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The Search for the Cobra

2018-07-01T03:25:59Z

Preddle:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Search for the Cobra
|image= [[Image:md-1974-11-04.png|400 px]]
|Start= November 4th, 1974
|End= January 18th, 1975
|Strips= 66 (11 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Cobra and the Cube]]"
|Followed= "[[The Thieves]]"
|}}
'''"The Search for the Cobra"''' is the 159th Mandrake [[daily story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
In a distant dark place the Cobra trying to make a crystal cube, a mental-power amplifier. The Cobra and his home-made crystal cube becomes more and more powerful.

Using his own cube Mandrake manages to trace the Cobra and destroy his secret hideout. Did the Cobra survived the attack?

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]], at Xanadu only.
*[[Karma]], at Xanadu only.
*[[Luciphor|The Cobra]]
*[[Udd|Ud]]
*[[Jed]]

'''One-time characters'''

</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
*New York
*[[Xanadu]]
*[[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]]
*Koqania, tiny nation.

'''Objects'''
*[[The Crystal Cube]]
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is taken from the strip of November 2, 1974 (Beginning next week: The Search for the Cobra!).

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

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"L'épuisante lutte", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 433|''Mandrake'' #433]] (1977)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Nightmares", [[Indrajal Comics 253|''Indrajal Comics'' #253]] (1976)
*"The Horror of Cobra" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 6|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #6]] (1992)
*"The Horror of Cobra" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 53|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #53]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Lotta spietata", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 78|''Mandrake'' #78]] (1977)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Luta Contra o Cobra", [[Jornal do Cuto 112|''Jornal do Cuto'' #112]] (1975)
*"O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", [[O Grilo 38|''O Grilo'' #38]], [[O Grilo 39|#39]], [[O Grilo 58|#58]], [[O Grilo 59|#59]] and [[O Grilo 60|#60]] (1976)
*"O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", [[O Grilo Colecção Completa|''O Grilo Colecção Completa'']] (1976)

=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Origen de el Cobra", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 5|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #5]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 6| #6]] (1980/1981)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Kâbus", [[Mandrake 63 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #63]] and [[Mandrake 64 (Tay)| #64]] (1975)
*"Kâbus", [[Mandrake Albüm 21 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #21]] and [[Mandrake Albüm 22 (Tay)| #22]]
*"Kâbus", [[Mandrake Albüm 226 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #226]]
*"Kâbus", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 21 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #21]]
*"Kâbus", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 78 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #78]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Search for the Cobra", [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 153|''The Menomonee Falls Gazette'' from #153]] to [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 163| #163]] (1974/1975)

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Gospodar tuđih snova", [[Super EKS Almanah 19|''Super EKS Almanah'' #19]] (1981)

[[Category:Daily stories|Search for the Cobra, The]]

Indrajal Comics 253

2018-07-01T03:25:06Z

Preddle:

{{issuebox
|Title=Indrajal Comics #253
|image= [[Image:Indrajal253.jpg|200px|border]]
|Coverartist= unknown
|Country= [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India / English
|Format= 17 × 23.5 cm
|Pages= 32 pgs, color
|Date= May 1, 1976
|Publisher=[[Bennet, Coleman & Co.]]
|Editor=
|Preceded= [[Indrajal Comics 251|''Indrajal Comics'' #251]]
|Followed= [[Indrajal Comics 257|''Indrajal Comics'' #257]]
|isbn=
|}}
== Contents ==
===Mandrake stories ===
*"The Nightmares" ("[[The Cobra and the Cube]]" and "[[The Search for the Cobra]]") by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Fred Fredericks]].

===Other comics===
*"The Little King" by O Soglow.
*"Henry" by Don Trachte.

== Language versions ==
This issue was printed in the following language versions:
<gallery>
Image:Indrajal253.jpg|<div align=center>English</div>
Image:Indrajal253hindi.jpg|<div align=center>Hindi</div>
Image:Indrajal253bengali.jpg|<div align=center>Bengali</div>
</gallery>

[[Category: Indrajal Comics issues|Indrajal Comics 253]]

File:MTM Novel.JPG

2018-07-01T02:58:35Z

Preddle: Mandrake the Magician novelisation, Howard Ashman

Mandrake the Magician novelisation, Howard Ashman

The Bank Robbery

2018-07-01T02:42:36Z

Preddle:

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= The Bank Robbery
|image= [[Image:ms-19731028.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= October 28th, 1973
|End= February 3rd, 1974
|Strips= 15 (15 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[Fun with Mandrake]]"
|Followed= "[[Return to X]]"
|}}
'''"The Bank Robbery"''' is the 123rd Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
Mandrake continues his quit walk around town.

===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Super Rats, a gang
*Scorpions, a gang
*Chick, a bank robber
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*New York City
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Bank Robbery"''', which is lifted from the plot. Note that the last picture in this story ends with "cont'd", indicating that the story goes on.

