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Magnetic Island

2016-03-27T22:25:36Z

Bdmaster:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= Magnetic Island
|image= [[Image:ms-19550814.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= August 14, 1955
|End= November 20, 1955
|Strips= 15 (15 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[Universal Love]]"
|Followed= "[[The Castaway (1955 story)|The Castaway]]"
|}}
'''"Magnetic Island"''' is the 67th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
The Ocean Wind approaching a high black island, then the steel schooner mysteriously moves towards the island.
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Sir Harry, one of the world's richest men - hunter, sportsman, collector..
*A telegraphist, at The Ocean Wind
*Captain on S.S. Gay
*King Magno
*Marko, a electronic wizard. aka King Magno
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*A high black island
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
*S.S. Gay, a missing round-the-world cruise ship
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"Magnetic Island"''', which is lifted from the plot.

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le rescapé de la planète Jupiter", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 58|''Mandrake'' #58]] (1965)
*"L'île magnétique", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 256|''Mandrake'' #256]] (1970)
*"Le mystère de l'île noire", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #991-#995]] (1971)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
*"The Magnetic Island", [[The Phantom 9 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #9]] (2001)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"L'isola magnetica", [[Il Vascello 39 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #39]] (1960)
*"L’isola magnetica", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]] (1962)
*"L'isola magnetica", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 134|''Mandrake'' #134]] (1969)
*"L’isola magnetica", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Magnetøya", [[Fantomet 15/1997|''Fantomet'' #15]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Magnetön", [[Fantomen 15/1997|''Fantomen'' #15]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Manyetik Ada", [[Mandrake 93 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #93]] [[Mandrake 94 (Tay)| #94]] (1976)
*"Manyetik Ada", [[Mandrake Albüm 31 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #31]] [[Mandrake Albüm 32 (Tay)| #32]]
*"Manyetik Ada", [[Mandrake Albüm 101 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #101]] [[Mandrake Albüm 102 (Tay)| #102]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Magnetic Island", [[Mandrake the Ultimate|''Mandrake the Ultimate'' #1]] (1989)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Magnetic Island]]

Universal Love

2016-03-27T17:51:19Z

Bdmaster:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= Universal Love
|image= [[Image:ms-19550529.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= May 29, 1955
|End= August 7, 1955
|Strips= 11 (11 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[Isle of the Giant]]"
|Followed= "[[Magnetic Island]]"
|}}
'''"Universal Love"''' is the 66th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
At the yacht our friends looking at the stars when a huge, burning object flies out of the sky and explodes on a desert island. They go ashore to investigate and find a meteorite of solid metal. During the night the meteorite split in half and our friends see an incredible creature.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Creatures from outer space
*The captain on Ocean Wind

</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*A desert island
*A planet with two moons, revolving about a green star <small>(mentionde only)</small>
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"Universal Love"''', which is lifted from the plot.

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Universaalista rakkautta", [[Mustanaamio 1/1997|''Mustanaamio'' #1]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses/Le papillon venu d'ailleurs", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1963)
*"Le papillon venu d'ailleurs", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #988-#991]] (1971)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
*"Universal Love", [[The Phantom 1:1 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #1 Book 1]] (2000)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", [[Il Vascello 38 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #38]] (1960)
*"Le tre isole misteriose (Sposi spaziali)", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]] (1962)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 126|''Mandrake'' #126]] (1969)
*"Sposi spaziali", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Universell kjærlighet", [[Fantomet 1/1997|''Fantomet'' #1]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Universell kärlek", [[Fantomen 1/1997|''Fantomen'' #1]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake 91 (Tay)| #91]] (1976)
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Albüm 31 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #31]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Universal Love", [[Mandrake the Ultimate|''Mandrake the Ultimate'' #1]] (1989)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Universal Love]]

Isle of the Giant

2016-03-27T17:47:57Z

Bdmaster:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= Isle of the Giant
|image= [[Image:ms-19550320.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= March 20, 1955
|End= May 22, 1955
|Strips= 10 (10 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Sleeping Forest]]"
|Followed= "[[Universal Love]]"
|}}
'''"Isle of the Giant"''' is the 65th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
Our friends approached an atoll, a string of small islands. The people they meet warns them about a taboo place, called "Isle of the Giant".

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Grax, an ex-dictator of a little country
*Jedd, a famed atomic scientist

</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*An atoll, a small string of small islands
**Island of the Giant
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is from the strip of March 13, 1955 (Next Week: Isle of the Giant).

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 16 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #16]] (1955)
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 209 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #209]] (1973)
*"Aventura nos Trópicos", [[Mandrake Coleção 16|''Mandrake Coleção'' #16]] (1990)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses/L'île du géant", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1963)
*"L'île du Géant", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #985-#987]] (1971)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", [[Il Vascello 38 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #38]] (1960)
*"Le tre isole misteriose (L’isola del gigante)", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]] (1962)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", ("[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 126|''Mandrake'' #126]]") (1969)
*"L’isola del gigante", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"Aventuras en el Mar", [[Mandrake el mago 11 (EDAR)|''Mandrake el mago'' #11]] (1966)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Condor Popular Vol. 21 N.° 4|''Condor Popular Vol. 21 N.° 4'']] (19??)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Jättens ö", [[Fantomen - Den vandrande vålnaden 9|''Den vandrande vålnaden'' #9]] (1996)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake 90 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #90]] [[Mandrake 91 (Tay)| #91]] (1976)
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Albüm 30 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #30]] [[Mandrake Albüm 31 (Tay)| #31]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Isle of the Giant", [[Mandrake the Ultimate|''Mandrake the Ultimate'' #1]] (1989)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Isle of the Giant]]

Le Journal de Mickey

2016-03-27T17:43:17Z

Bdmaster:

'''''Le journal de Mickey''''' (post war series / first issue in June 1952 and still running) is a French weekly comic-book published by [[Hachette]] editions and mainly devoted to the comics characters created by the "Walt Disney Company" staff.

== History ==
This series is following the one previously released between 1934 and 1942 by [[Paul Winkler]], the man at the head of the Press agency [[Opera Mundi]] which was the European largest feature syndicate.

In this current "Le journal de Mickey" series, Paul Winkler was still active in the editor staff for many years and his Opera Mundi Agency (which ceased its activities en 1990) furnished the classical comics coming from American print syndicates companies, such as "King Features Syndicate".

"[[Mandrake the Magician]]" has been featured, without interruption, from issue # 938 (June 7, 1970) to issue # 1791 (October 21, 1986) and in some others issues between 1986 and 1988.
On the whole, it represents 35 dailies stories and 81 Sunday pages stories.

Unsold issues were later rebound in their original chronological publishing order.

