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The Cave Mystery

Start date:	July 13th, 1980
End date:	November 2nd, 1980
# of strips:	17
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Mandrake's Hate Club"
Followed by:	"The Rat Men"

"The Cave Mystery" is the 144th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Long time ago a strange object from outer space landed on Earth. The ages pass, ice age, earthquakes, mountain rise, and the strange object became hidden under a mountain. Untill one day ...

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Narda, last picture only

One-time characters

A tyrannosaurus rex
A MP
A major
A sergant

Locations

An area for underground bomb test.
New York City
- Xanadu

Behind the scenes

The story title is taken from the strip of August 17, 1980 (Next Week: The Cave Mystery cont'd).
In the first strip Mandrake is the narrator: "This story begins a long time ago"

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

India

"The Hostile Alien", Indrajal Comics #400 and #401 (1982)

Italy

"Il mistero della caverna", Mandrake - New Comics Now #69 (1982)

Portugal

"A Ostra do Espaço", Viva! #4 (1985)

Turkey

"Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Albüm #156
"Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #67
"Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #28

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 == Plot Summary ==
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+Long time ago a strange object from outer space landed on Earth. The ages pass, ice age, earthquakes, mountain rise, and the strange object became hidden under a mountain. Untill one day ...
 ===Appearances===
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+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
+*[[Mandrake]]
+*[[Lothar]]
+*[[Narda]], last picture only
 '''One-time characters'''
+*A tyrannosaurus rex
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*A MP
+*A major
+*A sergant
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*An area for underground bomb test.
+*New York City
+**[[Xanadu]]
+</div><br clear="all">
-</div><br clear="all">
+==Behind the scenes==
+*The story title is taken from the strip of August 17, 1980 (Next Week: The Cave Mystery  cont'd).
+*In the first strip Mandrake is the narrator: ''"This story begins a long time ago"''
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"Il mistero della caverna", [[New Comics Now 69|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #69]] (1982)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"A Ostra do Espaço", [[Viva! 4|''Viva!'' #4]] (1985)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey===