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8

Start date:	August 1st, 1977
End date:	December 10th, 1977
# of strips:	114 (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Mirage in Space"
Followed by:	"The Cooler"

"8" is the 168th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

One day mandrake discovred a plane skywriting an 8, high up in the air. Then something big, a sudden rash of violent bank robberies, all at the same time. 8 suburban banks, all within 8 miles of the city, 8 minutes to 8 - the 6th arm of 8 strikes....

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Narda, Xanadu only.
Karma, Xanadu only.
Hojo, Xanadu only.
The Police Chief
Octon, voice and shadow only.

One-time characters

Morgan, of FBI.

Locations

New York
Xanadu

Organizations

8
FBI

Behind the scenes

The story title is taken from the plot.
Pamet and Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
8 is in a dozen countries, a few thousand agents.
Last picture shows the shadow of the Octon.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"Bombardeio Sobre Xanadu", Almanaque do Mandrake #7 (1981)

Denmark

"8", Fantomet #209 and #211 (1983)

Finland

"8", Mustanaamio #5 and #6 (1979)

France

"Mandrake contre Octon", Spécial Mandrake #18 (1978)

India

"Mandrake Faces the Octon", Indrajal Comics #327 and #328 (1979)
"no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #11 (1993)
"no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #58 (1997)
"எத்தர் கும்பல் - 8" (romanized as: "Eththar kumpal - 8") Muthu Comics #276 (2000)

Italy

"Il ritorno della banda dell' 8", Mandrake Selezione #15 (1978)

Norway

"8", Fantomet #6 and #7 (1980)

Portugal

"O Oito Volta a Atacar", Mundo de Aventuras #255 (1978)

Yugoslavia

"Četvrti susret", Super EKS Almanah #4 (1980)

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 |End= December 10th, 1977
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+One day mandrake discovred a plane skywriting an 8, high up in the air. Then something big, a sudden rash of violent bank robberies, all at the same time. 8 suburban banks, all within 8 miles of the city, 8 minutes to 8 - the 6th arm of 8 strikes....
 ===Appearances===
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 *[[Mandrake]]
 *[[Lothar]]
-*[[Narda]]
+*[[Narda]], Xanadu only.
-*[[Hojo]]
+*[[Karma]], Xanadu only.
+*[[Hojo]], Xanadu only.
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
+*[[Octon]], voice and shadow only.
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Morgan, of FBI.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+*[[Xanadu]]
 '''Organizations'''
-*[[Octon]]
+*[[8]]
+*FBI
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The story title is taken from the plot.
+*[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Summer House|Pamet]] and Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
-===Referenced in===
+*8 is in a dozen countries, a few thousand agents.
+*Last picture shows the shadow of the Octon.
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Bombardeio Sobre Xanadu", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 7|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #7]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
+*"8", [[Fantomet 209|''Fantomet'' #209]] and [[Fantomet 211| #211]] (1983)
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
+*"8", [[Mustanaamio 5/1979|''Mustanaamio'' #5]] and [[Mustanaamio 6/1979| #6]] (1979)
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"Mandrake contre Octon", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 18|''Spécial Mandrake'' #18]] (1978)
 === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
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 *"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 11|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #11]] (1993)
 *"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 58|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #58]] (1997)
+*"எத்தர் கும்பல் - 8" (romanized as: "Eththar kumpal - 8") [[Muthu Comics 276|''Muthu Comics'' #276]] (2000)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Il ritorno della banda dell' 8", [[Mandrake Selezione 15|''Mandrake Selezione'' #15]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
+*"8", [[Fantomet 6/1980|''Fantomet'' #6]] and [[Fantomet 7/1980| #7]] (1980)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Oito Volta a Atacar", [[Mundo de Aventuras 255 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #255]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"8 de Octon", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 13|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #13]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 14| #14]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"8", [[Fantomen 23/1978|''Fantomen'' #23]] and [[Fantomen 24/1978| #24]] (1978)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake 202 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #202]] [[Mandrake 203 (Tay)| #203]] [[Mandrake 204 (Tay)| #204]] [[Mandrake 205 (Tay)| #205]] (1978)
+*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake 202 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #202]] & [[Mandrake 203 (Tay)| #203]] & [[Mandrake 204 (Tay)| #204]] & [[Mandrake 205 (Tay)| #205]] (1978)
-*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 36 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #36]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 37 (Tay)| #37]]
+*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake Albüm 65 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #65]] and [[Mandrake Albüm 66 (Tay)| #66]] (1978)
+*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 36 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #36]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 37 (Tay)| #37]]
+*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 15 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #15]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 16 (Tay 33 issues)| #16]]
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
+*"Četvrti susret", [[Super EKS Almanah 4|''Super EKS Almanah'' #4]] (1980)
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