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|Title= The Other Side of Nowhere | |Title= The Other Side of Nowhere | ||
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|Start= July 9th, 1990 | |Start= July 9th, 1990 | ||
|End= November 17th, 1990 | |End= November 17th, 1990 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Immediately after a small earthquake the Chief called Mandrake. Some people said ''something'' came and vient out of nowhere, could come down to the S.S. Division? While investigating the scene giants ''hands'' came from nowhere. They grab a tree and Mandrake follows, then Lothar. | |||
They found themself into a parallel universe, at the planet Dzw. A strange alien universe where robots now ruled the world and the people are their slaves. Time to time the Earth and Dzw get close enough to cross into each other space, feeling like a small earthquake. | |||
Looking for the window that opens to the Earth Mandrake and Lothar found the Chief. Mandrake had found the weak point of the robots, and before our friends returned to Earth they started a revolution at Dzw. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
*[[Narda]], at Xanadu only. | |||
*[[Karma]], at Xanadu only. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Division]] | |||
*Zset, the greatest state of planet Dzw. | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The story title is lifted from the plot and partly from the strip of September 6, 1990 (.. on the other side... of where?). | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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*"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 9|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #9]] (1992) | *"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 9|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #9]] (1992) | ||
*"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 56|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #56]] (1997) | *"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 56|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #56]] (1997) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Divisione casi bizzarri", [[New Comics Now 349|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #349]] (1995) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Other Side of Nowhere", [[Strip Adventure 1 (1992)|''Strip Adventure'' #1]] & [[Strip Adventure 2 (1992)|2]] (1992) ''(strips from July 9 to September 1, 1990)'' | |||
*"The Other Side of Nowhere", [[Strip Adventure 6|''Strip Adventure'' #6]] (1996) ''(strips from July 9 to September 1, 1990)'' | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Other Side of Nowhere, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Other Side of Nowhere, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:54, 3 January 2023
| The Other Side of Nowhere | |
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| Start date: | July 9th, 1990 |
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| End date: | November 17th, 1990 |
| # of strips: | 114 (19 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Voodoo" |
| Followed by: | "Return of the Clay Camel...and Others" |
"The Other Side of Nowhere" is the 206th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Immediately after a small earthquake the Chief called Mandrake. Some people said something came and vient out of nowhere, could come down to the S.S. Division? While investigating the scene giants hands came from nowhere. They grab a tree and Mandrake follows, then Lothar.
They found themself into a parallel universe, at the planet Dzw. A strange alien universe where robots now ruled the world and the people are their slaves. Time to time the Earth and Dzw get close enough to cross into each other space, feeling like a small earthquake.
Looking for the window that opens to the Earth Mandrake and Lothar found the Chief. Mandrake had found the weak point of the robots, and before our friends returned to Earth they started a revolution at Dzw.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- The Police Chief
- Narda, at Xanadu only.
- Karma, at Xanadu only.
One-time characters
Locations
- New York
- Xanadu
- S.S. Division
- Zset, the greatest state of planet Dzw.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot and partly from the strip of September 6, 1990 (.. on the other side... of where?).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #9 (1992)
- "no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #56 (1997)
Italy
- "Divisione casi bizzarri", Mandrake - New Comics Now #349 (1995)
USA
- "The Other Side of Nowhere", Strip Adventure #1 & 2 (1992) (strips from July 9 to September 1, 1990)
- "The Other Side of Nowhere", Strip Adventure #6 (1996) (strips from July 9 to September 1, 1990)