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Aliens
(Re-released in 2016)
Start date:	September 14th, 1998
End date:	December 12th, 1998
# of strips:	78 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu"
Followed by:	"The Fisherman"

"Aliens" is the 229th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Narda had a nightmare about alians and when she woke up the a big yellow shining eye at the window. Next morning Mandrake tells about an alien he once saw, a man chasing butterflies.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Mekax, a butterfly man - a collector.
Two egg shaped alians.

Locations

Xanadu
A parallel universe.

Vehicles

A egg carton shaped alien space ship.

Behind the scenes

Title

The story title is lifted from the plot.

Mystery

In the strip of November 3 Mandrake continues on to tell the Butterfly Man story, and Lothar says he also saw the man with the butterfly net. It's a bit strange. Many years ago Mandrake disappeared in midair, while Lothar watching. Despite the fact that Narda thought it sounded impossible she joined Lothar in his search for Mandrake. Now, as Mandrake tells the story, it shows that he never spoke about his experiences in the parallel universe, neither to Narda or Lothar.

Re-released story in 2016

Start date: 22 Feb 2016 / End date: 21 May 2016

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Turkey

"Gizemli Ziyaret", Çizgiroman Arşiv Dizisi #2 (2009)

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 == Plot Summary ==
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+Narda had a nightmare about alians and when she woke up the a big yellow shining eye at the window. Next morning Mandrake tells about an alien he once saw, a man chasing butterflies.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:30%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
+*[[Mandrake]]
+*[[Narda]]
+*[[Lothar]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Mekax, a ''butterfly man'' - a collector.
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*Two egg shaped alians.
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*[[Xanadu]]
+*A parallel universe.
+'''Vehicles'''
+*A egg carton shaped alien space ship.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+===Title===
+*The story title is lifted from the plot.
-===Referenced in===
+===Related stories===
+*Mandrake is retelling the story [[The Butterfly Man]] in the first part of the story.
+===Mystery===
+*In the strip of November 3 Mandrake continues on to tell the Butterfly Man story, and Lothar says he also saw the man with the butterfly net. It's a bit strange. Many years ago Mandrake disappeared in midair, while Lothar watching. Despite the fact that Narda thought it sounded impossible she joined Lothar in his search for Mandrake. Now, as Mandrake tells the story, it shows that he never spoke about his experiences in the parallel universe, neither to Narda or Lothar.
+== Re-released story in 2016 ==
+[[Image:md-2016-02-22.png|400 px]]
+*Start date: 22 Feb 2016 / End date: 21 May 2016
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
+*"Gizemli Ziyaret", [[Çizgiroman Arşiv Dizisi 2|''Çizgiroman Arşiv Dizisi'' #2]] (2009)
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