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|Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles
|Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.8:<br>The Hungry Isles
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|Start= November 9th, 1941
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
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|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants|The Flame Pearls Pt.7:<br>Land of the Giants]]"
|Followed= "[[Pacifica]]"
|Followed= "[[Pacifica]]"
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for ''flame colored pearls''. Now they have reached a string of small islands, known as ''The Hungry Isles''. Then they are attacked and captured by pirates. Finaly, passing through a great cirkle of fire that burns on the water and reach a small floating island, the Flame Pearl Island.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*[[Colonel Barton]]
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*June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
*Captain Beeker, on Argos.
*The pirate leader.
*Davey Jones, mentioned only in an incantation.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*South Pacific.
*The Hungry Isles.
*The Burning Water.
**Flame Pearl Island, a small floating isle.
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S.[[Argos]], Colonel Barton's yacht.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
 
*The "Flame Pearls" story is a ''retelling'' of an ancient Greek myth; "[[Spotlight on Inspiration - Jason and the Golden Fleece|Jason and the Golden Fleece]]".
===Referenced in===


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 10:45, 3 April 2015

The Flame Pearls Pt.8:
The Hungry Isles
Start date: November 9th, 1941
End date: April 12th, 1942
# of strips: 23 (23 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Flame Pearls Pt.7:
Land of the Giants"
Followed by: "Pacifica"


"The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles" is the 21st Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. Now they have reached a string of small islands, known as The Hungry Isles. Then they are attacked and captured by pirates. Finaly, passing through a great cirkle of fire that burns on the water and reach a small floating island, the Flame Pearl Island.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Colonel Barton
  • June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
  • Captain Beeker, on Argos.
  • The pirate leader.
  • Davey Jones, mentioned only in an incantation.

Locations

  • South Pacific.
  • The Hungry Isles.
  • The Burning Water.
    • Flame Pearl Island, a small floating isle.

Vehicles

  • S.S.Argos, Colonel Barton's yacht.


Behind the scenes

  • The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
  • The "Flame Pearls" story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

Finland

France

Italy

Norway

Spain

Sweden

USA

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