Trail of the Pusher: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (→Appearances) |
|||
| Line 51: | Line 51: | ||
*The title for the story taken from the strip of July 3, 1972 (Beginning: Trail of the Pusher!). | *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. | *"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 members of 8 has a small tattoo of a 8 digits on their left wrist. | |||
*The fifth and seventh arm was destroyed by Mandrake and Lothar. | *The fifth and seventh arm was destroyed by Mandrake and Lothar. | ||
*12-A [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Summer House|Pamet]] street and 10 Dopott road five minutes north at Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod. | *12-A [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Summer House|Pamet]] street and 10 Dopott road five minutes north at Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod. | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 10 June 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.
- Octon, voice only.
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.
- 8
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 members of 8 has a small tattoo of a 8 digits on their left wrist.
- The fifth and seventh arm was destroyed by Mandrake and Lothar.
- 12-A Pamet street and 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
- "Messengers of Death" Indrajal Comics #195 (1973)
- "The Secret Crime Ring", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 42 (1987)
Italy
- "Gli spacciatori", I Quaderni del Fumetto #14 (1974)
Norway
- "Langeren", Mandrake Spesial (1997)
Spain
- "La banda del Ocho", Supercomics Garbo #8 (1976)
Turkey
- "Serseriler", Mandrake #34 #35 #36 (1975)
- "Serseriler", Mandrake Albüm #12
- "Serseriler", Mandrake #51 #52 #53
- "Serseriler", Mandrake Süper Albüm #15 #16
- "Serseriler", Mandrake Süper Albüm #71
USA
- "Trail of the Pusher", The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #31 to #46 (1972)
Yugoslavia
- "Na tragu 'Osmice", EKS Almanah #265/1 (1981)
- "Nameštena igra", Mandrak magazin #5 (1989)