Mandrake the Magician

Mandrake the Magician is a character from the comic strip series franchise of the same name. Mandrake the Magician is debated to be the first superhero in comic book history. For example, he has the super abilities using his vast magical powers he battled gangs, extraterrestrial and extra-dimensional threats. Mandrake was trained in the mystic arts in a mysterious school located somewhere in Tibet ever since he was adolescent boy. One of his mentors, Luciphor, turned himself into a life of crime and betrayed one of teachers named Cobra, although Cobra is a recurring villain in the comic strip series. Providing to be a powerful hypnotist and illusionist Mandrake traveled the world assisted by his loyal friend and partner Lothar also known as, The World Strongest Man putting his skills to use against various villains for example gangsters, criminals, mad scientists, aliens, inter-dimensional threats and the aforementioned villain as well as his insidious brother named Derek. In the animated cartoon series "Defenders of the Earth", Mandrake and Lothar appeared as a team member alongside with Flash Gordon, and The Phantom to fight against Ming the Merciless from universal harm.