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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).

Signifiant covers

Australia
Brazil
Finland
France
Indonesia
Italy
Italy
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand
Portugal

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)

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 |Title= The Impostor
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 |Start= October 6, 1952
 |End= December 27, 1952
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+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===
+=== Appearances ===
 <div style="float:left; width:50%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Lothar]]
+*[[Lothar]], King of the Federated Tribes
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Trader Sam, a trader.
+*Kid Socky, an escaped prisoner
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+*Africa
+**Federated Tribes
+**Nargda, a town in central Africa
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+== Behind the scenes ==
-===Follows===
+*The title for the story is given in the strip of October 4, 1952 (Next Week - The Impostor).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Shakespeare-15.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Mandrake001rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Sarjakuvalehti 1960-07.jpg|[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland
+Mmm-011.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Indonesia-d070.jpg|[[Image:mini_indonesia.gif]] Indonesia
+Il Vascello-02-35.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Super Albo 132.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Comart53.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Paquito11016.jpg|[[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico
+Mandrake FP 096.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Mundodeav-01-0240.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
+*"El impostor", [[Gran Bonete 11|''Gran Bonete'' #11]] (1955)
 *"no title", [[Mandrake el mago 14 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #14]] (1960 or 1961)
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
+*"The Impostor", [[Mandrake Comic 15|''Mandrake Comic'' #15]] (1955)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
-*"O Rei Lotar", [[Mandrake 1 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1953)
+*"O rei Lotar", [[Mandrake 1 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1953)
-*"O Rei Lothar", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #1]] (1979)
+*"O rei Lotar", [[Gibi de Ouro 2|''Gibi de Ouro'' #2]] (1985) (reprint of 1953 [[Mandrake 1 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #1]])
+*"O rei Lothar", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #1]] (1979)
 === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
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 *"Il re fantoccio", [[Albo Furore 5|''Albo Furore'' #5]], [[Albo Furore 6| #6]], [[Albo Furore 7| #7]], [[Albo Furore 8| #8]] and [[Albo Furore 9| #9]] (1953)
 *"Il re fantoccio", [[Il Vascello 35 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #35]] (1960)
+*"Il re fantoccio", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 7|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #7]] (1962)
+*"Il re fantoccio", [[Super Albo 132 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #132]] (1965)
 *"Il re fantoccio", [[New Comics Now 305|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #305]] (1993)
+*"Il re fantoccio", [[Mandrake 53 (Comic Art)]] (1997)
+=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
+*"El falso del Lotario", [[Paquito 11016|''Paquito'' #11016]] (1953)
-=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
-*"Trollkvinnan från djungeln", [[Mandrake 1955 (Åhlén & Åkerlunds)|''Mandrake'']] (1955)
+*"The Impostor", [[Mandrake the Magician 96 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #96]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 97 (Feature Productions)| ''Mandrake the Magician'' #97]] (1955)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Rei dos Negros", [[Mundo de Aventuras 240|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #240]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 252|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #252]] (1954)
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