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|Title= Mountain of Mystery | |Title= Mountain of Mystery | ||
|image= [[Image:md-2002-08-26.png|400 px]] | |image= [[Image:md-2002-08-26.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:Md-2020-02-03.png|400 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2020 / Turkish language)'' | ||
|Start= August 26th, 2002 | |Start= August 26th, 2002 | ||
|End= January 4th, 2003 | |End= January 4th, 2003 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Jeanette, a diamond thief, have heard the legend that beneath the College of Magic there is a vast diamond mine. She showed up as Jan, a college of Magic wannabe, and when the big boulder opened her gang rushed in and knocked out everybody with sleeping gaz. Theron was slug down, and came to himself again with amnesia, harmless and out of his head. Under guard the diamond thief gang put the CM people to work, cleaning out the mine. | |||
Colonel Kar called Mandrake, telling something strange has happened at the CM and that it might be best if Mandrake came and see for himself. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Hojo]] | *[[Hojo]] | ||
*[[Theron]] | *[[Theron]] | ||
*[[Philo]] | *[[Colonel Kar]], head of the border police | ||
*[[Philo]], a man in the College of Magic | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Janette, a diamond thief | ||
* | *Remmy, member of Jeanette's gang | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
*[[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]] | |||
'''Objects''' | '''Objects''' | ||
*[[The Crystal Cube]] | *[[The Crystal Cube]] | ||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of August 26, 2002 (Beginning: Mountain of Mystery !). | |||
== | == Re-released story in 2020 == | ||
[[Image:Md-2020-02-03.png|400 px]] | |||
*Start date: 3 February 2020 / End date: 13 June 2020 | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:43, 21 August 2020
| Mountain of Mystery | |
  (Re-released in 2020 / Turkish language) | |
| Start date: | August 26th, 2002 |
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| End date: | January 4th, 2003 |
| # of strips: | 114 (19 weeks) |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Fear Machine" |
| Followed by: | "The Walking Man" |
"Mountain of Mystery" is the 243th Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Jeanette, a diamond thief, have heard the legend that beneath the College of Magic there is a vast diamond mine. She showed up as Jan, a college of Magic wannabe, and when the big boulder opened her gang rushed in and knocked out everybody with sleeping gaz. Theron was slug down, and came to himself again with amnesia, harmless and out of his head. Under guard the diamond thief gang put the CM people to work, cleaning out the mine.
Colonel Kar called Mandrake, telling something strange has happened at the CM and that it might be best if Mandrake came and see for himself.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda
- Lothar
- Hojo
- Theron
- Colonel Kar, head of the border police
- Philo, a man in the College of Magic
One-time characters
- Janette, a diamond thief
- Remmy, member of Jeanette's gang
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of August 26, 2002 (Beginning: Mountain of Mystery !).
Re-released story in 2020
- Start date: 3 February 2020 / End date: 13 June 2020
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: