Mandrake the Magician

A short-lived two-issue series from Australian publisher Budget Books Pty. Ltd., Mandrake the Magician (1987–1989) revived the classic Lee Falk-created master of illusion for a new generation. While specific creators are not listed in the available facts, the series brought the iconic, tuxedo-clad hypnotist and his assistant Lothar into the late-1980s comic landscape. It stands as a minor but notable chapter in the long history of one of comics' earliest superheroes, offering a brief glimpse of the character during a period when many classic newspaper strip heroes were being revisited.