Wednesday, 25 March 2026

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN - A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION. PART 02 - Contributed by Jens Terje

 Mandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk 
before he created The Phantom. Mandrake began publication on June 11, 1934. 
Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script. 
The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate...

Jens Terje offers us the following files:

Defenders of the Earth v1 001-0004

Four Color Dell 1956 - Mandrake the Magician 

Harvey Comics Hits 053 Mandrake The Magician (12-1951)

Magic Comics 17 issues (David McKay 1939-40)

King - Mandrake the Magician 001-004 (2015)

Kings Watch 01-05 (Spanish)

Kings Watch v01 - Flash Gordon, The Phantom, Mandrake the Magician (2014)

Mandrake Card

Mandrake D 130-D 133, D135, D172, 153 Compilated by Voltaire57 

Mandrake Original Art

Mandrake the Magician - H.R.H. Cuddles daily strips (1947)

Mandrake the Magician Adventure Book - Master of Illusion (1987) 

Mad Comics 014 - Manduck the Magician (1954)

Mandrake the Magician Covers and Extras

Manduk the Magician - Mandrake-Mad-Bill-Elder

The Golden Age Of The Comics #007 - Mandrake The Magician (Nostalgia Press 1970) 

Tracking Down the Real Mandrake the Magician

World Adventure Library - Mandrake 01 (1963)










This magnificent contribution by Jens Terje consists of 5 parts, which include 
an exhaustive repertoire of comics related to this popular fictional character.

Many thanks to Jens Terje !!

Monday, 23 March 2026

Journey to the Stars from Speed by Ron Turner (1980) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

Journey to the Stars

Published: 23 February to 16 August 1980

Artist: Ron Turner

Astronomer Sam Redford inadvertently spots the invasion
 craft of alien Toad-People.
 In response they kidnap Sam and his children, Andy and Gina.
 However, in the resulting struggle on board the alien vessel the ship's crew
 are teleported into space, leaving the Redfords in the strange
 ship millions of miles from home. 
With the help of robot Mark Four-ZQ
 (which they rename Spidey) the trio try to work out 
how to pilot the craft and return to Earth.


One of the standout strips in “Speed" was
‘"Journey to the Stars”,’
with glorious, colour artwork by Ron Turner.
Pretty much, inspired by 1960s TV show
"Lost In Space”
The Redford family find themselves
trapped on an an unknown planet and encountering 
various beings and dangers.

#10 May 1980 [12]                                      #9 August 1980 [20]



 42 Pages

Compiled and edited by H. C. 

We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader 
this magnificent compilation.

Saturday, 21 March 2026

The Wriggling Wrecker from The Wizard (1974) - Compiled and edited by H. C.

 

The Wriggling Wrecker  from the pages of

The Wizard (UK 1970-1978 2nd Series Comic D.C. Thomson) 

/ 20 July 1974 to 21 September 1974 /

Artist : Dave Gibbons (first work for D C Thomson)

https://nothingbutafan.wordpress.com/2015/10/11/dave-gibbons-the-dct-years/

Aug 24 1974

 31 Pages

Compiled and edited by H. C. 

We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader 
this magnificent compilation.

Thursday, 19 March 2026

The Many Lives of the Bat-Man (01-05) - Compiled by Voltaire57

INDEX:

Vol. 1 The Dark Knight of the Round Table (The Complete Series)

Bob Layton /Dick Giordano (1998-1999)

Vol. 2 Nevermore (The complete series) Len Wein / Guy Davis (2003)

Vol. 3 The Blue, the Grey & the Bat (1993) / Detective n° 27 (2003)

Vol. 4 Gotham by Gaslight (1989) /Master of the Future (1991)

Vol. 5 Reign of Terror (1999) / Castle of the Bat (1994)





 More information about "Comics Compilations made by Voltaire57"  HERE

Thanks to Voltaire 57 for these magnificent albums

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Crabbe's Crusaders from Buster and Giggles (1969-1970) - Compiled and edited by H. C.



 Red O'Rork, Smiler Smith, Willy Evans
and Sammy Greig
were.a quartet of orphans
shipwrecked on an uncharted island which
coincidentally happened to be the hidden base of the
reclusive Professor Crabbeinventor and do-gooder.

He drafted them into service
as his Crusaders, sending them
On a variety of dangerous
missions to ensure world peace.

Crabbe's Crusaders returned in 2018 in The Vigilant.




This strip ran from 04-01-69 (Buster and Giggles) to 31-01-70  (Buster) 
and there were two extra adventures in Buster Book 1970 and 1971 




 129 Pages
Compiled and edited by H. C. 

We thank H. C. for his courtesy in offering our reader 
this magnificent compilation.

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