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*"Super-Elec", [[The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "Super-Elec" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "Super-Elec" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019) | |||
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Revision as of 15:16, 10 September 2019
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| Start date: | January 21st, 1974 |
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| End date: | Mars 30th, 1974 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Tale of Aleena" |
| Followed by: | "The Bug Man" |
"Super-Elec" is the 156th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Dr. Nuron designed the world's biggest computer, "Super-Elec". The giant computer was made to almost run the entire city. Super-Elec did handle all traffic and street light, bridges, tunnels, subways, city heating, police radio, airport traffic and on.
Soon in the city; traffic jams, street lights exploding like roman candles, subways running wild. And in homes people are chased by electric appliances.
As Super-Elec said: Humans are finished. The age of machines has come.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Dr. Nuron, designer of Super-Elec.
- Harry, a man watching tv.
Locations
- New York
- Xanadu
- Silly Stuff Division
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of January 26, 1974 (Beginning: Super-Elec).
- "Special Services Division" (known to the cops as the "Silly Stuff Division") is Mandrake's favorite room in the police dept.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Super Elec", Mandrake #220 (1974)
Finland
- "Mestariaivo", Mustanaamio #4 (1987)
France
- "Les machines folles", Le Journal de Mickey #1761 (1986)
- "Les machines folles", Donald Magazine #86-12 (1986)
India
- "Killer Computer", Indrajal Comics #251 (1976)
- "The Terror of Computer", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #22 (1994)
- "The Terror of Computer", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #67 (1998)
Portugal
- "A Revolta das Máquinas", Mundo de Aventuras #46 (1974)
Spain
- "Super Léctrico", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #3 and #4 (1980)
Sweden
- "Mastermind", Fantomen #17 (1986)
Turkey
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake #54 #55 #56 (1975)
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake Albüm #18 #19
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake Albüm #92 #93
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake #7 #8
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake Süper Albüm #2
USA
- "Super-Elec", The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #112 to #121 (1974)
- "Super-Elec", The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "Super-Elec" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)
Yugoslavia
- "Kompjuter kreće u napad", Super EKS Almanah #16 (1981)