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Mirage in Space
(original art)
Start date:	April 25th, 1977
End date:	July 30th, 1977
# of strips:	84 (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Pacific Circle"
Followed by:	"8"

"Mirage in Space" is the 167th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Two manned rocket to Mars had to interrupt their mission when the astronauts saw strange visiones in deep space. As a master of illusions Mandrake was asked to help.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar, until strip of May 16.
Narda, at Xanadu only

One-time characters

An admiral, (from the previous story)
Rondi, grandchild of the admiral
Patrick, grandchild of the admiral
Colonel Borg, an astronaut
Smiley, an astronaut. Note: Named Connor in the strip of June 1st.
A general, at the Space Control Center
Astronaut #1
Astronaut #2

Locations

New York
- Xanadu
Space Control Center
Space

Behind the scenes

Title

The story title is lifted from the plot.

Easter Eggs – Cameos

Rondi is the name of Lee Falk's granddaughter.
Patrick, likely named after Fred Fredericks' son Patrick.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"Mistério No Espaço!", Mandrake #300 (1981)

France

"Mirages dans l'espace", Spécial Mandrake #17 (1978)
"Cap sur Mars", Le Journal de Mickey #1791 (1986)
"Cap sur Mars", Donald Magazine #86-42 (1986)

India

"50,000 Miles in Space", Indrajal Comics #310 (1978)

Italy

"Visioni nello spazio", Mandrake Selezione #14 (1978)

Portugal

"Mistério no Espaço", Mundo de Aventuras #239 (1978)

Spain

"Visiones Siderales", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #12 and #13 (1981)

Turkey

"Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake #182 & #183 & #184 (1977-1978)
"Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Albüm #59 (1978)
"Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Albüm #161 & #162
"Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #34 & #35
"Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #16 & #17

Yugoslavia

"Ekspedicija Mars", Super EKS Almanah #2 (1979)

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 == Plot Summary ==
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+Two manned rocket to Mars had to interrupt their mission when the astronauts saw strange visiones in deep space. As a master of illusions Mandrake was asked to help.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Lothar]]
+*[[Lothar]], until strip of May 16.
-*[[Narda]]
+*[[Narda]], at Xanadu only
 '''One-time characters'''
+*An admiral, ''(from the previous story)''
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*Rondi, grandchild of the admiral
+*Patrick, grandchild of the admiral
+*Colonel Borg, an astronaut
+*Smiley, an astronaut. Note: Named Connor in the strip of June 1st.
+*A general, at the Space Control Center
+*Astronaut #1
+*Astronaut #2
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+**[[Xanadu]]
+*Space Control Center
+*Space
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+===Title===
+*The story title is lifted from the plot.
+===Easter Eggs – Cameos===
+*Rondi is the name of Lee Falk's granddaughter.
+*Patrick, likely named after Fred Fredericks' son Patrick.
-===Referenced in===
+== Reprints ==
+This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Mistério No Espaço!", [[Mandrake 300 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #300]] (1981)
-== Reprints ==
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
-This story has been published in the following publications:
+*"Mirages dans l'espace", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 17|''Spécial Mandrake'' #17]] (1978)
+*"Cap sur Mars", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1791]]  (1986)
+*"Cap sur Mars", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #86-42]]  (1986)
 === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
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 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"Visioni nello spazio", [[Mandrake Selezione 14|''Mandrake Selezione'' #14]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"Mistério no Espaço", [[Mundo de Aventuras 239 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #239]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"Visiones Siderales", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 12|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #12]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 13| #13]] (1981)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake 182 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #182]] [[Mandrake 183 (Tay)| #183]] [[Mandrake 184 (Tay)| #184]] (1977-1978)
+*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake 182 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #182]] & [[Mandrake 183 (Tay)| #183]] & [[Mandrake 184 (Tay)| #184]] (1977-1978)
-*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 34 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #34]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 35 (Tay)| #35]]
+*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake Albüm 59 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #59]] (1978)
-*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 16 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #16]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 17 (Tay 33 issues)| #17]]
+*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake Albüm 161 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #161]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 162 (Tay)| #162]]
+*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 34 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #34]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 35 (Tay)| #35]]
+*"Uzay Hayaletleri", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 16 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #16]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 17 (Tay 33 issues)| #17]]
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
+*"Ekspedicija Mars", [[Super EKS Almanah 2|''Super EKS Almanah'' #2]] (1979)
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