Lee Falk - Centennary Book Tribute

As I write this entry, today (28 April 2011) marks the centennary of the birth of Lee Falk (born Leon Harrison Gross), known to millions of readers worldwide as the creator of Mandrake the Magician and The Phantom.

To commemorate the occasion, the Scandinavian Chapter of the Lee Falk Memorial Bengali Explorer's Club is currently assembling a tribute book about Lee Falk, which will feature anecdotes from Falk's family and friends, past interviews with Falk, and a collection of writings by the man himself.

If the Scandinavian Chapter's 2010 tribute book about The Phantom (published to coincide with the character's 60th anniversary in Sweden) is anything to go by, this promises to be a handsome and informative volume. The Swedish edition of the Lee Falk volume is scheduled for release in September 2011 (to coincide with the Gothenburg Book Fair), with an English-language version to be released later this year. To receive regular updates on this exciting project, click here.)