No 1226 - Lee Falk Tribute Edition

Lee passed away March 13, 1999, aged 87 years old. He was active up until his death, scripting new Phantoms until the end. His career spanned decades, from 1934 until 1999, surpassed by no other comic artist ever.

Mandrake the Magician arrived on 11 June, 1934.

The Phantom first appeared on 12 February 1936.

They are two of the most widely syndicated strips in the world. Lee created both, iconic characters and comic strips, a visionary in story telling, preceding Batman, Superman, Spider-man and many other well known superheroes.

A great loss to the comics world. And to the arts, as Lee was also a director, playwright, actor, producer, song writer and theatre owner.