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|Title= The Enchantress | |Title= The Enchantress | ||
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|Start= October 11, 1954 | |Start= October 11, 1954 | ||
|End= January 1, 1955 | |End= January 1, 1955 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Looking in Mandrake's old album of his College of Magic days Narda found a card with the words: ''Mandrake, I'll always love you, Aleena''. Mandrake told Narda that Aleena came from some strange little kingdom and had to leave the College when her parens became ill. Him and Aleena was just a typical tee-age puppy love and he had forgotten all about it. He vaguely recall they had made some sort of teen-age pledge to meet again, in thirteen years on Bald Mountain. Thirteen years ago... | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | |||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Aleena]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Gurn, have been in love with Aleena for years. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]], small flashbacks. | |||
*Bald Mountain, a remote place in southern Europe. Home of Aleena. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 11, 1954 (Beginning: The Enchantress). | |||
*[[Eleanor Allina Epstein|Aleena]], ''named'' after Lee Falk's mother. | *[[Eleanor Allina Epstein|Aleena]], ''named'' after Lee Falk's mother. | ||
*Bald Mountain is a bit like [[Xanadu]]. | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Shakespeare-1956.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Mandrake014rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakecolecao14.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Taika-jim sarjakirja 1 88.jpg|[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland | |||
Il Vascello-02-10.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Super Albo 114.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ncn-mandrake-331.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia === | |||
*"The Enchantress", [[Mandrake Annual 1956|''Mandrake Annual'' Xmas 1956]] (1956) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
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*"Alina, a Feiticeira", [[Mandrake 294 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #294]] (1980) | *"Alina, a Feiticeira", [[Mandrake 294 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #294]] (1980) | ||
*"Mandrake Contra Alena a Feiticeira", [[Mandrake Coleção 14|''Mandrake Coleção'' #14]] (1990) | *"Mandrake Contra Alena a Feiticeira", [[Mandrake Coleção 14|''Mandrake Coleção'' #14]] (1990) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark === | |||
*"Heksen", [[Fantomet 321|''Fantomet'' #321]] and [[Fantomet 322| #322]] (1990) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
*''"Aleena"'', [[Sarjakuvalehti 5/1963|''Sarjakuvalehti'' #5]] (1963) | *''"Aleena"'', [[Sarjakuvalehti 5/1963|''Sarjakuvalehti'' #5]] (1963) | ||
*"Noita", [[Sarjakirja 1/1988|''Sarjakirja'' #1 | *"Noita", [[Mustanaamio 14/1980|''Mustanaamio'' #14]] (1980) | ||
*"Noita", [[Sarjakirja 1/1988|''Sarjakirja'' #1]] (1988) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"La maga della montagna", [[Il Vascello 10 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #10]] (1959) | *"La maga della montagna", [[Il Vascello 10 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #10]] (1959) | ||
*"La maga della montagna", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 3|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #3]] (1962) | |||
*"La maga della montagna", [[Super Albo 114 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #114]] (1964) | |||
*"La maga della montagna", [[New Comics Now 331|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #331]] (1994) | *"La maga della montagna", [[New Comics Now 331|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #331]] (1994) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"Heksen", [[Fantomet 7/1982|''Fantomet'' #7]] (1982) | |||
*"Heksen", [[Serie-pocket 138 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #138]] (1988) | *"Heksen", [[Serie-pocket 138 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #138]] (1988) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"Alina, A Feiticeira", [[Colecção Condor 53|''Colecção Condor #53'']] (1955) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Häxan", [[Fantomen 12/1979|''Fantomen'' #12]] (1979) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"The Enchantress", [[Mandrake the Magician 11 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #11]] (1961) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:48, 15 March 2023
| The Enchantress | |
| |
| Start date: | October 11, 1954 |
|---|---|
| End date: | January 1, 1955 |
| # of strips: | 72 (12 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Museum Theft" |
| Followed by: | "The Tourist" |
"The Enchantress" is the 79th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Looking in Mandrake's old album of his College of Magic days Narda found a card with the words: Mandrake, I'll always love you, Aleena. Mandrake told Narda that Aleena came from some strange little kingdom and had to leave the College when her parens became ill. Him and Aleena was just a typical tee-age puppy love and he had forgotten all about it. He vaguely recall they had made some sort of teen-age pledge to meet again, in thirteen years on Bald Mountain. Thirteen years ago...
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Gurn, have been in love with Aleena for years.
Locations
- New York
- College of Magic, small flashbacks.
- Bald Mountain, a remote place in southern Europe. Home of Aleena.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 11, 1954 (Beginning: The Enchantress).
- Aleena, named after Lee Falk's mother.
- Bald Mountain is a bit like Xanadu.
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
Finland
Italy
Italy
Italy
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Enchantress", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1956 (1956)
Brazil
- "Alena, a Feiticeira", Mandrake #14 (1955)
- "Alina, a Feiticeira", Mandrake #294 (1980)
- "Mandrake Contra Alena a Feiticeira", Mandrake Coleção #14 (1990)
Denmark
- "Heksen", Fantomet #321 and #322 (1990)
Finland
- "Aleena", Sarjakuvalehti #5 (1963)
- "Noita", Mustanaamio #14 (1980)
- "Noita", Sarjakirja #1 (1988)
France
- "La magicienne de la montagne", Spécial Mandrake #17 (1965)
- "La magicienne de la montagne", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 4 (Soleil) (1994)
Italy
- "La maga della montagna", Il Vascello #10 (1959)
- "La maga della montagna", I Classici dell'Avventura #3 (1962)
- "La maga della montagna", Super Albo #114 (1964)
- "La maga della montagna", Mandrake - New Comics Now #331 (1994)
Norway
- "Heksen", Fantomet #7 (1982)
- "Heksen", Serie-pocket #138 (1988)
Portugal
- "Alina, A Feiticeira", Colecção Condor #53 (1955)
Sweden
- "Häxan", Fantomen #12 (1979)
United Kingdom
- "The Enchantress", Mandrake the Magician #11 (1961)
Yugoslavia
- "Lik u plamenu", Denis #181 (1979)