Bandit" | 14 Sep 1947 | 1 Feb 1948 | "Fun Book" section |
| 37 | "The Prince Who Never Smiled" | 8 Feb 1948 | 4 Apr 1948 | "Fun Book" section |
| 38 | "City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates" | 11 Apr 1948 | 20 Jun 1948 | "Fun Book" section |
| 39 | "City of Jewels Pt.2: The Ice Demons" | 27 Jun 1948 | 5 Sep 1948 | "Fun Book" section |
| 40 | "City of Jewels Pt.3: Conclusion" | 12 Sep 1948 | 14 Nov 1948 | "Fun Book" section |
| 41 | "The Raft People" | 21 Nov 1948 | 23 Jan 1949 | "Fun Book" section |
| 42 | "Fear Island" | 30 Jan 1949 | 1 May 1949 | "Fun Book" section |
| 43 | "The Mystery of the Big Trees" | 8 May 1949 | 7 Aug 1949 | "Fun Book" section |
| 44 | "Jungle Adventure" | 14 Aug 1949 | 4 Jun 1950 | "Fun Book" section |
| 45 | "The Ghost Whale" | 11 Jun 1950 | 27 Aug 1950 | "Fun Book" section |
| 46 | "The Department Store Mystery" | 3 Sep 1950 | 22 Oct 1950 | "Fun Book" section |
| 47 | "Curse of the Kavrun Emerald" | 29 Oct 1950 | 14 Jan 1951 | "Fun Book" section |
| 48 | "The Venus Flytrap" | 21 Jan 1951 | 11 Mar 1951 | "Fun Book" section |
| 49 | "Mystery of the Vanishing Homes" | 18 Mar 1951 | 20 May 1951 | |
| 50 | "The Spaceship to Venus" | 27 May 1951 | 28 Oct 1951 | |
| 51 | "The Caribbean Mystery" | 4 Nov 1951 | 16 Dec 1951 | |
| 52 | "The Jungle Fullback" | 23 Dec 1951 | 17 Feb 1952 | |
| 53 | "Taboo Land" | 24 Feb 1952 | 6 Jul 1952 | |
| 54 | "The Doorway to Z" | 13 Jul 1952 | 16 Nov 1952 | |
| 55 | "The Hide-out" | 23 Nov 1952 | 18 Jan 1953 | |
| 56 | "The Visitors" | 25 Jan 1953 | 7 Jun 1953 | |
| 57 | "The Water Champ" | 14 Jun 1953 | 5 Jul 1953 | |
| 58 | "Mandrake's Magic House" | 12 Jul 1953 | 27 Sep 1953 | |
| 59 | "Mandrake Plays Cupid" | 4 Oct 1953 | 22 Nov 1953 | |
| 60 | "Rex (The Living Fossil)" | 29 Nov 1953 | 4 Apr 1954 | |
| 61 | "The Mountain that Walked" | 11 Apr 1954 | 23 May 1954 | |
| 62 | "The Tomb" | 30 May 1954 | 18 Jul 1954 | |
| 63 | "The Ocean Wind" | 25 Jul 1954 | 12 Dec 1954 | |
| 64 | "The Sleeping Forest" | 19 Dec 1954 | 13 Mar 1955 | |
| 65 | "Isle of the Giant" | 20 Mar 1955 | 22 May 1955 | |
| 66 | "Universal Love" | 29 May 1955 | 7 Aug 1955 | |
| 67 | "Magnetic Island" | 14 Aug 1955 | 20 Nov 1955 | |
| 68 | "The Castaway" | 27 Nov 1955 | 12 Feb 1956 | |
| 69 | "City in the Deep" | 19 Feb 1956 | 3 Jun 1956 | |
| 70 | "Witchmen's Peak" | 10 Jun 1956 | 11 Nov 1956 | |
| 71 | "The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest" | 18 Nov 1956 | 9 Jun 1957 | |
| 72 | "The Casino" | 16 Jun 1957 | 4 Aug 1957 | |
| 73 | "The Place Called X" | 11 Aug 1957 | 29 Dec 1957 | |
| 74 | "The Invaders" | 5 Jan 1958 | 20 Apr 1958 | |
| 75 | "The Mesa" | 27 Apr 1958 | 6 Jul 1958 | |
| 76 | "The Birthday Party" | 13 Jul 1958 | 30 Nov 1958 | |
| 77 | "The Invisible Thief" | 7 Dec 1958 | 15 Mar 1959 | column format / panels' size reworked |
| 78 | "The Watcher" | 22 Mar 1959 | 5 Jul 1959 | |
| 79 | "The Old West Revisited" | 12 Jul 1959 | 30 Aug 1959 | |
| 80 | "The Horse Thief" | 6 Sep 1959 | 15 Nov 1959 | |
| 81 | "The Abominable Snowman" | 22 Nov 1959 | 1 May 1960 | |
| 82 | "The Demon Photographer" | 8 May 1960 | 24 Jul 1960 | |
| 83 | "The Radio Telescope" | 31 Jul 1960 | 7 Aug 1960 | |
| 84 | "The Water Pirates" | 14 Aug 1960 | 4 Dec 1960 | |
| 85 | "Sky Raid" | 11 Dec 1960 | 5 Feb 1961 | |
| 86 | "The Summit Conference" | 12 Feb 1961 | 28 May 1961 | |
| 87 | "The Space Thing" | 4 Jun 1961 | 24 Sep 1961 | |
| 88 | "The Diversion" | 1 Oct 1961 | 10 Dec 1961 | |
| 89 | "The Collector" | 17 Dec 1961 | 29 Apr 1962 | |
| 90 | "Task Test" | 6 May 1962 | 9 Sep 1962 | |
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Mandrake page / edition September 19, 1948.
Mandrake page / edition July 31 1949
Mandrake page / edition January 1, 1950
Mandrake page / edition February 15, 1959 / column
Newspaper's headquarters built in 1955 at 3025 Market Street, Philadelphia (renoved with different aspect since) / post card front..
Newspaper's headquarters build in 1955 / post card back.
Example of "Fun Book" section / edition July 10, 1949 '.
