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app arently trying to look as young as when Mandrake went off on his firstadventure.I'm concerned too about Lothar 's health. He goes about in all temperaturesclad only in a leopard skin that does not adequ ately cover him.Why does Mand rake not buy him some decent winte r cloth es?Th e third question I'd put to Mandrake would be - do you ever takeoff your evening cloth es and how do you keep them all so immaculate?I'd ask Garth if his French professor friend knew any more of hislanguage than " rnon ami" and "bon."As sweetly as possible I'd suggest to E ve Jones tha t she abando n theVeronica Lake hairdo and stop look ing like a rabb it behind a gooseberrybush.To the cigar chewing chief-of-police in the Mandrake strip I'd say:'Now that Mandrake ha s solved at least a hundred mysteries for you, whydo you still persist in regarding his views as idiotic?'I'm anxious to know wha t brand of tob acco Rip Kirby smokes and howhe manages to keep his glasses on in a brawl.And one final question to Ma ndrake: Co uld you give me the addressesof some of the lovely young women whom you encounter in suchlarge numbers in your travels.It seems to me that a stage has been reac hed now in the comic stripswhere some form of integration is needed. My own suggestion is that allthe characters be includ ed in one big strip. Think how interesting it wouldbe if Bluey and Curley fell in love with Juli et Jo nes and Martha Waynerespectively. What would happen if Li'l Abn er and Da isy Ma e joinedMandrake and Pop in one of their exclusive West E nd Clubs.Con sider the possibilit ies for plot opened up by Ben Bowyang joiningJudd Saxon as assistant executive. Wha t would happen if Blondie, Mrs.Melbourne and Mrs. Berr y were kidnapped by Fla sh Gordon, Garth andRip Kirby? How would Gunn's Gull y react to a visit from Lothar andMandrake?There is no limit to the fascina ting possibilities.r~-~~ :5C-' (9 "\~\ ""'faIss: . "';~ .1 .--"Page Thirty.Four STRUAN. 1962