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|Title= The Water | |Title= The Water Champ | ||
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|Followed= "[[Mandrake's Magic House]]" | |Followed= "[[Mandrake's Magic House]]" | ||
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'''"The Water | '''"The Water Champ"''' is the 57th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | ||
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
The conceited water champ, Don, annoys Narda on the beach. In an attempt to get rid of him Narda promises him a date, if | |||
he could beat Mandrake in water sport. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Don, a water sport champ. | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*The Caribbean | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The story title is from the strip of June 12, 1953 (Next Week: Water Champ) and June 14, 1953 (Beginning: The Water Champ). | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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*"The Water Champs", [[Mandrake Sundays 6|''Mandrake Sundays'' #6]] (1989) | *"The Water Champs", [[Mandrake Sundays 6|''Mandrake Sundays'' #6]] (1989) | ||
[[Category:Sunday stories|Water | [[Category:Sunday stories|Water Champ, The]] | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 12 January 2014
| The Water Champ | |
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| Start date: | June 14, 1953 |
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| End date: | July 5, 1953 |
| # of strips: | 4 (4 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Visitors" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake's Magic House" |
"The Water Champ" is the 57th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The conceited water champ, Don, annoys Narda on the beach. In an attempt to get rid of him Narda promises him a date, if he could beat Mandrake in water sport.
Appearances
Locations
- The Caribbean
Behind the scenes
- The story title is from the strip of June 12, 1953 (Next Week: Water Champ) and June 14, 1953 (Beginning: The Water Champ).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "The Water Champs", The Phantom #6 (2000)
Italy
- "Il borioso", Albo Furore #15 (1954)
- "Il borioso", Il Vascello #12 (1959)
- "Gli uomini grattecielo", Il Vascello #43 (1961)
- "Il borioso", Mandrake - New Comics Now #217 (1988)
- "Il Campione di Nuoto", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999)
Norway
- "Mesteren i vannet", Fantomet #1 (1998)
Sweden
- "Mästaren i vattnet", Fantomen #1 (1998)
Turkey
- "Mücevher Hırsızları", Mandrake #114 (1976)
USA
- "The Water Champs", Mandrake Sundays #6 (1989)