Monday, April 10, 2023

European Western Comic Books - Albo Traguardo

 

Goal Book (The Masked Man - Mandrake - Cyclone of the West - Gordon - Cisco Kid - Jungle Jim)

For the first 24 issues presented exclusively the adventures of The Masked Man (UM) by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy (odd numbers) and those of Mandrake the Wizard (MA) by Lee Falk and Phil Davis (even numbers) and so on until near the end except of its run some were dedicated to Cyclone of the West (CW) (#25, #29 and #33), Gordon (FG) by Mac Raboy and Dan Barry (#26, #30, #34, #38 and #42), Cisco Kid (CK) by José Luis Salinas (#37, #41, #45, #49 & #53) and Paul Norris' Jim della jungla (JJ) (#46, #50 & #54). In the appendix the adventures of Sergeant Pat of Radio Patrol by Eddie Sullivan and Charlie Schmidt and the self-contained Sunday comic of Hubert by Dick Wingert. From #23 (December 18, 1952) on the cover appears the writing "New series" and the double numbering, that of the series which continues and that of the individual characters which starts again from #1: The Masked Man (#23=#1), Mandrake (#24=#1), Cyclone of the West (#25=#1), Gordon (#26=#1), Cisco Kid (#37=#1) and Jim of the Jungle (#46=1). The graphics of the masthead changed with the #20 (November 28, 1952), #23 (December 18, 1952) and #35 (March 12, 1953). Announced, but never published, the #56 (Mandrake). The unfinished stories continue in Albo Furore (Edizioni Aurelia). The publisher announced a competition with prizes and created the Club Target Card as well as the badges of The Masked Ma, Mandrake and Cyclone (on sale at 100 Lire). Two collections of stickers "Collection Goal" and "Album dello sport". Magazine #51 exists with the front cover in two colors, blue or yellow. Images were drawn by Antonio Farina

The comic book series was published in 1952 with issue #1 released on July 19, 1952 and endin with #22 on July 21, 1953. It was published by Adriana Editions in Rome, Italy under the director Salvatore Marino. Each issue varied in length with between 16-24 black and white pages with color covers.

Titles

Serie I

01 (00) (19.07.52) - “Il rapimento” (UM) (The Kidnapping)

02 (00) (25.07.52) - “Il re delle tenebre” (MA) (The King of Darkness)

03 (00) (01.08.52) - “Fine della banda Alì” (UM) (End of the Ali Band)

04 (00) (08.08.52) - “La scomparsa di Narda” (MA) (The Disappearance of Narda)

05 (00) (15.08.52) - “La donna tigre” (UM) (The Tiger Woman)

06 (00) (22.08.52) - “Il mistero svelato” (MA) (The Mystery Revealed)

07 (00) (29.08.52) - “Cattura della donna tigre” (UM) (Capture of the Tiger Woman)

08 (00) (05.09.52) - “Il mistero della scatola nera” (MA) (The Mystery of the Black Box)

09 (00) (12.09.52) - “Reincarnazione della donna tigre” (UM) (Reincarnation of the Tiger Woman)

10 (00) (19.09.52) - “Il segreto dell'inventore” (MA) (The Secret of the Inventor)

11 (00) (26.09.52) - “Una scommessa per Diana” (UM) (A Bet for Diana)

12 (00) (03.10.52) - “Il maestro di Mandrake” (MA) (The Master of Mandrake)

13 (00) (10.10.52) - “Slim e i pescicani” (UM) (Slim and the Sharks)

14 (00) (17.10.52) - “Caccia al discepolo lestofante” (MA) (Hunt for the Trickster Disciple)

15 (00) (24.10.52) - “Il professore in gonnella” (UM) (The Professor in a Skirt)

16 (00) (31.10.52) - “Trionfa il più forte” (MA) (Triump of the Strongest)

17 (00) (07.11.52) - “Il professore prigioniero” (UM) (The Prisoner Professor)

