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Curse of the Kavrun Emerald

Start date:	October 29, 1950
End date:	January 14, 1951
# of strips:	12 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Department Store Mystery"
Followed by:	"The Venus Flytrap"

"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald" is the 47th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Narda has inherited the famous Kavrun emerald ring after her aunt Sophia, Grand Duchess of Cockaigne. The famous ring is cursed and Narda told Mandrake that everyone who ever wore it died violently. But the cursed ring has one more secret.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Sophia, Grand Duchess of Cockaigne. Narda's aunt. Mentioned only
Narda's grand-grandfather, a famous mountain climber. Mentioned only
A mighty Lord of Cockaigne, Narda's ancestor. Mentioned only
Assassin #1
Assassin #2
Assassin #3

Locations

New York City
North Africa
- Atlas Mountains

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of October 29, 1950 (Beginning: Curse of the Kavrun Emerald !).

Signifiant covers

Italy
Italy
New Zealand
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"A maldição da esmeralda", Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1952 (1951)
"A Maldição da Esmeralda", Mandrake #94 (1964)

France

"La baque maudite", Mandrake #28 (1964)
"La baque maudite", Mandrake #319 (1971)
"L'emeraude de Kavrum", Mandrake #428 (1975)
"L'émeraude de Kavrun", Mandrake le Magicien #4 (1982)

Italy

"L'anello maledetto", Mandrake #44 (1963)
"L'anello maledetto", I Classici dell'Avventura #89 (1965)
"L'anello maledetto", Mandrake #74 (1975)
"L'anello maledetto", Mandrake - New Comics Now #169 (1986)
"L'anello maledetto", Mandrake #4 (1994)

New Zealand

"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", Mandrake the Magician #52 and Mandrake the Magician #53 (1953)

Norway

"Kavrunsmaragden", Skippern (1955)

Spain

"La maldición de la esmeralda", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)

Sweden

"Smaragdens förbannelse", Den vandrande vålnaden #1 (1996)

United Kingdom

"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", King Comic Annual (1954)

USA

"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", The Official Mandrake Sundays #4 (1989)

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 == Plot Summary ==
+Narda has inherited the famous Kavrun emerald ring after her aunt Sophia, Grand Duchess of [[Cockaigne]]. The famous ring is cursed and Narda told Mandrake that everyone who ever wore it died violently.
+But the cursed ring has one more secret.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
@@ Line 23: / Line 24: @@
 '''One-time characters'''
-*
+*Sophia, Grand Duchess of Cockaigne. Narda's aunt. <small>Mentioned only</small>
+*Narda's grand-grandfather, a famous mountain climber. <small>Mentioned only</small>
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*A mighty Lord of Cockaigne, Narda's ancestor. <small>Mentioned only</small>
+*Assassin #1
+*Assassin #2
+*Assassin #3
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York City
+*North Africa
+**Atlas Mountains
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of October 29, 1950 (Beginning: Curse of the Kavrun Emerald !).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake094rge.png[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Icda-m-089.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ilvascello-04-74.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake FP 052.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Official-M-sundays-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"A maldição da esmeralda", [[Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1952|''Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil'' 1952]] (1951)
+*"A Maldição da Esmeralda", [[Mandrake 94 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #94]] (1964)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
 *"La baque maudite", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 28|''Mandrake'' #28]] (1964)
 *"La baque maudite", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 319|''Mandrake'' #319]] (1971)
-*"L'émeraude de Kavrun", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection BD V.F) 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)
+*"L'emeraude de Kavrum", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 428|''Mandrake'' #428]] (1975)
+*"L'émeraude de Kavrun", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"L'anello maledetto", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 44|''Mandrake'' #44]] (1963)
-*"L'anello maledetto", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 89 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #89]] (1965)
+*"L'anello maledetto", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 89|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #89]] (1965)
+*"L'anello maledetto", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 74|''Mandrake'' #74]] (1975)
 *"L'anello maledetto", [[New Comics Now 169|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #169]] (1986)
 *"L'anello maledetto", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1994)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", [[Mandrake the Magician 52 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #52'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 53 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #53'']] (1953)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
 *"Kavrunsmaragden", [[Skippern]] (1955)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"La maldición de la esmeralda", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Smaragdens förbannelse", [[Fantomen - Den vandrande vålnaden 1|''Den vandrande vålnaden'' #1]] (1996)
+=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
+*"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", [[King Comic Annual (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' Annual]] (1954)
 === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===