===Mandrake stories in "Le Journal de Mickey"===
{| {{table}}
!Issue (s) !!Title !!US title !!note
|-
|-
| 938-940 || "L'île de la peur" || "[[Fear Island]]" ||
|-
| 940-942 || "Expédition dans la jungle" || "[[Jungle Adventure]]" ||
|-
| 943-945 || "Le maître du son" || "[[Jungle Adventure]]" ||
|-
| 945-950 || "La route périlleuse" || "[[Jungle Adventure]]" ||
|-
| 951-953 || "La baleine fantôme" || "[[The Ghost Whale]]" ||
|-
| 954-959 || "Les Vénusiens" || "[[The Spaceship to Venus]]" ||
|-
| 960-964 || "Tabouland" || "[[Taboo Land]]" ||
|-
| 965-969 || "Le monde Z" || "[[The Doorway to Z]]" ||
|-
| 969-971 || "Les voleurs sous-marins" || "[[The Hide-out]]" ||
|-
| 972-976 || "Les hommes des nuages" || "[[The Visitors]]" ||
|-
| 977-978 || "Les centaures" || "[[The Ocean Wind]]" ||
|-
| 978-979 || "Les forbans du ciel" || "[[The Ocean Wind]]" ||
|-
| 980-982 || "Le maître des baleines" || "[[The Ocean Wind]]" ||
|-
| 982-984 || "Les fleurs étranges" || "[[The Sleeping Forest]]" ||
|-
| 984-985 || "Les sirènes" || "[[The Sleeping Forest]]" ||
|-
| 985-987 || "L'île du géant" || "[[Isle of the Giant]]" ||
|-
| 988-991 || "Le papillon venu d'ailleurs" || "[[Universal Love]]" ||
|-
| 991-995 || "Le mystère de l'île noire" || "[[Magnetic Island]]" ||
|-
| 995-998 || "Les Jupitériens" || "[[The Castaway]]" ||
|-
| 998-1002 || "La cité sous-marine" || "[[City in the Deep]]" ||
|-
| 1002-1008 || "Le mont des sorciers" || "[[Witchman's Peak]]" ||
|-
| 1008-1013 || "Le monde X" || "[[The Place Called X]]" ||
|-
| 1013-1016 || "Le Dieu-Tonnerre" || "[[The Mesa]]" ||
|-
| 1016-1020 || "Le monstre des cavernes" || "[[The Watcher]]" ||
|-
| 1020-1022 || "Le cheval voleur" || "[[The Horse Thief]]" ||
|-
| 1022-1028 || "Le monstre des neiges" || "[[The Abominable Snowman]]" ||
|-
| 1028-1031 || "Le photographe diabolique" || "[[The Demon Photographer]]" ||
|-
| 1031-1036 || "Les voleurs d'eau" || "[[The Water Pirates]]" ||
|-
| 1036-1040 || "La conférence au sommet" || "[[The Summit Conference]]" ||
|-
| 1040-1046 || "Menace cosmique" || "[[The Space Thing]]" ||
|-
| 1047-1053 || "Un vol incroyable" || "[[The Diversion]]" ||
|-
| 1053-1062 || "Les tests" || "[[Task Test]]" ||
|-
| 1062-1075 || "La planète bleue" || "[[The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)]]" ||
|-
| 1075-1087 || "Le fantôme amoureux" || "[[The Ghost Lover]]" ||
|-
| 1087-1097 || "La doublure" || "[[The Double]]" ||
|-
| 1097-1111 || "Le banni" || "[[The Castaway]]" ||
|-
| 1112-1127 || "La taupe" || "[[The Mole]]" ||
|-
| 1127-1138 || "L'étranger venu de la mer" || "[[The Traveller's Tale]]" ||
|-
| 1139-1154 || "Le retour du Cobra" || "[[The Cobra Returns]]" ||
|-
| 1155-1163 || "Inter-Intel contre les bas-fonds" || "[[The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel]]" ||
|-
| 1164-1173 || "Les astropirates" || "[[The Astro Pirates]]" ||
|-
| 1174-1182 || "La grande panne" || "[[The Blackout Caper]]" ||
|-
| 1182-1193 || "Mandrake rencontre Lothar" || "[[The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar]]" ||
|-
| 1193-1203 || "Le baron Chance" || "[[The Game of Chance]]" ||
|-
| 1203-1214 || "Les Babous" || "[[Invasion of the Babu]]" ||
|-
| 1215-1222 || "Le retour de Chance" || "[[Second Chance]]" ||
|-
| 1222-1230 || "Le pari" || "[[The All or Nothing Hunt]]" ||
|-
| 1231-1242 || "Conflit galactique" || "[[The Galactic Rumble]]" ||
|-
| 1242-1251 || "Les envahisseurs" || "[[The Invaders]]" ||
|-
| 1250-1258 || "Le château des monstres" || "[[The 3D Monster]]" ||
|-
| 1259-1267 || "Le vent solaire" || "[[The Solar Wind]]" ||
|-
| 1267-1276 || "Mystère au fond des mers" || "[[The Mystery]]" ||
|-
| 1277-1280 || "Le secret d'Hojo" || "[[The Mystery of Hojo]]" ||
|-
| 1280-1286 || "Le requin" || "[[The Shark]]" ||
|-
| 1287-1293 || "L'école de magie" || "[[The College of Magic]]" ||
|-
| 1294-1299 || "Le monstre de l'espace" || "[[The Space Pack]]" ||
|-
