Mandrake the Magician Was Comics' First Superhero
June 11 marks the anniversary of the first appearance of comics' first superhero. Nah, not that lantern-jawed fellow in the red cape. The guy in the black cape and top hat who debuted a full four years...
View ArticleThe Ghost Who Walks: An Anniversary Celebration of The Phantom
Cartoonist Lee Falk debuted costumed hero The Phantom in his own newspaper strip on this day in 1936, two full years before Superman debuted in Action Comics #1. He isn't considered the first...
View ArticleMandrake the Magician… The Movie? Warner Bros Acquires Film Rights
Hollywood has never had a first come, first serve policy for which comics heroes get their own feature films, but the oldest of old-school heroes may finally get his turn on the silver screen:...
View ArticleSacha Baron Cohen Will Become ‘Mandrake the Magician’
Some funny timing: Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the release of The Phantom, the adaptation of the old comic strip hero created by Lee Falk. Falk was a prodigious talent who also worked as a...
View Article
