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Thanks for helping build a library of scans for present and future generations to enjoy these comic strips. April 28, 1911 march, 1999, was an american writer, theater director and producer, best known as the creator of the popular comic strips the phantom 1936present and mandrake the magician 193420. Its almost christmas once again, and comic books have a long tradition of celebrating the holiday in their own way. American comic book publishing company dc comics has introduced many. Tom mandrake born 1956 is an american comics artist, perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer john ostrander on several series. Jan duursema born october 27, 1954 is an american comics artist known for her work on the.
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He is best known for writing the novel a once crowded sky, the vision for marvel comics, the sheriff of babylon for the dc comics imprint vertigo, and batman and mister miracle for dc comics. The strip was distributed by king features syndicate. Duursema was the basis for the character ursema du advertising. Through this oversight thousands of comic books lapsed into what is called the. Mandrake the magician silver age comics 19561969 for. Classics illustrated is an american comic bookmagazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. John ostrander and tom mandrake revisit their acclaimed series. View dblaron419s comic book collection on league of comic geeks. Tom mandrake 1 tom scioli 12 tom ziuko 2 tomas marijanovic 4. Home new images advanced search home new images advanced search tom mandrake. Mandrake sundays strips 90 pages mandrake and the cobra comic mandrake and the weird bank robberies comic mandrake tv pilot lee falk, born leon harrison gross 1911 1999, was an american writer, theater director and producer, best known as the creator of the popular comic strips the phantom and mandrake the magician. The original comic art displayed in this free comic art gallery is owned by j b. Following the series demise, various companies reprinted its titles.
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Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Hoberg began his career in comic books in the mid1970s, working for russ manning on tarzan comic books for overseas distribution 19751976 and later assisted manning on the star wars comic strip 19791980. Dont miss a 4part murder mystery by the acclaimed team of john ostrander and tom mandrake the spectre, starting with two chapters in december. The spectre jim corrigan at the comic book db archived from the original. An american comic book artist, who is known of his work on such characters as martian manhunter, spectre and grimjack. The articles are created by mandrake enthusiasts from all over the world. It was founded in 1992 by several highprofile illustrators as a venue where comics creators could publish their material without giving up the s to the characters they created, as creatorowned properties. For tom king, the path to comic stardom took an unusual detour. Tom mandrake at the comic book db archived from the original tom mandrake at mikes amazing world of comics. Tom mandrake, the artist on several major comic titles, including batman and the spectre, and who is currently creating covers for army of darkness bubba hotep. Oct 15, 2014 mandrake the magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by lee falk in 1934. Welcome to comic book artist tom mandrake s official website.
Tom king born july 15, 1978 is an american author, comic book writer, and excia officer. The featured guest is cleveland native tony isabella, the creator of black lightning and writer of stories for spiderman, daredevil, luke cage and many other comic titles. All characters displayed in mandrake the magician scans is. Liveaction tales of the characters, mandrake the magician and the phantom, created by lee folk.
Duursema is married to fellow comic book artist tom mandrake, whom she met while both were students at the kubert school. Nov 29, 2017 worldscape red sonja dungeon queen of mars. Official website jan duursema at the comic book db archived from the original. Aug 29, 2014 aided by his wife dann and artist tom mandrake, thomas mini featured a modern day retelling of caps origin along with the introduction of refreshed versions of doctor sivana, black adam and uncle dudley. All contributions are greatly appreciated and welcomed. John ostrander and tom mandrake collaborations at the grand comics database. Joe sinnott, jo chen, david mack, jim balent, ernie chan, georges jeanty, scott mcdaniel, billy tucci, herb trimpe, tom. Phil davis soon took over as the strips illustrator, while falk continued to script. Duursema received the russ manning outstanding newcomer award in 1983 personal life. Ostrander has been a frequent collaborator with artist tom mandrake. Mandrake the magician silver age comics 19561969 for sale. Tom mandrake books list of books by author tom mandrake. Classics illustrated is an american comic book magazine series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as les miserables, moby dick, hamlet, and the iliad. Some general info about mandrake the magicianfrom wikipedia, the free encyclopediajump to navigationjump to searchmandrake the magicianmandrakeoct301938,jpg1938 mandrake.
An interview with john ostrander john ostrander at the comic book db archived from the original. Spectre is the name given to several fictional antihero characters who have appeared in numerous comic books published by dc comics. It was immediately successful, and remains one of the largest comic book publishers in north america. John ostrander born april 20, 1949 is an american writer of comic books, including suicide.
Titan comics is a bold new publishing initiative from titan publishing, offering readers the best new stories from new and established comics creators, and offering those creators a great deal to bring their stories to a worldwide audience. Named for the characters gimmick for military strategy and prowess with small arms, stories involving the character often include historic. Here are some of the better comic book christmas cardsgreetings from over the years. Mandrake and the phantom liveaction tales of the characters, mandrake the magician and the phantom, created by lee folk. Dead again vol 1 5 dc database fandom powered by wikia. Comic books to hell you ride fiveissue comic book from dark horse comics 2012 lance henriksen and joseph maddrey coauthors with tom mandrake artist. Created by albert kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1969, producing 169 issues. The character, adapted by john ostrander and tom mandrake, first appeared in. Artist tom mandrake appears at deweys comic city on saturday, november 25th from 2. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your.
Tom mandrake comic artist the most popular comic art by tom. Mandrake the magician is debated to be the first superhero ever with super powers in the comic world, using his vast magical powers he battled gangs, extraterrestrial and extradimensional threats. Mandrake the magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by lee falk in 1934. Three horrific murders rock gotham with only one gruesome connection. It was a fascinating take on the captain marvel legend by a writer who revered the source material but knew which aspects needed to be updated. Tom mandrake born 1956 is an american comics artist, perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer john ostrander on several series, including grimjack from first comics and firestorm, the spectre, and martian manhunter from dc comics. Duursema is married to fellow comic book artist tom mandrake, whom. The spectre by tom mandrake arte dc comics, fun comics, anime comics, comic. Home about me buy stuff behindthescenes online comics links ive been busy recently with a wide range of projects including batman, legends of the dark knight, a childrens book series the forest king and art director of comic book illustration for the movie musical zombie. Welcome to comic book artist tom mandrakes official website. Comic book characters adventure stories, lee folk, mandrake, the phantom. Grimjack, weapon x, martian manhunter and the spectre, which had a fiveyear critically acclaimed run.
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