Il castello nelle Azzorre (Spada)
| Il castello nelle Azzorre | |
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| 1st publication: | Mandrake #59/1964 |
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| # of pages: | 32 pgs |
| Writer: | unknown |
| Artist: | Domenico Mirabella |
| Producer: | Fratelli Spada |
"Il castello nelle Azzorre" is an Italian made Mandrake story from 1964.
- According to the reference book Profumo d'inchiostro, this story is written by Giovanni Fiorentini.
Plot summary
Behind the scenes
The story is a rewritten and redrawn version of the Italian story "Il castello delle Azzorre" by Frantoni (?).
Samples Nerbini vs Spada
Swiping
The story art is a cut and past story. Mandrake and Lothar are lifted from Phil Davis art. One villain is lifted from Dell's Four Color #1024 "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" adapted by Alex Toth from the 1959 Walt Disney film "Darby O'Gill and the Little People. While others figures and panels are taken from other various sources. This collage story was added extra ink and became a new Mandrake story.
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Darby O'Gill
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
France
- "Le château des Açores", Les héros du mystère #15 (1968)
- "Le château des Açores", Les héros du mystère Album #5 (1968)
Italy
- "Il castello nelle Azzorre", Mandrake #59 (1964)
- "Il castello nelle Azzorre", I Classici dell'Avventura #121 (1966)