Vísir
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Vísir (="The Indicator") is an Icelandic newspaper that published Mandrake Sunday strip with the title "Teitur töframaður" (="The Wonderful Wizard") from July 1972 to October 1980.
History
The newspaper was founded in December 1910. On 26 November 1981, "Vísir" and merged with "Dagblaðið", another Icelandic newspaper, to form "Dagblaðið Vísir" An online version remains now available since 1998. According to Gallup, it was the second-most popular website in Iceland as of February 2021.
Published stories
| Original story title | Start date | End date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Garden of the Inca" | July 8, 1972 | September 23, 1972 | |
| "Emile, Emir of Emmo" | September 30, 1972 | December 23, 1972 | |
| "The Blue Thing" | December 29, 1972 | April 7, 1973 | |
| "The Basilisk" | April 14, 1973 | August 11, 1973 | |
| "The Mystery of the Stone Face" | August 18, 1973 | November 17, 1973 | |
| "Lothar's Walk in the Park" | November 24, 1973 | January 19, 1974 | |
| "The Mystery of Inter-Intel" | January 26, 1974 | March 23, 1974 | |
| "Fun with Mandrake" | ?, 1974 | July 13, 1974 | |
| "The Bank Robbery" | July 20, 1974 | October 26, 1974 | |
| "Return to X" | November 2, 1974 | March 26, 1975 | |
| "Galaxy War" | April 5, 1975 | March 6, 1976 | |
| "The Roadhouse" | March 13, 1976 | April 14, 1976 | |
| "Ghost Town" | April 24, 1976 | September 19, 1976 | |
| "The Plane Hijackers" | September 26, 1976 | November 21, 1976 | |
| "The Man from Europa" | November 28, 1976 | February 27, 1977 | |
| "The Giant Head" | March 6, 1977 | June ?, 1977 | |
| "Moxley University Robbers" | June ?, 1977 | August 14, 1977 | |
| "Prairie Man" | August 21, 1977 | November 13, 1977 | |
| "Old Folks" | November 20, 1977 | March 15, 1978 | |
| "The Three Brothers" | March ?, 1978 | June 14, 1978 | |
| "Mr Ttazz" | June 21, 1978 | October 11, 1978 | |
| "Narq's Conquest" | October 18, 1978 | April 4, 1979 | without the first four weeks |
| "Mandrake and Ali-Petro" | April 10, 1979 | August 15, 1979 | |
| "The Mysterious Birds" | August 22, 1979 | January 16, 1980 | |
| "The Sky Pirates" | January 23, 1980 | March 26, 1980 | |
| "Lothar's Workout" | April 1, 1980 | June 12, 1980 | |
| "Super Giant" | June 19, 1980 | September 17, 1980 | |
| "Mandrake's Hate Club" | October 1, 1980 | October 1, 1980 | the first week only |
Samples
July 8, 1972 edition / first Mandrake strip published
original Sunday page (for comparison with the July 8, 1972 Vísir edition'
February 7, 1979 edition / name strip limited to "Teitur"
October 1, 1982 edition / last Mandrake strip published
- Note:comics published in "Vísir" can be viewed on the Icelandic open access digital library "Timarit":[1]