| 1300-1305 || "Le trésor de l'Inca" || "[[The Garden of the Inca]]" ||
|-
| 1306-1312 || "L'homme éternel" || "[[Emile, Emir of Emmo]]" ||
|-
| 1312-1320 || "La tornade bleue" || "[[The Blue Thing]]" ||
|-
| 1320-1326 || "Le basilisk" || "[[The Basilisk]]" ||
|-
| 1327-1332 || "La tête en pierre" || "[[The Mystery of the Stone Face]]" ||
|-
| 1332-1334 || "Promenade au parc" || "[[Lothar's Walk in the Park]]" ||
|-
| 1335-1337 || "Le voleur" || "[[The Mystery of Inter-Intel]]" ||
|-
| 1337-1340 || "Dettes de jeu" || "[[Fun with Mandrake]]" ||
|-
| 1341-1347 || "L'étrange voyage" || "[[Return to X]]" ||
|-
| 1348-1364 || "L'annivesaire de mariage" || "[[Galaxy War]]" ||
|-
| 1364-1369 || "La ville morte" || "[[Ghost Town]]" ||
|-
| 1370-1373 || "L'homme lourd" || "[[Heavy]]" ||
|-
| 1374-1377 || "La tête géante" || "[[The Giant Head]]" ||
|-
| 1378-1380 || "Les voleurs de l'université" || "[[Moxley University Robbers]]" ||
|-
| 1381-1385 || "La cité sous les sables" || "[[Prairie Man]]" ||
|-
| 1386-1391 || "L'homme sauvage" || "[[Mysterious Bigfoot]]" ||
|-
| 1392-1397 || "La dame mystérieuse" || "[[Old Folks]]" ||
|-
| 1397-1401 || "La fête foraine" || "[[The Three Brothers]]" ||
|-
| 1402-1409 || "Le milliardaire" || "[[Mr Ttazz]]" ||
|-
| 1409-1418 || "L'empereur de la terre" || "[[Narq's Conquest]]" ||
|-
| 1419-1425 || "Le cheik Ali" || "[[Mandrake and Ali-Petro]]" ||
|-
| 1426-1437 || "L'homme-papillon" || "[[The Butterfly Man]]" ||
|-
| 1438-1445 || "La machination" || "[[The Chief]]" ||
|-
| 1445-1460 || "A travers le miroir" || "[[Return of the Mirror People]]" || <small>censored version</small>
|-
| 1460-1472 || "L'Equipe" || "[[The Team]]" ||
|-
| 1473-1483 || "L'inventeur" || "[[The Odd Fellow]]" ||
|-
| 1484-1502 || "La ligue des 8" || "[[The Sign of 8]]" ||
|-
| 1502-1514 || "L'intrépide héritière" || "[[The Witches]]" ||
|-
| 1514-1526 || "La soucoupe volante" || "[[The UFO]]" ||
|-
| 1526-1538 || "Sur la piste du 8" || "[[The Trail of 8]]" ||
|-
| 1539-1553 || "Le retour du Cobra" || "[[The Return of Evil]]" ||
|-
| 1554-1565 || "Le marchand de sable" || "[[The Secret Weapon Caper]]" ||
|-
| 1566-1577 || "Les surdoués" || "[[The Mysterious Bureau]]" ||
|-
| 1578-1590 || "Le professeur Dell" || "[[Dr Dell and 8]]" ||
|-
| 1590-1601 || "Crise de l'or" || "[[The Gold Crisis]]" ||
|-
| 1601-1612 || "Les démoniaques" || "[[The Evil Ones]]" ||
|-
| 1612-1623 || "Le siège de Xanadu" || "[[Battle of Xanadu]]" ||
|-
| 1623-1635 || "Le collectionneur" || "[[The Connoisseur]]" ||
|-
| 1635-1648 || "Le cinquième bras des 8" || "[[The Bribe]]" ||
|-
| 1649-1660 || "Le cube de cristal" || "[[The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)]]" ||
|-
| 1661-1675 || "Le rat" || "[[Karma's Adventure]]" ||
|-
| 1679-1683 || "La fillette" || "[[Hojo's Tale]]" ||
|-
| 1705-1707 || "Les chats" || "[[Narda and the Cats]]" ||
|-
| 1723-1724 || "Les traqueurs" || "[[The Mission]]" ||
|-
| 1735 || "Les parfums du professeur Xoz" || "[[Dr Xoz Prof. of Smells]]" ||
|-
| 1747-1748 || "Le maître des têtes" || "[[The Incredible Thief]]" ||
|-
| 1751 || "Les évadés" || "[[Magic Man]]" ||
|-
| 1761 || "Les machines folles" || "[[Super-Elec]]" ||
|-
| 1770 || "L'homme insecte" || "[[The Bug Man]]" ||
|-
| 1773 || "Le requin" || "[[Super Shark]]" ||
|-
| 1783 || "Le secret de Hojo" || "[[The Mysterious Chief]]" ||
|-
| 1786 || "La machination" || "[[The Frame-Up]]" ||
|-
| 1791 || "Cap sur Mars" || "[[Mirage in Space]]" ||
|-
| 1814 || "Le diable danseur" || "[[The Demon Dancer]]" ||
|-
| 1819 || "Les pirates du cosmos" || "[[The Ratmen of Rodencia]]" ||
|-
| 1824 || "Le cheval qui volait" || "[[Mandrake's Gangster Gallery]]" || part only
|-
| 1864 || "La faille des Atlantes" || "[[The Attalan Deep]]" ||
|-
| 1874 || "Les oiseaux roc" || "[[Roc Island]]" ||
|-
| 1882 || "Le lys bleu" || "[[The Blue Bandit]]" ||
|-
| 1897 || "Le danger venu des arbres" || "[[The Mystery of the Big Trees]]" ||
|-

|}

{{France}}
[[Category:Publications]]
[[Category:Le Journal de Mickey issues| ]]

The Sleeping Forest

2016-03-27T17:42:09Z

Bdmaster:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Sleeping Forest
|image= [[Image:ms-19541219.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= December 19, 1954
|End= March 13, 1955
|Strips= 13 (13 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Ocean Wind]]"
|Followed= "[[Isle of the Giant]]"
|}}
'''"The Sleeping Forest"''' is the 64th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
While the "Ocean Wind" gets supplies in the port of a large tropical island Mandrake decided to ride across the island to meet the ship on the other side. First they have to cross "The Great Gulch" and beyond there are many strange things, among them "The Sleeping Wood". Our friends manage to cross "The Great Gulch" and soon the discovered a wood with giant flowers, with a strange perfume. And soon they fall into a trance-like sleep.

After a few days aboard the yacht they hear music, strange singing comming over the water.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]

'''One-time characters'''
*A governor
*Animals
**Horses
**A tiger
**A fawn
*The flower-god of the Sleeping flowers
*A Chief
*Sir Harry, one of the world's richest men - hunter, sportsman, collector..
*Captain on the yacht
*Mermaid #1, boss of the wreckers
*Mermaid #2, boss of the wreckers
*A gang of wreckers
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*A large tropical island
**The Great Gulch
**The Sleeping Wood
***A village
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Sleeping Forest"''', which is lifted from the plot.
*The strip of December 19, 1954 indicate a title for first part of this story (Next Week: The Great Gulch).
*The strip of February 6, 1955 indicate a title for second part of this story (Next Week: Strange Music).

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 16 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #16]] (1955)
*"A Flor da Morte" and "As Sereias Piratas", [[Mandrake 210 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #210]] (1973)
*"Aventura nos Trópicos", [[Mandrake Coleção 16|''Mandrake Coleção'' #16]] (1990)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses"; "Les fleurs étranges" and "Les sirènes", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1963)
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 253|''Mandrake'' #253]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 254| #254]] (1970)
*"Les fleurs étranges" and "Les sirènes", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #982-#985]] (1971)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
*"The Sleeping Woods", [[The Phantom 3 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #3]] (2000)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", [[Il Vascello 38 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #38]] (1960)
*"Le tre isole misteriose (La foresta del sonno) & (Le sirene)", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]] (1962)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", ("[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 126|''Mandrake'' #126]]") (1969)
*"La foresta del sonno" and "Le sirene", [[New Comics Now 257|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #257]] and [[New Comics Now 258| #258]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"Aventuras en el Mar", [[Mandrake el mago 11 (EDAR)|''Mandrake el mago'' #11]] (1966)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Den sovande skogen" <small>(?)</small>, [[Serie-pressen 11/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #11]] (1972)
*"Den sovande skogen", [[Fantomen - Den vandrande vålnaden 8|''Den vandrande vålnaden'' #8]] (1996)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake 89 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #89]] & [[Mandrake 90 (Tay)| #90]] (1976)
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Albüm 30 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #30]] (1976)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Sleeping Forest", [[Mandrake Sundays 6|''Mandrake Sundays'' #6]] [[Mandrake the Ultimate|''Mandrake the Ultimate'' #1]] (1989)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Sleeping Forest, The]]

