His comics collection includes more than 15,000 rare and old Indian/Western comics including rarest of Amar Chitra Katha, Indrajal Comics, Tinkle, Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom.
There he created several characters: Pippo, Pertica e Palla, Oreste il guastafeste, Chicchiricchì, Cip l'arcipoliziotto and his nemesis Zagar, Giacinto corsaro dipinto, Jack Mandolino, La signora Carlomagno, adaptations of classic like Ali Baba and Don Quixote, and parodies of famous comics like L'onorevole Tarzan and Il mago Mandrago.
Also, the Clay Camel, one of Mandrake the Magician's foes is considered the Master of the Disguise, because he's able to mimic anyone and change his appearance in seconds.
He earned the nickname Mandrake the Magician for being adept at consistently putting the ball in play and delivering hits through the infield.
Käla Mandrake is the granddaughter of the stage magician, Mandrake the Magician.
Their characters was moulded in the form of Mandrake and Lothar, Mandrake's best friend and crimefighting companion, respectively.
Hearst contended that MandrakeSoft infringed upon King Features' trademarked character Mandrake the Magician.
A prolific performer, Johnson was also heard as Mr. District Attorney in 1939, Roger Kilgore, Public Defender, Calling All Cars, and starred in radio adaptations of the comic strips Don Winslow of the Navy and Mandrake the Magician.
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The first 32 issues contained Lee Falk's The Phantom stories, but thereafter, the title alternated between various King Features characters, including Lee Falk's Mandrake, Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby and Phil Corrigan, Roy Crane's Buz Sawyer, Allen Saunders' Mike Nomad, Kerry Drake, and Steve Dowling's Garth.
In addition, the Club organized meetings and republished new editions of older comics such as Flash Gordon, Popeye, and Mandrake the Magician.
In June 2010, Radio Patrol was added to King Features' DailyINK email service along with other vintage strips, including Barney Google Big Ben Bolt, The Katzenjammer Kids, Little Iodine and Mandrake the Magician.
Recurring series in the 1950s included Superman, Brick Bradford, Toot and Casper, Little Annie Rooney, Smokey Stover, Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton, Tim Tyler's Luck, Johnny Hazard, Terry and the Pirates, Lone Ranger, Flash Gordon, Mandrake, The Phantom and King of the Royal Mounted.