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Mandrake the Magician

Juvenile Adventure series, many of Mandrake's foes were agents of Fascism and Nazism and he spent more time chasing saboteurs and submarines than we would expect for a stage magician.

Mandrake the Magician

32 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 5 hours, 10 min)
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Crime Fighting Serial (1940 - 42)


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Mandrake ComicComic strips and superheroes go together like ice cream and sprinkles, but there was a time when there were no superheroes on the comic pages. Superman and Captain Marvel, first appearing in 1938 and 1939, are some of the earliest "costumed crime-fighters", but there was an even earlier superhero, King Features' Mandrake the Magician began appearing in newspaper comic pages in 1934.

Unlike the Man of Steel and later costumed crime-fighters, Mandrake never had to rely on a secret identity, but he had plenty of super-powers, many of which came in handy for his "day job" as a stage magician. Both his act and much of his crime-fighting were based on an unusually fast hypnosis technique. By simply "gesturing hypnotically", Mandrake was able to make the audience and his enemies see what Mandrake wanted then to see.

Taking a cue from the Man of Steel, Mandrake the Magician was adapted for a Mutual Network series beginning in November 1940 (The Adventures of Superman began broadcast in February of the same year). Mandrake was played by Raymond Edward Johnson, who had developed his radio talents working with Arch Oboler on Lights Out and would go on to create the role of Raymond, the morbid horror host of Himan Brown's Inner Sanctum Mysteries.

Mandrake Radio ShowMandrake the Magician began as a three-days-a-week quarter-hour serial and was expanded to five days per week in 1941. Like many other adventure stories for youngsters of the period, many of Mandrake's foes were agents of Fascism and Nazism, and he spent more time chasing saboteurs and submarines than we would expect for a stage magician. Mandrake's loyal sidekick was the large and powerful African prince Lothar. In the early comic strips, Lothar wore a fez and a leopard skin, and on the radio, his speech pattern was similar to Tonto's from The Lone Ranger. The magician also had a recurring love interest in Princess
Narda from the small European kingdom of Cockaigne (ruled benevolently by her brother Segrid). Narda was played by Francesca Lenni, but for a time stage actress Jessica Tandy filled the role.

The show ran until February 1942, with Mandrake and Lothar traveling the world, working magic, righting wrongs, and making the world a safer and better place.

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For more magical shows, see: Blackstone the Magician and The Magic Collection.

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    32 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00. Total playtime 5 hours, 10 min
    32 recordings on 1 MP3 CD for just $5.00
    total playtime 5 hours, 10 min
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    1. 32 shows - total playtime 5 hours 10 minutes
    2. Mandrake.mp3
    3. Mandrake Magician 001 Aud Mandrake Traps Burglar.mp3
    4. Mandrake Magician 047.mp3
    5. Mandrake Magician 048.mp3
    6. Mandrake Magician 051.mp3
    7. Mandrake Magician 052.mp3
    8. Mandrake Magician 055.mp3
    9. Mandrake Magician 056.mp3
    10. Mandrake Magician 057.mp3
    11. Mandrake Magician 058.mp3
    12. Mandrake Magician 059.mp3
    13. Mandrake Magician 060.mp3
    14. Mandrake Magician 061.mp3
    15. Mandrake Magician 062 Aud Mandrake And Lothar Run Off Road.mp3
    16. Mandrake Magician 062.mp3
    17. Mandrake Magician 063.mp3
    18. Mandrake Magician 064.mp3
    19. Mandrake Magician 065.mp3
    20. Mandrake Magician 066.mp3
    21. Mandrake Magician 067.mp3
    22. Mandrake Magician 068.mp3
    23. Mandrake Magician 069.mp3
    24. Mandrake Magician 070.mp3
    25. Mandrake Magician 071.mp3
    26. Mandrake Magician 072.mp3
    27. Mandrake Magician 099.mp3
    28. Mandrake Magician 100.mp3
    29. Mandrake Magician 133.mp3
    30. Mandrake Magician 134.mp3
    31. Mandrake Magician 145.mp3
    32. Mandrake Magician 146.mp3
    33. Mandrake Magician Captain Xlothar And Tommy Escape.mp3
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    32 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00. Total playtime 5 hours, 10 min
    32 recordings on 1 MP3 Collection Download for just $5.00
    total playtime 5 hours, 10 min
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    1. 32 shows - total playtime 5 hours 10 minutes
    2. Mandrake.mp3
    3. Mandrake Magician 001 Aud Mandrake Traps Burglar.mp3
    4. Mandrake Magician 047.mp3
    5. Mandrake Magician 048.mp3
    6. Mandrake Magician 051.mp3
    7. Mandrake Magician 052.mp3
    8. Mandrake Magician 055.mp3
    9. Mandrake Magician 056.mp3
    10. Mandrake Magician 057.mp3
    11. Mandrake Magician 058.mp3
    12. Mandrake Magician 059.mp3
    13. Mandrake Magician 060.mp3
    14. Mandrake Magician 061.mp3
    15. Mandrake Magician 062 Aud Mandrake And Lothar Run Off Road.mp3
    16. Mandrake Magician 062.mp3
    17. Mandrake Magician 063.mp3
    18. Mandrake Magician 064.mp3
    19. Mandrake Magician 065.mp3
    20. Mandrake Magician 066.mp3
    21. Mandrake Magician 067.mp3
    22. Mandrake Magician 068.mp3
    23. Mandrake Magician 069.mp3
    24. Mandrake Magician 070.mp3
    25. Mandrake Magician 071.mp3
    26. Mandrake Magician 072.mp3
    27. Mandrake Magician 099.mp3
    28. Mandrake Magician 100.mp3
    29. Mandrake Magician 133.mp3
    30. Mandrake Magician 134.mp3
    31. Mandrake Magician 145.mp3
    32. Mandrake Magician 146.mp3
    33. Mandrake Magician Captain Xlothar And Tommy Escape.mp3
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    32 recordings on 5 Audio CDs. Total playtime 5 hours, 10 min
    32 recordings on 5 Audio CDs
    total playtime 5 hours, 10 min

    Mandrake the Magician Disc A001

    1. Mandrake
    2. Mandrake Magician 001 Aud Mandrake Traps Burglar
    3. Mandrake Magician 047
    4. Mandrake Magician 048
    5. Mandrake Magician 051

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    Mandrake the Magician Disc A002

    1. Mandrake Magician 052
    2. Mandrake Magician 055
    3. Mandrake Magician 056
    4. Mandrake Magician 057
    5. Mandrake Magician 058
    6. Mandrake Magician 059
    7. Mandrake Magician 060

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    Mandrake the Magician Disc A003

    1. Mandrake Magician 061
    2. Mandrake Magician 062 Aud Mandrake And Lothar Run Off Road
    3. Mandrake Magician 062
    4. Mandrake Magician 063
    5. Mandrake Magician 064
    6. Mandrake Magician 065
    7. Mandrake Magician 066

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    Mandrake the Magician Disc A004

    1. Mandrake Magician 067
    2. Mandrake Magician 068
    3. Mandrake Magician 069
    4. Mandrake Magician 070
    5. Mandrake Magician 071
    6. Mandrake Magician 072
    7. Mandrake Magician 099

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    Mandrake the Magician Disc A005

    1. Mandrake Magician 100
    2. Mandrake Magician 133
    3. Mandrake Magician 134
    4. Mandrake Magician 145
    5. Mandrake Magician 146
    6. Mandrake Magician Captain Xlothar And Tommy Escape

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