La bambola drogata (Spada)

La bambola drogata
French version
1st publication:	Mandrake #35
# of pages:	32 pgs
Writer:	Giovanni Fiorentin
Artist:	Salvatore Stizza
Producer:	Fratelli Spada

"La bambola drogata" is an Italian made Mandrake story from 1965.

Plot summary

When visiting Diego Ramon Encevarra in Mexico Mandrake located the source of a narcotic smuggeling operation. Our friends are taken prisoners and rendering helpless by the fumes of a strange weed.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Chief Bradley

One-time characters

• Diego Ramon Encevarra
• Ramona
• Agnes (Mother of Ramona)
• Paquita (doll used for smuggeling)
• Roll
• Mick
• Rock
• Lieutnant Basutos of the narcotics squad

Locations Mexico

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:
note: the complete story was only printed in Italy and France. All other reprints was the King Comics version where the 2 first pages and the 3 top pictures on page 3 was edited away. A new splash picture and the last row of pictures of page 3 then became the first page for the King Comics version.

Brazil

• "O Mistério da Boneca", Mandrake #144

Chile

• "Historia de una muñeca", Mandrake el mago #14

France

• "La poupée mexicaine", Mandrake #71 (1965)

India

• "The Telltale Doll", Indrajal Comics #66

Italy

• "La bambola drogata", Mandrake #85 (1965)

Mexico

• "La muñeca de Mary", Mandrake el mago #9 (1966)
• "La muneca chismosa", Publicaciones Colmex #81

Sweden

• "Trasdockans hemlighet", Blixt Gordon #5/1968

United Kingdom

• "The Telltale Doll", Creepy Worlds #93
• "The Telltale Doll", Creepy Worlds #237

USA

• "The Telltale Doll", Mandrake the Magician #8/1967