The Impostor

The Impostor
Start date:	October 6, 1952
End date:	December 27, 1952
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Out of Nowhere"
Followed by:	"The Jungle Witch"

"The Impostor" is the 70th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

In every village trader Sam sees a statue of King Lothar. He found that the King lives in America and have been away for many years. Slowly a plan to gain power and wealth begin to take shape. power and money

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar, King of the Federated Tribes

One-time characters

• Trader Sam, a trader.
• Kid Socky, an escaped prisoner

Locations

• New York
• Africa
  • Federated Tribes
  • Nargda, a town in central Africa

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is given in the strip of October 4, 1952 (Next Week - The Impostor).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El impostor", Gran Bonete #11 (1955)
• "no title", Mandrake el Mago #14 (1960 or 1961)

Australia

• "The Impostor", Mandrake Comic #15 (1955)

Brazil

• "O rei Lotar", Mandrake #1 (1953)
• "O rei Lotar", Gibi de Ouro #2 (1985) (reprint of 1953 Mandrake #1)
• "O rei Lothar", Almanaque do Mandrake #1 (1979)

Finland

• "Mandrake ja Lotharin Kaksoisolento", Sarjakuvalehti #7 (1960)

France

• "Le roi fantoche", Mandrake #11 (1963)
• "Le roi fantoche",Spécial Mandrake #42 (1967)
• "L'imposteur", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)

Indonesia

• "Pseudo Lothar Kontra King Lothar", Mandrake (1953 ?)

Italy

• "Il re fantoccio", Albo Furore #5, #6, #7, #8 and #9 (1953)
• "Il re fantoccio", Il Vascello #35 (1960)
• "Il re fantoccio", I Classici dell'Avventura #7 (1962)
• "Il re fantoccio", Super Albo #132 (1965)
• "Il re fantoccio", Mandrake - New Comics Now #305 (1993)
• "Il re fantoccio", Mandrake 53 (Comic Art) (1997)

Mexico

• "El falso del Lotario", Paquito #11016 (1953)

New Zealand

• "The Impostor", Mandrake the Magician #96 and Mandrake the Magician #97 (1955)

Portugal

• "O Rei dos Negros", Mundo de Aventuras #240 to Mundo de Aventuras #252 (1954)