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

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Reféns", [[Mandrake 220 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #220]] (1974)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"L'attaque de la banque", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 429|''Mandrake'' #429]] (1976)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Towering Colossus", [[Indrajal Comics 236|''Indrajal Comics'' #236]] (1975)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Nelle vie della cittá", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 75|''Mandrake'' #75]] (1976)
*"Le vie della città", [[New Comics Now 375|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #375]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*''no title'', [[Gatinha 2|''Gatinha'' #2]] (1975)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Şehirde Gezinti", [[Mandrake 144 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #144]] & [[Mandrake 145 (Tay)| #145]] (1977)
*"Şehirde Gezinti", [[Mandrake Albüm 48 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #48]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 49 (Tay)| #49]]
*"Şehirde Gezinti", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 25 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #25]]
*"Şehirde Gezinti", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 7 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #7]]

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Dobra dela dobrog mađioničara", [[Super EKS Almanah 53|''Super EKS Almanah'' #53]] (1984)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Bank Robbery, The]]

Indrajal Comics 236

2018-07-01T02:41:30Z

Preddle:

{{issuebox
|Title=Indrajal Comics #236
|image= [[Image:Indrajal236.jpg|200px|border]]
|Coverartist= unknown
|Country= [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India / English
|Format= 17 × 23.5 cm
|Pages= 32 pgs, color
|Date= August 15, 1975
|Publisher=[[Bennet, Coleman & Co.]]
|Editor=
|Preceded= [[Indrajal Comics 230|''Indrajal Comics'' #230]]
|Followed= [[Indrajal Comics 241|''Indrajal Comics'' #241]]
|isbn=
|}}
== Contents ==
===Mandrake stories ===
*"The Towering Colossus" ("[[Fun with Mandrake]]" and "[[The Bank Robbery]]") by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Language versions ==
This issue was printed in the following language versions:
<gallery>
Image:Indrajal236.jpg|<div align=center>English</div>
Image:Indrajal236hindi.jpg|<div align=center>Hindi</div>
Image:Indrajal236bengali.jpg|<div align=center>Bengali #214</div>
</gallery>

[[Category: Indrajal Comics issues|Indrajal Comics 236]]

Indrajal Comics 318

2018-07-01T02:39:13Z

Preddle:

{{issuebox
|Title=Indrajal Comics #318
|image= [[Image:Indrajal318.jpg|200px|border]]
|Coverartist= unknown
|Country= [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India / English
|Format= 17 × 23.5 cm
|Pages= 32 pgs, color
|Date= January 15, 1979
|Publisher=[[Bennet, Coleman & Co.]]
|Editor=
|Preceded= [[Indrajal Comics 310|''Indrajal Comics'' #310]]
|Followed= [[Indrajal Comics 327|''Indrajal Comics'' #327]]
|isbn=
|}}
== Contents ==
===Mandrake stories ===
*"The Maze of Horror" ("[[Moxley University Robbers]]" and "[[Prairie Man]]") by [[Lee Falk]] and [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Language versions ==
This issue was printed in the following language versions:
<gallery>
Image:Indrajal318.jpg|<div align=center>English</div>
Image:Indrajal318hindi.jpg|<div align=center>Hindi</div>
Image:Indrajal318bengali.jpg|<div align=center>Bengali #296</div>
</gallery>

[[Category: Indrajal Comics issues|Indrajal Comics 318]]

Prairie Man

2018-07-01T02:37:57Z

Preddle: Adding India reprint (same issue as Moxey University Robbery)

{{Newspaperbox
|Title= Prairie Man
|image= [[Image:ms-19760822.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= August 22nd, 1976
|End= December 5th, 1976
|Strips= 16 (16 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[Moxley University Robbers]]"
|Followed= "[[Mysterious Bigfoot]]"
|}}
'''"Prairie Man"''' is the 132nd Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
On the road Mandrake and Lothar make a stop to have a look at the prairie dogs. While talking about their little ''towns'' under the ground something happends.

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

'''One-time characters'''
*Top-Dog, eg. B.G. one of the world's richest man.
*A doctor
*A nurce
*A librarian
*A engineeer
*A french chef
*A projectonist
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*''The desert''
</div><br clear="all">

==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is taken from the strip of August 29, 1976 (Beginning: "Prairie Man").

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

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El Mundo del Can Mayor", [[Sandokan 10|''Sandokan'' #10]] (1982)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"''La tête géante''", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 438|''Mandrake'' #438]] (1978)
*"La cité sous les sables", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1381-#1385]] (1978-1979)
*"La cité sous les sables", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 1|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 1'']] (2015)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Maze of Horror", [[Indrajal Comics 318|''Indrajal Comics'' #318]] (1979)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 83|''Mandrake'' #83]] (1978)
*"La città sotto la prateria", [[New Comics Now 376|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #376]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Pistoleiros das Pradarias", [[Jornal do Cuto 171|''Jornal do Cuto'' #171]] (1977)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Olaylı Yolculuk", [[Mandrake 156 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #156]] (1977)
*"Olaylı Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Albüm 52 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #52]]
*"Olaylı Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 32 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #32]]
*"Olaylı Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 13 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #13]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 14 (Tay 33 issues)| #14]]

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*(no given title), [[Super EKS Almanah 9|''Super EKS Almanah'' #9]] (1980)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Prairie Man]]