ˈæftɚ mˈændɹeɪk kɹiːˈeɪɾɚ lˈiː fˈɔlk dˈaɪd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪks bɪkˌeɪm ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə skɹˈɪpts fɚðə mˈændɹeɪk stɹˈɪp baɪ hɪmsˈɛlf.
After Mandrake creator Lee Falk died in 1999, Fredericks became responsible for writing the scripts for the Mandrake strip by himself.