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|Title= The Short Cut | |Title= The Short Cut | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1981-12-07.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= December 7th, 1981 | |Start= December 7th, 1981 | ||
|End= March 13th, 1982 | |End= March 13th, 1982 | ||
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | |Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[ | |Preceded= "[[Mandrake's Family]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[Haunted Road]]" | |Followed= "[[Haunted Road]]" | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Leaving the [[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]] traveling to the town Mandrake and Lothar deciding to take a shortcut through the mountains. They face the ''mad'' Queen Alisan, who rules her small queendom with only 45 soldiers, surrounded by mountains chiefs. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Kaaal, a god and a incinerator. | |||
*Puss, a white pet tiger. | |||
*George, Queen Alisan's jester. | |||
*Queen Alisan of Alisandra. | |||
*Prince Spel-Vine | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*Kadukah, landscape area where Alisandra is. | |||
*Alisandra, a queendom in the mountains near CM. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The previous story do not indicate that the story have ended; like ''"Next Week: New Adventures''" or similar. | |||
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"A Rainha excêntrica", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 11|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #11]] (1982) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"The Green-Eyed Monster", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 20 No. 8|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 20 No. 8]] (1983) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Alisan, la matta", [[New Comics Now 81|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #81]] (1983) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"Alisan, Reina de Kadukah", [[Mandrake 29 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #29]] (1998) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Kutsal Görev", [[Mandrake Albüm 185 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #185]] | *"Kutsal Görev", [[Mandrake Albüm 185 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #185]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 186 (Tay)| #186]] | ||
*"Kutsal Görev", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 75 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #75]] | *"Kutsal Görev", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 75 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #75]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 76 (Tay)| #76]] | ||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Tajna kristalne kocke", [[Super EKS Almanah 59|''Super EKS Almanah'' #59]] (1984) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Short Cut, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Short Cut, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:17, 18 July 2016
| The Short Cut | |
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| Start date: | December 7th, 1981 |
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| End date: | March 13th, 1982 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Mandrake's Family" |
| Followed by: | "Haunted Road" |
"The Short Cut" is the 177th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Leaving the College of Magic traveling to the town Mandrake and Lothar deciding to take a shortcut through the mountains. They face the mad Queen Alisan, who rules her small queendom with only 45 soldiers, surrounded by mountains chiefs.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Kaaal, a god and a incinerator.
- Puss, a white pet tiger.
- George, Queen Alisan's jester.
- Queen Alisan of Alisandra.
- Prince Spel-Vine
Locations
- Kadukah, landscape area where Alisandra is.
- Alisandra, a queendom in the mountains near CM.
Behind the scenes
- The previous story do not indicate that the story have ended; like "Next Week: New Adventures" or similar.
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Rainha excêntrica", Almanaque do Mandrake #11 (1982)
India
- "The Green-Eyed Monster", Indrajal Comics Vol. 20 No. 8 (1983)
Italy
- "Alisan, la matta", Mandrake - New Comics Now #81 (1983)
Spain
- "Alisan, Reina de Kadukah", Mandrake #29 (1998)
Turkey
- "Kutsal Görev", Mandrake Albüm #185 & #186
- "Kutsal Görev", Mandrake Süper Albüm #75 & #76
Yugoslavia
- "Tajna kristalne kocke", Super EKS Almanah #59 (1984)