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{{Magazinebox 
|Title=Prigionieri di un quadro
|image= [[Image:Prigionieri di un quadro.jpg|280 px]]
|1st=''Cartoon' di Christie's''
|Pages= 4
|Writer= [[Bob Scarlatti]]
|Artist= [[Romano Felmang]]
|Colorist= N/A
|Producer=Christie's
|}}

'''"Prigionieri di un quadro"''' is a team-up story by [[Bob Scarlatti]] and [[Romano Felmang]], produced in 1992 for ''Cartoon' di Christie's''
(comics auction) and featured at the time in the specific catalog of the auction held in Rome, Italy. 
It was printed in Italian and published in landscape format, two rows per page over 4 full pages.

==Plot synopsis==
In the Deepwoods, Old man Mozz - the jungle storyteller - explains to Rex (the foster son of "[[The Phantom]]") and Tom-Tom (son of the Llongo chief,
and best friend of Rex), that "[[The Cobra]]" got himself a painting representing "Flash Gordon", "The Phantom" and "[[Mandrake the Magician]]" 
together, image that blocks their powers. So they are literally ""Prisoners of a Painting" (in Italian = "Prigionieri di un quadro"). However this painting was stolen from "The Cobra"'s laboratory. But finally he learns that the 
powerful painting is now offered for auction at a Christie's meeting held on May 7,1992 in the Palazzo Massimo Lancellotti in Rome. 

On specific request from the [[King Features Syndicate]], Rip Kirby, came from New York to attend this sale and finally becomes the buyer of the painting. Shortly after "The Cobra", helped by Ming the Merciless and the General Bababu, grabs the painting. Fortunately Flash, The Phantom and Mandrake manage to take over the painting for their own benefit.

=== Appearances ===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake the Magician]]
*[[The Phantom]]
* Flash Gordon
* [[The Cobra]]
* Ming the Merciless
* Rex
* Tom-Tom
* Old man Mozz
* General Bababu

'''One-time characters'''
* Rip Kirby
* Desmond
* Prince Valiant (mentioned)
* Hal Foster (mentioned)
* Vampirella (unnamed)
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'''Locations'''
* Planet Mongo
* Cobra's lair
* Bengali
* The Deep Woods
* Rome, Italy
* Christie's
* Rip Kirby's apartment in the USA

'''Organizations'''
*[[King Features Syndicate]]
* Christie's
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<gallery>
Image:Christie's Auction-May 7 1992.jpg|''Poster for the auction held by Christie's''.
</gallery>

== Reprints ==
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Prisoners of a Painting", [[Giantsize Phantom (2nd series) 26|''Giantsize Phantom'' 26]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Prigionieri di un quadro", ''Cartoon' di Christie's'' (1992)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Fängslande konst", [[Agent X9 12/2024|''Agent X9'' 12/2024]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Framed!", [[Comics Revue 120|''Comics Revue'' #120]] (1996; edited dialog by [[Rick Norwood]])

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