The Ocean Wind

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Bdmaster:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Ocean Wind
|image= [[Image:ms-19540725.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= July 25, 1954
|End= December 12, 1954
|Strips= 21 (21 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Tomb]]"
|Followed= "[[The Sleeping Forest]]"
|}}
'''"The Ocean Wind"''' is the 63rd Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
Mandrake and Narda are on a ''around-the-world'' cruise on the "Ocean Wind". When they made a stop at an tropical isle someone tried to defraud Harry to buy an island with centaurs. Next they where attacked by zeppelin pirates, then they saw a strange sight. An old man riding on a leaping porpoise, blowing on a silver whisle.
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Sir Harry, one of the world's richest men - hunter, sportsman, collector..
*Baron Burle, a swindler
*Swindler #
*Zeppelin pirates
*An old man, who grew up on the ocean
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*A tropical island
*Los Hope Isle, a small tropical island
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is from the strip of July 18, 1954 (Next Week: The Ocean Wind -).

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Viagem Fantástica", [[Mandrake - Edição Extra 1972|''Mandrake - Edição Extra'']] (1972)
*''"no title"'', [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1956|''Almanaque do Mandrake'']] (1956)
*"A Viagem Fantástica", [[Mandrake Especial 24|''Mandrake Especial'' #24]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Kentauri" & "Zeppeliinirosvot" & "Salaperäinen huilumies", [[Mustanaamio 21/2000|''Mustanaamio'' #21]], [[Mustanaamio 6/2001| #6]] and [[Mustanaamio 9/2001| #9]] (2000-2001)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le dompteur de baleines", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 17|''Mandrake'' #17]] (1963)
*"Le dompteur de baleines", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 271|''Mandrake'' #271]] (1970)
*"Les centaures", "Les forbans du ciel" and "Le maître des baleines", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #977-#982]] (1971)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il domatore di balene", [[Il Vascello 37 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #37]] (1960)
*"Il domatore di balene", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 7 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #7]] (1962)
*"Il domatore di balene", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 150|''Mandrake'' #150]] (1970)
*"I centauri", "I pirati dell’aria" and "Il signore del mare", [[New Comics Now 257|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #257]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"Aventuras en el Mar", [[Mandrake el mago 11 (EDAR)|''Mandrake el mago'' #11]] (1966) <small>note: starting 17 October, 1954.</small>
*"La Isla Misteriosa", [[Mandrake el mago 13 (EDAR)|''Mandrake el mago'' #13]] (1966) <small>note: ending 10 October, 1954.</small>

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Kentauren" & "Zeppelinpiratene" & "Mannen med sølvfløyten", [[Fantomet 21/2000|''Fantomet'' #21]], [[Fantomet 6/2001| #6]] and [[Fantomet 9/2001| #9]] (2000-2001)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Kentauren" <small>(?)</small> & "Zeppelinarpiraterna" <small>(?)</small> & "Valdomptören" <small>(?)</small>, [[Serie-pressen 8/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #8]] & [[Serie-pressen 9/1972| #9]] & [[Serie-pressen 10/1972| #10]] & [[Serie-pressen 11/1972| #11]] (1972)
*"Kentauren" & "Zeppelinarpiraterna" & "Valdomptören", [[Fantomen 21/2000|''Fantomen'' #21]] , [[Fantomen 6/2001| #6]] and [[Fantomen 9/2001| #9]] (2000-2001)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Okyanus Rüzagarı", [[Mandrake 121 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #121]] & [[Mandrake 122 (Tay)| #122]] (1976)
*"Okyanus Rüzagarı", [[Mandrake Albüm 41 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #41]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Ocean Wind", [[Mandrake Sundays 6|''Mandrake Sundays'' #6]] (1989)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Ocean Wind, The]]