I was rather disappointed when I found out he was just a hypnotist and not a magician with real magic powers. All you have to do is not look at him or listen to him and he can’t do anything to you.
Well, it’s a bit off-topic in that it has nothing to do with magic, but comics historian Bill Blackbeard contends that the first comics superhero made his debut in 1929. He affected a naval uniform, ingested a substance that gave him super strength, had a loyal girlfriend, and had an unreliable sidekick. He had many adventures, including ones that count as supernatural and as science fiction. See Blackbeard’s “The First (Arf, Arf) Superhero of Them All,” chapter 4 in Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson’s All In Color For A Dime (New York: Ace Books, 1970)
marilynnbyerly over 3 years ago
Poor Worm is now sepia tinted.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member over 3 years ago
I love that Mandrake has two* brothers, Luciphor (known as Cobra) .. and Derek. You can see which one Dad didn’t love quite as much.
*technically Luciphor is a a half brother, but w/e.
i_am_the_jam over 3 years ago
I was rather disappointed when I found out he was just a hypnotist and not a magician with real magic powers. All you have to do is not look at him or listen to him and he can’t do anything to you.
Doctor Toon over 3 years ago
Mandrake might be a bit out of his league facing the Infinity Gauntlet, or trying to resolve the Crisis on Infinite Earths
cherns Premium Member over 3 years ago
Well, it’s a bit off-topic in that it has nothing to do with magic, but comics historian Bill Blackbeard contends that the first comics superhero made his debut in 1929. He affected a naval uniform, ingested a substance that gave him super strength, had a loyal girlfriend, and had an unreliable sidekick. He had many adventures, including ones that count as supernatural and as science fiction. See Blackbeard’s “The First (Arf, Arf) Superhero of Them All,” chapter 4 in Dick Lupoff and Don Thompson’s All In Color For A Dime (New York: Ace Books, 1970)
Daeder over 3 years ago
Many superhero comics have Mandrake roots.