Mandrake the Magician/YMMV

• Critical Research Failure: Lee Falk was once asked if he knew that Lothar is in fact a German name. He admitted that no, he didn't. He "just thought it sounded like a good African name".
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Although he will never be quite as beloved in Scandinavia as Lee Falk's other creation, The Phantom, Mandrake is a very popular backup feature in the Scandinavian Phantom comic books.
• Marty Stu