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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Once a week Lothar drives to the city slums, trying to help the kids living there. One day he found a pusher with the sign of "8" on his chest.
Mandrake and Lothar found themself in a fight with the third arm of 8.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]], at Xanadu.
 
*[[Karma]], at Xanadu.
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu.
*[[Chief Bradley|The police chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Rico, the leader of the Mighty Brutes.
*Johnny, Rico's kid brother.
*Eddie, leader of Three Scarlet Demons.
*Twisty, member of Three Scarlet Demons.
*Shorty, member of Three Scarlet Demons.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York
*[[Xanadu]]
*12-A Pamet street, a hideout of 8.
*10 Dopott road five minutes north at Collins, 8's drug storehouse.
'''Organizations'''
'''Organizations'''
*The Mighty Brutes, used to be the toughest gang in town.
*Three Scarlet Demons, a gang.
*[[Octon]]
*[[Octon]]
*[[Inter Intel]]


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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story taken from the strip of July 3, 1972 (Beginning: Trail of the Pusher!).
 
*"8" have hidden bases all over the world. Each secret base is called an "arm", a governing board is called "the masters". Somewhere is the head, "Octon". They are specialized as a hospital. A "quizzer of 8" asks the questions while X of 8 means the executioner.
===Referenced in===
*The fifth and seventh arm was destroyed by Mandrake and Lothar.
 
*12-A Pamet street, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
*10 Dopott road five minutes north at Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 09:53, 20 February 2013

Trail of the Pusher
Start date: July 03, 1972
End date: October 21, 1972
# of strips: 96 (16 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Mission"
Followed by: "Dr Xoz Prof. of Smells"


"Trail of the Pusher" is the 151th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Once a week Lothar drives to the city slums, trying to help the kids living there. One day he found a pusher with the sign of "8" on his chest. Mandrake and Lothar found themself in a fight with the third arm of 8.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Rico, the leader of the Mighty Brutes.
  • Johnny, Rico's kid brother.
  • Eddie, leader of Three Scarlet Demons.
  • Twisty, member of Three Scarlet Demons.
  • Shorty, member of Three Scarlet Demons.

Locations

  • New York
  • Xanadu
  • 12-A Pamet street, a hideout of 8.
  • 10 Dopott road five minutes north at Collins, 8's drug storehouse.

Organizations

  • The Mighty Brutes, used to be the toughest gang in town.
  • Three Scarlet Demons, a gang.
  • Octon


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story taken from the strip of July 3, 1972 (Beginning: Trail of the Pusher!).
  • "8" have hidden bases all over the world. Each secret base is called an "arm", a governing board is called "the masters". Somewhere is the head, "Octon". They are specialized as a hospital. A "quizzer of 8" asks the questions while X of 8 means the executioner.
  • The fifth and seventh arm was destroyed by Mandrake and Lothar.
  • 12-A Pamet street, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
  • 10 Dopott road five minutes north at Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

India

Italy

Norway

Spain

Turkey

Yugoslavia

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