Mandrake the Magician

King Features revived its classic pulp hero for a brief 10-issue run in the mid-1960s, with writers Gary Poole, Dick Wood, and Giovanni Fiorentini modernizing the magician's adventures. Artists Ray Bailey, André LeBlanc, and Domenico Mirabella brought a crisp, dynamic look to Mandrake's trademark illusions and battles against supernatural foes. Though short-lived, this series stands as a transitional moment for the character, bridging his newspaper-strip origins with the era's pop-art comic book sensibilities.