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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= Dr. Loqo's Secret Formula
|image= [[Image:md-1991-07-22.jpg|400 px]]
|Start= July 22nd, 1991
|End= November 16th, 1991
|Strips= 102 (17 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Terrorists]]"
|Followed= "[[The Mirror Mystery]]"
|}}
'''"Dr. Loqo's Secret Formula"''' is the 209th Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
Mandrake amd Lothar are invited to perform at the tiny Harrison University. On a detour they met Dr. Loqo, interested in native folk medicines. He have destilled som rare cactus juice, added a bit of this and that. His secret formula harmed nothing but makes everything giants...

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]

'''One-time characters'''
*[[Madam Sir-See]]
*Dr. Loqo, a scientist.
*Percy, Dr. Loqo's giant servant.
*Fosdick, a giantic bullfrog.
*Algy. a giant lizard.
*Kitty, a giantic cat.
*Mousy, a giantic mouse.
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'''Locations'''
*[[Xanadu]]
*(Thrift Shop)
*Harrison University
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==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
*[[Harrison University]] named after Lee Falk's middle name.

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

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 13|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #13]] (1993)
*"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 60|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #60]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Allevamento di giganti", [[New Comics Now 365|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #365]] (1996)

[[Category:Daily stories|Dr. Loqo's Secret Formula]]