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|Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship
|Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.5:<br>The Ghost Ship
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|Start= December 29th, 1940
|Start= December 29th, 1940
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.4: The Amazons|The Flame Pearls Pt.4:<br>The Amazons]]"
|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago]]"
|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago|The Flame Pearls Pt.6:<br>The Witch of Tago]]"
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for ''flame colored pearls''. After passing through the Strangler Straits, they are attacked by a sea monster. Then the Argos comes upon a fishing-boat, drifting with all the fishermen asleep on the deck. When they wake up they tell about a mysterious ''Ghost Ship''.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Colonel Barton]]
*[[June]], daughter of Colonel Barton.


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*The doctor on Argos.
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
*Captain Beeker, on Argos.
*Captain Gar, on the ''Ghost Ship''.
*Gretel, Gar's lovely daughter.
*Jim, in love with Gretel.
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*South Pacific.
*The Strangler Straits.
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S.[[Argos]], Colonel Barton's yacht.
*''The Ghost Ship''.
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</div><br clear="all">
==Behind the scenes==
*The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
*The "Flame Pearls" story is a ''retelling'' of an ancient Greek myth; "[[Spotlight on Inspiration - Jason and the Golden Fleece|Jason and the Golden Fleece]]".


==Related stories==
== Signifiant covers ==
===Follows===
<gallery>
 
O globo juvenil-933.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
===Referenced in===
Novo-Gibi-1813.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-16.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
LGA Merlin Rojo-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le vaisseau fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 329|''Mandrake'' #329]] (1971)
*"Le vaisseau fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 329|''Mandrake'' #329]] (1971)
*"Les perles de flamme", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 3|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #3]] (1980)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il vascello fantasma", [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1971)
*"Il vascello fantasma", [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1971)
*"Le perle di fiamma", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 3|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #3]] (1980)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
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=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1942)
*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 70|''King Comics'' #70]], [[King Comics 71|''King Comics'' #71]], [[King Comics 72|''King Comics'' #72]], [[King Comics 73|''King Comics'' #73]] and [[King Comics 74|''King Comics'' #74]] (1942)  
 


[[Category:Sunday stories|Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship, The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship, The]]

Latest revision as of 13:20, 24 December 2022

The Flame Pearls Pt.5:
The Ghost Ship
Start date: December 29th, 1940
End date: April 20th, 1941
# of strips: 17 (17 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Flame Pearls Pt.4:
The Amazons"
Followed by: "The Flame Pearls Pt.6:
The Witch of Tago"


"The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship" is the 18th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. After passing through the Strangler Straits, they are attacked by a sea monster. Then the Argos comes upon a fishing-boat, drifting with all the fishermen asleep on the deck. When they wake up they tell about a mysterious Ghost Ship.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • The doctor on Argos.
  • Captain Beeker, on Argos.
  • Captain Gar, on the Ghost Ship.
  • Gretel, Gar's lovely daughter.
  • Jim, in love with Gretel.

Locations

  • South Pacific.
  • The Strangler Straits.

Vehicles

  • S.S.Argos, Colonel Barton's yacht.
  • The Ghost Ship.


Behind the scenes

  • The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
  • The "Flame Pearls" story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".

Signifiant covers

  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • Spain
    Spain
  • Spain
    Spain

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

Finland

France

Italy

Norway

Spain

Sweden

USA

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