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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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The top raceteers lost $10 million when Mandrake revealed the underworld bank of Baron Chance, now they want revenge. Like a battlefield general, the ganglord Dice commands a massive attack on Xanadu.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]], at Xanadu only
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only
*[[Jed]], at the phone only.
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]], at the phone only.


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*[[Baron Chance]], convict 14670 -formerly elegant playboy.
*Dice, a ganglord.
*Tops, a ganglord from [[The Secret Weapon Caper]] mentioned only.
*Shell, a club dancer.
*Mike, Dice's gang gunman.
*World, a magazine.
*KMP-TV
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
*[[Xanadu]]
*The Frolic, a club.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*Xanadu is located on West [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Summer House|Pamet Road]], refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
 
===Referenced in===
 


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 16:44, 7 July 2013

Battle of Xanadu
Start date: December 9, 1968
End date: March 22, 1969
# of strips: 90 (15 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Evil Ones"
Followed by: "The Connoisseur"

"Battle of Xanadu" is the 139th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

The top raceteers lost $10 million when Mandrake revealed the underworld bank of Baron Chance, now they want revenge. Like a battlefield general, the ganglord Dice commands a massive attack on Xanadu.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Baron Chance, convict 14670 -formerly elegant playboy.
  • Dice, a ganglord.
  • Tops, a ganglord from The Secret Weapon Caper mentioned only.
  • Shell, a club dancer.
  • Mike, Dice's gang gunman.
  • World, a magazine.
  • KMP-TV

Locations

  • New York
  • Xanadu
  • The Frolic, a club.


Behind the scenes

  • Xanadu is located on West Pamet Road, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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