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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
The Chief asking Mandrake to visit him at the station, and introducing his friend Mr Briggs. Then a series of odd things happend to Mandrake, almost like a series of test's. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Mr Briggs, a special agent. Chief of ? | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *Miss Ramsdell, a special agent. | ||
*Prof. John, a kidnapped scientist, working with anti-anti-missile-missile-missile | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*A neutral nation, unfriendly to US. | |||
**The Universe, a hotel. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The story title is taken from the strip of April 29 and May 6, 1962 (Next Week: "Task Test" and Beginning: Task Test). | |||
*In the first panel there is a poster at the Chief's office: ''Defend freedom buy U.S. savings bonds''. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
Revision as of 19:09, 9 May 2015
| Task Test | |
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| Start date: | May 6th, 1962 |
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| End date: | September 9th, 1962 |
| # of strips: | 19 (19 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Collector" |
| Followed by: | "The Trade Commission" |
"Task Test" is the 90th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The Chief asking Mandrake to visit him at the station, and introducing his friend Mr Briggs. Then a series of odd things happend to Mandrake, almost like a series of test's.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mr Briggs, a special agent. Chief of ?
- Miss Ramsdell, a special agent.
- Prof. John, a kidnapped scientist, working with anti-anti-missile-missile-missile
Locations
- New York
- A neutral nation, unfriendly to US.
- The Universe, a hotel.
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of April 29 and May 6, 1962 (Next Week: "Task Test" and Beginning: Task Test).
- In the first panel there is a poster at the Chief's office: Defend freedom buy U.S. savings bonds.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Missão Especial", Mandrake #308 (1981)
- "Missão Especial", Mandrake Coleção #36 (1992)
Finland
- "Professori John", Taika-Jim #1 (1971)
France
- "La nuit des héros", Mandrake #125 (1967)
Italy
- "La notte degli eroi", Mandrake #27 (1963)
- "La notte degli eroi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #334 (1994)
Portugal
- "A Prova", Selecções #24 (1963)
Turkey
- "Gizli Görev", Mandrake #184 & #185 & #186 (1978)
- "Gizli Görev", Mandrake Albüm #59 & #60 (1978)
- "Gizli Görev", Mandrake Albüm #180 & #181