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The two gangsters | The two gangsters Muscles and Brains plan to build a casino and want to buy Raoul's hotel by the beach. When he refuses to sell, the gangsters became inspired by the scary movie "Super-Shark". They build a mechanical shark and with a remote control they start to terrorize the beach with numerous shark attacks. | ||
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'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Raoul, old friend of Mandrake. | *Raoul, old friend of Mandrake. | ||
* | *Muscles, a gangster-gambler. | ||
*Brains, a notorious con man. | *Brains, a notorious con man. | ||
*Super-Shark, a movie. | *Super-Shark, a movie. | ||
Revision as of 02:14, 2 December 2018
| Super Shark | |
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| Start date: | August 18th, 1975 |
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| End date: | November 15th, 1975 |
| # of strips: | 78 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Thieves" |
| Followed by: | "The Frame-Up" |
"Super Shark" is the 161st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
The two gangsters Muscles and Brains plan to build a casino and want to buy Raoul's hotel by the beach. When he refuses to sell, the gangsters became inspired by the scary movie "Super-Shark". They build a mechanical shark and with a remote control they start to terrorize the beach with numerous shark attacks.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Raoul, old friend of Mandrake.
- Muscles, a gangster-gambler.
- Brains, a notorious con man.
- Super-Shark, a movie.
Locations
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of August 18th, 1975 (Beginning: Super-Shark).
- The movie "Super-Shark"; inspired by "Jaws" - the 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg.
- This story do not end with "Next Week: New Adventure".
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Tubarão", Mandrake #242 (1976)
- "O Tubarão", Mandrake #281 (1979)
Denmark
- "Haj i sigte", Fantomet #308 (1989)
Finland
- "Hai näkyvissä", Mustanaamio #15 (1987)
France
- "Le grand requin", Spécial Mandrake #11 (1978)
- "Le requin", Le Journal de Mickey #1773 (1986)
- "Le requin", Donald Magazine #86-24 (1986)
- "Le super-requin", Janus Stark #128 and #129 (1989)
India
- "The Haunted Beach", Indrajal Comics #274 (1977)
- "குறும்புக்கார சுறாமீன்", Mutu Comics #77 (1978)
Italy
- "Il super squalo", Mandrake Selezione #8 (1977)
Portugal
- "O Tubarão Infernal", Comix #6 (1976)
Spain
- "El Tiburón de Acero", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #7 and #8 (1981)
Sweden
- "Haj i sikte", Fantomen #1 (1987)
Turkey
- "Tehlikeli Oyuncak", Mandrake #84 #85 #86 (1976)
- "Tehlikeli Oyuncak", Mandrake Albüm #28 #29
- "Tehlikeli Oyuncak", Mandrake Albüm #103
- "Tehlikeli Oyuncak", Mandrake #24 #25
- "Tehlikeli Oyuncak", Mandrake Süper Albüm #7
- "Tehlikeli Oyuncak", Mandrake Süper Albüm #44
- "Tehlikeli Oyuncak", Mandrake Süper Albüm #21
USA
- "Super Shark", The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #194 to #204 (?) (1975)
Yugoslavia
- "Na leđima ajkule", Super EKS Almanah #22 (1981)