18 (00) (14.11.52) - “L'esploratrice Eleonora” (MA) (The Explorer Eleanora)

19 (00) (21.11.52) - “Il ritorno di Klob” (UM) (The Return of Klob)

20 (00) (28.11.52) - “Salvata dalle tigri” (MA) (Saved by the Tigers)

21 (00) (04.12.52) - “L'Uomo Mascherato in pericolo” (UM) (The Masked Man in Danger)

22 (00) (11.12.52) - “Il segreto di Eleonora” (MA) (The Secret of Eleanora)

23 (01) (18.12.52) - “Una lezione al principe” (UM) (A Lesson to the Prince)

24 (01) (25.12.52) - “La terra Tabù” (MA) (The Land Taboo)

 

Serie II

25 (01) (01.01.53) - “La vendetta di Piuma Gialla” (CW) (Yellow Feather’s Revenge)

26 (01) (08.01.53) - “I giganti di Rea” (FG) (The Giants of Rhea)

27 (02) (15.01.53) - “I pirati dell'elicottero” (UM) (The Helicopter Pirates)

28 (02) (22.01.53) - “Il mondo di Zeta” (MA) (The World of Zeta)

29 (00) (29.01.53) - “La trappola dei Sioux” (CW) (The Sioux Trap)

30 (00) (05.02.53) - “La foresta umana” (FG) (The Human Forest)

31 (03) (12.02.53) - “Alvar il contrabbandiere” (UM) (Alvar the Smuggler)

32 (03) (19.02.53) - “Il mistero della cabina telefonica” (MA) (The Mystery of the Phone Booth)

33 (00) (26.02.53) - “I disertori di Channa Falls” (CW) (The Defectors of Channa Falls)

34 (00) (05.03.53) - “La città di ghiaccio” (FG) (The City of Ice)

35 (00) (12.03.53) - “La pattuglia della giungla” (UM) (The Jungle Patrol)

36 (04) (19.03.53) - “L'uomo senza testa” (MA) (The Man Without a Head)

37 (01) (26.03.53) - “La diga” (CK) (The Dam)

38 (00) (02.04.53) - “Ritorno sulla terra”, “Duello nell'arena” (FG) (Back to Earth”, Duel in the Arena)

39 (05) (09.04.53) - “La grande prova”, “Colpo d'incontro” (UM) (

40 (05) (16.04.53) - “Il giocatore della giungla”, “Il mistero dei Caraibi” (MA) (The Jungle Player, The Mystery of the Caribbean)

41 (00) (23.04.53) - “L'arresto del giudice Hook” (CK) (The Arrest of Judge Hook)

42 (00) (30.04.53) - “La fine del regno” (FG) (The End of the Kingdom)

43 (06) (07.05.53) - “Gioco d'azzardo” (UM) (Gambling)

44 (06) (14.05.53) - “Strana avventura” (MA) (Strange Adventure)

45 (00) (21.05.53) - “Pace o guerra” (CK) (Peace or War)

46 (01) (28.05.53) - “Pericolo giallo” (JJ) (Yellow Peril)

47 (07) (04.06.53) - “Alla caccia di Danton” (UM) (Hunting for Danton)

48 (07) (11.06.53) - “Vittoria finale” (MA) (Final Victory)

49 (00) (18.06.53) - “Il dirupo del piacere” (CK) (Pleasure Cliff)

50 (00) (23.06.53) - “Contrabbando” (JJ) (Smuggling)

51 (08) (30.06.53) - “Lotta senza quartiere” (UM) (Fight Without Quarter)

52 (08) (30.06.53) - “Gli uomini grattacielo” (MA) (The Skyscraper Men)

53 (05) (07.07.53) - “Il tesoro nascosto” (CK) (The Hidden Treasure)

54 (00) (14.07.53) - “L’agguato” (JJ) (The Ambush)

55 (09) (21.07.53) - “La fine di Danton” (UM) (The End of Danton)

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