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|Title= Space Glitch | |Title= Space Glitch | ||
|image= [[Image:md-2004-08-16.png|400 px]] | |image= [[Image:md-2004-08-16.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:2022-01-24.png|400 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2022)'' | ||
|Start= August 16th, 2004 | |Start= August 16th, 2004 | ||
|End= January 22nd, 2005 | |End= January 22nd, 2005 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Two years ago the Space Warden was to project herself and the Tourist to the year 6002. But a space glitch split them up and the Space Warden was projected beck to Earth and the Tourist to an unknown place. Now she want Mandrake to help her finding the Tourist while she recover from space debris, and suddenly Mandrake found himself in Tombstone, in the year 1881. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[The Tourist (person)|The Tourist]], a gourmet from the year 6002 | |||
*[[The Space Warden]] | *[[The Space Warden]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Tex, a stagecoach guard | ||
* | *Curley, a coachman | ||
* | *Old Man Clanton, a gunfighter | ||
* | *Clayton, son of ''Old Man'' and a gunfighter | ||
* | *Clayton, son of ''Old Man'' and a gunfighter | ||
* | *Ma Jeebles, a cook and restaurant owner | ||
*Bumpas Clanton, son of ''Old Man'' and a gunfighter | |||
*Wyatt Earp, the new lawman in Tombstone | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*Tombstone, in the year 1881 | |||
**O.K. Corral | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of August 16, 2004 (Beginning: Space Glitch). | |||
*The Tourist first showed up in the 1955 daily story "[[The Tourist]]" and next in the 2001 Sunday story "[[Return of the Tourist]]". | |||
*The Space Warden first showed up in the 2001 Sunday story "[[Return of the Tourist]]". | |||
== | == Re-released story in 2022 == | ||
[[Image:2022-01-24.png|400 px]] | |||
*Start date: 24 January 2022 / End date: 2 July 2022. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:21, 3 July 2022
| Space Glitch | |
  (Re-released in 2022) | |
| Start date: | August 16th, 2004 |
|---|---|
| End date: | January 22nd, 2005 |
| # of strips: | 138 (23 weeks) |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Footsteps from the Past" |
| Followed by: | "Blizzard of Crime" |
"Space Glitch" is the 248th Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Two years ago the Space Warden was to project herself and the Tourist to the year 6002. But a space glitch split them up and the Space Warden was projected beck to Earth and the Tourist to an unknown place. Now she want Mandrake to help her finding the Tourist while she recover from space debris, and suddenly Mandrake found himself in Tombstone, in the year 1881.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda
- The Tourist, a gourmet from the year 6002
- The Space Warden
One-time characters
- Tex, a stagecoach guard
- Curley, a coachman
- Old Man Clanton, a gunfighter
- Clayton, son of Old Man and a gunfighter
- Clayton, son of Old Man and a gunfighter
- Ma Jeebles, a cook and restaurant owner
- Bumpas Clanton, son of Old Man and a gunfighter
- Wyatt Earp, the new lawman in Tombstone
Locations
- Xanadu
- Tombstone, in the year 1881
- O.K. Corral
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of August 16, 2004 (Beginning: Space Glitch).
- The Tourist first showed up in the 1955 daily story "The Tourist" and next in the 2001 Sunday story "Return of the Tourist".
- The Space Warden first showed up in the 2001 Sunday story "Return of the Tourist".
Re-released story in 2022
- Start date: 24 January 2022 / End date: 2 July 2022.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: