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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Gold bars have been stolen mysteriously from a half dozen national vaults. The first investigations indicate that an amazing gadget first burned throug solid bedrock and steel, then came little things like metal ''crocodiles'' taking the gold bars with them. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], at Xanadu only | ||
*[[Jed]] | |||
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Meade, agent from Scotland Yard | |||
*Miller, agent from the security bureau | |||
*Captain Gold, a 30 000 years alian ''gold man'' and gold thief | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*Fort Knox | |||
*Dairy Farm, hideout for Captain Gold. | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 13, 1968 (Beginning: The Gold Crisis) | |||
*The part that talks about gold man's home planet was reused by Lee Falk in the short story "[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - Other writings|Time is Money]]". | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 14:30, 7 July 2013
| The Gold Crisis | |
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| Start date: | May 13, 1968 |
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| End date: | August 24, 1968 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Dr Dell and 8" |
| Followed by: | "The Evil Ones" |
"The Gold Crisis" is the 137th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Gold bars have been stolen mysteriously from a half dozen national vaults. The first investigations indicate that an amazing gadget first burned throug solid bedrock and steel, then came little things like metal crocodiles taking the gold bars with them.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Meade, agent from Scotland Yard
- Miller, agent from the security bureau
- Captain Gold, a 30 000 years alian gold man and gold thief
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 13, 1968 (Beginning: The Gold Crisis)
- The part that talks about gold man's home planet was reused by Lee Falk in the short story "Time is Money".
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Kulta-ahmatti", Mustanaamio #25 (1983)
France
- "Les mangeurs d'or", Mandrake #316, #317 and #318 (1971)
- "Crise de l'or", Le Journal de Mickey #1590 to #1601
India
- "The Goldman" Indrajal Comics #150 (1972)
- "The Gold Hunting Alien", Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 26 (1986)
Italy
- "I divoratori dell'oro", Mandrake #135 and #136 (1969)
- "I divoratori dell'oro", Mandrake - New Comics Now #398 (1997)
Norway
- "Gullspiserne", Fantomet #11 (1989)
Portugal
- "O Capitão Ouro", Mundo de Aventuras #1093 (1970)
Sweden
- "Guldätaren", Fantomen #16 (1983)
Turkey
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake #13 #14 #15 (1974)
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Albüm #5
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake #22 #23
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Süper Albüm #6
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Süper Albüm #40
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Süper Albüm #16
Yugoslavia
- "Čovek koji je jeo zlato", Super EKS Almanah #39 (1983)