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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= The Fishing Trip
|image= [[Image:md-1961-05-15.png|400 px]]
|Start= May 15, 1961
|End= July 29, 1961
|Strips= 66 (11 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[Mystery of the Bikini Girl]]"
|Followed= "[[Photo Mystery]]"
|}}
'''"The Fishing Trip"''' is the 111th Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
At the [[S.S. Dept.|Silly-Stuff Department]] several reports of things floating in air; hay, bone, fish, diamonds. Is someone or something up there fishing, using different baits and lures ?

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Pete, 
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'''Locations'''
*New York
*Planet X43RZ, mentioned only.
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==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story taken from the strip of May 15, 1961 (Beginning: The Fishing Trip).
*About planet "Earth" in the space almanac: ''Third planet, intelligent life, near space travel, will be member of gallactic federation in fifty years''.

== Signifiant covers ==
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Mtm-edmal-30.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Young-18.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake066rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Ilvascellomandrake-02-113.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Chm-serie-c-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain 
ClassMandSeries2thefishingtrip.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>

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

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El crucero de pesca", [[Mandrake el mago 30 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #30]] (1962)

=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*''no title'', [[Mandrake the Magician 18 (Young's Merchandising)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #18]] (1962 <small>(?)</small>)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Pescadores do Espaço", [[Mandrake 66 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #66]] (1962)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les pêcheurs du ciel", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 233|''Mandrake'' #233]], [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 234|''Mandrake'' #234]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 235| #235]] (1969)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"மேகமாய் வந்து போகிறாய்" , [[Muthu Comics 508|''Mutu Comics'' #508]] (2025)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I pescatori del cielo", [[Super Albo 6 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #6]] (1962)
*"I pescatori del cielo", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 113|''Mandrake'' #113]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 114| #114]] (1969)
*"I pescatori del cielo", [[New Comics Now 131|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #131]] (1985)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Os Pescadores do Espaço", [[Selecções 30|''Selecções'' #30]] (1963)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Pesca prohibida", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos 11 - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #11c]] (1964)
*"Pesca prohibida", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos Album - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' Album de Rip Kirby]] (1964)
*"Pesca prohibida", [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos  - Série C 3|''Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #3C]] (1970)
*"Pesca Prohibida", [[Mandrake 18 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #18]] (1997)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Uzay Avcıları", [[Mandrake 168 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #168]] & [[Mandrake 169 (Tay)| #169]] (1977)
*"Uzay Avcıları", [[Mandrake Albüm 55 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #55]] (1977)
*"Uzay Avcıları", [[Mandrake Albüm 148 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #148]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 149 (Tay)| #149]]

=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Fishing Trip", [[Mandrake the Magician 17 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #17]] (1961)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Fishing Trip", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Fishing Trip" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Fishing Trip" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)

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