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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A flying saucers haunts our friends and are amazed at how terrible earth inhabitants do look. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]], two strips at the end only. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*People from Zxerx. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*Zxerx, a planet, mentioned only. | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 28, 1953 (Beginning: The Monsters). | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 22 July 2014
| The Monsters | |
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| Start date: | September 28, 1953 |
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| End date: | December 12, 1953 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Mysterious Mr Beam" |
| Followed by: | "The Haunted Slope" |
"The Monsters" is the 74th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A flying saucers haunts our friends and are amazed at how terrible earth inhabitants do look.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda
- The Police Chief, two strips at the end only.
One-time characters
- People from Zxerx.
Locations
- New York
- Zxerx, a planet, mentioned only.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 28, 1953 (Beginning: The Monsters).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Monsters", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1955 (1955)
Argentina
- "Huevos del espacio", Mandrake el Mago #2 (2003 ?)
Brazil
- "Monstros do Espaço", Mandrake #8 (1954)
- "Ovos do Espaço", Mandrake #289 (1980)
Finland
- "Avaruushirviöt", Mustanaamio #11 (1985)
France
- "Les monstres de l'espace", Spécial Mandrake #15 (1964)
- "Les monstres", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "I mostri spaziali", Il Vascello #5 (1959)
- "I mostri spaziali", Super Albo #106 (1964)
- "I mostri spaziali", Mandrake - New Comics Now #306 (1993)
Norway
- "Rommonstrene", Fantomet #19 (1985)
- "Rommonstrene", Serie-pocket #170 (1992)
Portugal
- "Os Monstros", Selecções #186 (1976)
Spain
- "Los Monstruos del Espacio", Mandrake #23 (1997)
Sweden
- "Rymdmonstren", Fantomen #24 (1984)