The Rogues

The Rogues
Start date:	December 20, 1971
End date:	April 1, 1972
# of strips:	90 (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Magic Man"
Followed by:	"The Mission"

"The Rogues" is the 149th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• The Cobra
• Udd
• The Mole

One-time characters

• Weasel, a master thief and the Cobras assistant.
• Krud, known as The Strangler or The Executioner and the Cobras assistant.
• Dr. R. Bok,

Locations

• Xanadu

Objects

• The Crystal Cube

Behind the scenes

• Title taken from the strip of December 12, 1971 (Beginning: "The Rogues").
• An invitation in the strip of February 8, 1971; Conley Hall, Collins rd at Pamet.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Deadly Cobra and the Crystal Cube", Mandrake the Magician Album Edition (1978)

France

• "Taupe et Cobra et cube de cristal",Spécial Mandrake (mondes mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série #10 (1977)

India

• "The Killer Cobra" Indrajal Comics #213 (1974)

Italy

• "Talpa, Cobra e il cubo di cristallo", Mandrake Selezione #7 (1977)

Spain

• "La evasión de el Topo", Supercomics Garbo #5 (1976)

Turkey

• "Eski Düşman", Mandrake #30 #31 #32 (1975)
• "Eski Düşman", Mandrake Albüm #10 #11
• "Eski Düşman", Mandrake Albüm #218
• "Eski Düşman", Mandrake #45 #46 #47
• "Eski Düşman", Mandrake Süper Albüm #13 #14
• "Eski Düşman", Mandrake Süper Albüm #57

Yugoslavia

• "Krtica' na slobodi", Super EKS Almanah #14 (1981)