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|Title= King Kered
|image= [[Image:md-1989-10-23.jpg|400 px]]
|Start= October 23rd, 1989
|End= Mars 17th, 1990
|Strips= 126 (21 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Gift from 8]]"
|Followed= "[[Voodoo]]"
|}}
'''"King Kered"''' is the 204th Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
A few years ago Derek became a ganglord, heading a crime wave. Mandrake and Derek had a terrific battle, where finally Mandrake took away Derek's powers and memory. Now Derek's powers have returned, and he is back to his criminal ways, as King Kered...

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Karma]]
*[[Theron]]
*[[Derek, Mandrake's twin brother|Derek]]
*[[Lenore, Mandrake's sister|Lenore]], <small>Mentioned only.</small>
*[[Eleanora]], <small>Mentioned only.</small>
*[[Luciphor|Luciphor aka The Cobra]], <small>Mentioned only.</small>
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Mr. Bradley, V.P. of a bank in NY.
*Ms. Francis, works in a bank.
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'''Locations'''
*[[Xanadu]]
*[[Collegium Magikos|The College of Magic]]

'''Objects'''
*[[The Crystal Cube]], at CM.
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==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The story title is lifted from the plot.
===Mandrake Lore===
*Thru the centuries Theron had a few dozen wives.
*Theron is 315 years old and was 290 years old when he married Eleanora (age 20).
*The twins were seperated when wild bandits invaded the land (Tibet).
*The twins returned to CM at age 5.
*Lenore, half-sister of Mandrake.

===Easter Eggs===
*Derek has prison number [[39013|'''39013''']].
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Image:MD-1990-02-05-p.jpg|5 Feb, 1990
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== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La famiglia di Mandrake", [[New Comics Now 291|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #291]] (1992)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Mandrake vs Derek - Magikernas kamp", [[Fantomen 21/1993|''Fantomen'' #21]] (1993)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"King Kered", [[Strip Adventure 3|''Strip Adventure'' #3]] (1991)

[[Category:Daily stories|King Kered]]