Menace of the City Jungle (King)

Mandrake Menace of the City Jungle
1st publication:	Mandrake #1 (1966)
# of pages:	15 pgs
Writer:	Dick Wood
Artist:	Don Heck (p) and André LeBlanc (i)
Producer:	King Comics

"Mandrake Menace of the City Jungle" is an US made Mandrake story from 1966. The story is a remake of the 1962 daily story "The City Jungle" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

The beauty of a great city park, foliage and flowers, cool lakes and shaded walks. But behind it all lurk the denizens of the jungle, the human jungle! One man believes something can be done, Mandrake. He suggest to the Police Chief a secret weapon to fight a civilized jungle, a jungle man - his friend Lothar.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Louie, a park mugger.
• Mike, best-liked officer on the force.
• City News, a newspaper.

Locations

• New York
  • City Park

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Os Assaltantes do Parque", Mandrake #126 (1967)
• "Os Assaltantes do Parque", Mandrake #211 (1974)

Chile

• "?", Mandrake el mago #2

West Germany

• "Gefahreim Stadtdschungel", Mandra der Zauberer #1

India

• "Menace of the City Jungle", Indrajal Comics #53 (1967)

Italy

• "Minaccio nel parco", Special Mandrake #187 (1966)

Norway

• "Den truende byjungelen", Mandrake #1/1967

Portugal

• "A Selva Humana", Chico Zumba #3

Sweden

• "Storstadsdjungel", Mandrake #1

United Kingdom

• "Menace of the City Jungle", World Adventure Libraries - Mandrake the Magician #6 (1967)
• "Menace of the City Jungle", Sinister Tales #69
• "Menace of the City Jungle", Sinister Tales #177

USA

• "Menace of the City Jungle", Mandrake the Magician #1 (1966)
• "Menace of the City Jungle", The Complete Series: The King Years: Volume 1 (2016)