Fred Fredericks is an American cartoonist

Cartoonist

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, who has drawn the Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician is a syndicated newspaper comic strip, created by Lee Falk , which began June 11, 1934. Phil Davis soon took over as the strip's illustrator, while Falk continued to script. The strip was distributed by King Features Syndicate.Davis worked on the strip until his death in 1964,...

comic strip for over 40 years, taking over for the late Phil Davis

Phil Davis (cartoonist)

Philip Davis , better known as Phil Davis, was an American artist who illustrated Mandrake the Magician, written by Lee Falk. Davis was born in St. Louis, Missouri....

. Creator Lee Falk

Lee Falk

Lee Falk, born Leon Harrison Gross , was an American writer, theater director, and producer, best known as the creator of the popular comic strip superheroes The Phantom and Mandrake the Magician, who at the height of their popularity attracted over a hundred million readers every day...

 modernized the comic when Fredericks took over the strip, making it more reality-based by focusing less on science fiction

Science fiction

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 and fantasy

Fantasy

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, and making Mandrake operate more like a secret agent

Secret Agent

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, often helping out the police with cases they could not solve.

He is also well known for drawing The Phantom

The Phantom

The Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many media, including television, film and video games, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating from the fictional African country Bengalla.The Phantom is...

Sunday strips for almost a decade; Graham Nolan

Graham Nolan

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 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

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, Mighty Mouse, Barney Google and Snuffy Smith

Barney Google and Snuffy Smith

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, 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.

Fred Fredericks has a dedicated fanbase throughout the world, and his work is daily seen by thousands of readers in the newspapers.

Fredericks is also well known for inking several comic books for Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 and DC Comics

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, for example The Punisher War Journal

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, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja

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, Defenders of the Earth

Defenders of the Earth

Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series produced in 1986, narrated by Corey Burton and featuring characters from three comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate—Flash Gordon, the Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician—battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the...

, Daredevil

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, Quasar

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and G.I. Joe

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