View source for The Castaway (1955 story)

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|Title= The Castaway
|image= [[Image:ms-19551127.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= November 27, 1955
|End= February 12, 1956
|Strips= 12 (12 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[Magnetic Island]]"
|Followed= "[[City in the Deep]]"
|}}
'''"The Castaway"''' is the 68th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
Dr. Lake's special fild was epidemics, germs. His studies convinced him that disease germs - somehow - either came or were sent to Earth from Jupiter. One day he recieved a strange package, containing a note engraved on thin metal with blueprints for a rocketship of unknown design. Then, a year ago Dr. Lake was the first man to fly a rocket. But something happend and the rocket vanished leaving no trace. 

Now as our friends sails slowly on The Ocean Wind they discovered a castaway, who claims that he is Dr. Lake. The Castaway told a strange tale about his experiences on the planet Jupiter.  

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

'''One-time characters'''
*Dr. Lake, a bacteriologist - and rocketeer
*[[Jovians]], people on Jupiter
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'''Locations'''
*At sea
*Jupiter, the planet
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. [[Ocean Wind]], Sir Harry's yacht.
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==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is from the strip of November 20, 1955 (Next Week: "The Castaway").

== Signifiant covers ==
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Mmm-058.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France 
Il Vascello-02-39.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 151.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand 
Mandrake FP 152.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
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== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"(no title given)", [[Almanaque de O Globo Juvenil 1957|''Almanaque de O Globo Juvenil'' 1957]] (1956)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Raketilla jupiteriin", [[Mustanaamio 4/1997|''Mustanaamio'' #4]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le rescapé de la planète Jupiter", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 58|''Mandrake'' #58]] (1965)
*"Le rescapé de la planète Jupiter", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 275|''Mandrake'' #275]] (1970)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
*"The Castaway", [[The Phantom 13 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #13]] (2001)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"L'evaso dal pianeta Giove", [[Il Vascello 39 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #39]] (1960)
*"L'evaso del pianeta Giove", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]]  (1962)
*"L'evaso dal pianeta Giove", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 149|''Mandrake'' #149]] (1970)
*"L'evaso dal pianeta Giove", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] and [[New Comics Now 274| #274]] (1989 and 1991)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Castaway", [[Mandrake the Magician 151 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #151'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 152 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #152'']] (1957)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Med rakett til Jupiter", [[Fantomet 4/1997|''Fantomet'' #4]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Viajante do Espaço", [[Condor Popular Vol. 8 N.° 3|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 8 #3]] (1956)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Náufrago", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1953–1956 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2020)
*"no title", [[Héroes del Cómic 16]] (2021)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Med raket till Jupiter", [[Fantomen 4/1997|''Fantomen'' #4]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Bir Uzay Macerası", [[Mandrake 100 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #100]] [[Mandrake 101 (Tay)| #101]] (1976)
*"Bir Uzay Macerası", [[Mandrake Albüm 34 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #34]]
*"Bir Uzay Macerası", [[Mandrake Albüm 102 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #102]]

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Castaway", [[Mandrake the Ultimate|''Mandrake the Ultimate'' #1]] (1989)

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