Fred Fredericks

Who is Fred Fredericks?

Fred Fredericks is an American cartoonist, who has drawn the Mandrake the Magician comic strip since June, 1965, taking over for the late Phil Davis. Creator Lee Falk modernized the comic when Fredericks took over the strip, making it more reality-based by focusing less on science fiction and fantasy, and making Mandrake operate more like a secret agent, often helping out the police with cases they could not solve.

He is also well known for drawing The Phantom Sunday strips for almost a decade; Graham Nolan succeeded him when he decided to concentrate fully on Mandrake.

Additionally, he was well known for writing the comic strip "Rebel" for Scholastic Magazine during the mid and late 60's. He also drew for the following comic books: Nancy, Boris Karloff, The Twilight Zone, Mighty Mouse, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, O.G. Whiz presents Tubby, Bullwinkle, Mister Ed and The Munsters.

After creator Lee Falk died in 1999, Fredericks has also been responsible for writing the scripts for the Mandrake strip by himself. The Mandrake Sunday page continued until the final story, "Shadows on Devil Road", ending 12/29/2002. The daily strip continues as of July 2012.