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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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At Brown's farm a mysterious little fog popping up. If something or someone enters the fog, the fog vanished and what's inside disappears. Mandrake and Lothar go to the farm to investigate the mystery. Entering the little fog our friends find themselves in a mysterious and strange world.
 
The strange world, with no trees or bushes and cities like giant bubbles that float in the air, was Earth fifty thousand years in the future. Thousands of years ago the people have perfected time travel and invented the time-gate, the Little Fog. They began a project to record in picture and sound the history of the Earth, but it was too dangerous. A time travveler went into the middle age and there was a plague. He returned from the past sick and the sickness spread. The people decided to destroy the time machines and outlawed time travels.
 
JonnyXI97C discovered some ancient plans to make a time machine. And now he had found himself a new toy....


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Narda]], last strip only.


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Brown, a farmer
*Maggy, Mr. Brown's lead cow.
*Marge, a girl
*JonnyXI97C, a boy from the future.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
**[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Dept.]]
*Duncan Falls, 1956 and 50 000 years into the future.
**Brown's farm, route forty near Duncan Falls
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of July 2, 1956 (Beginning: The Little Fog).
 
*[[Constance Falk|Duncan Falls]] refering to where Lee Falk's wife grew up.
===Referenced in===
 
 
== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Shakespeare-26.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake Edicao Extra 1957.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake293rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrakecolecao20.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Il Vascello-02-17.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-332.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 148.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
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=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
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=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Vihreä pyörre", [[Sarjakuvalehti 19/1963|''Sarjakuvalehti'' #19]] (1963)
*"Utu tulevaisuudesta", [[Mustanaamio 1/1979|''Mustanaamio'' #1]], [[Mustanaamio 2/1979| #2]] and [[Mustanaamio 3/1979| #3]] (1979)
*"Utu tulevaisuudesta", [[Mustanaamio 1/1979|''Mustanaamio'' #1]], [[Mustanaamio 2/1979| #2]] and [[Mustanaamio 3/1979| #3]] (1979)
*"Utu tulevaisuudesta", [[Sarjakirja 1/1989|''Sarjakirja'' #1/1989]] (1989)
*"Utu tulevaisuudesta", [[Sarjakirja 1/1989|''Sarjakirja'' #1/1989]] (1989)
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le brouillard mystérieux", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 339|''Mandrake'' #339]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 340| #340]] (1971)
*"Le brouillard mystérieux", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 339|''Mandrake'' #339]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 340| #340]] (1971)
*no title given, [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957'']]  (2012)
*''"no title given"'', [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957'']]  (2012)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La nebbia misteriosa", [[Il Vascello 17 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #17]] (1959)
*"La nebbia misteriosa", [[Il Vascello 17 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #17]] (1959)
*"La nebbia misteriosa", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]] (1961)
*"La nebbia misteriosa", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]] (1961)
*"La nebbia misteriosa", [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 13|''Mandrake'' #13]] and [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 14| #14]] (1971)
*"La nebbia misteriosa", [[New Comics Now 332|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #332]] (1994)
*"La nebbia misteriosa", [[New Comics Now 332|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #332]] (1994)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Little Fog", [[Mandrake the Magician 147 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #147'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 148 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #148'']] (1957)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
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=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Esrarengiz Duman", [[Mandrake Albüm 83 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #83]]
*"Esrarengiz Duman", [[Mandrake Albüm 83 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #83]]
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Little Fog", [[Mandrake the Magician 1 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] (1959)


[[Category:Daily stories|Little Fog, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Little Fog, The]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, 22 March 2023

The Little Fog
Md-1956-07-02.png
Start date: July 2, 1956
End date: October 20, 1956
# of strips: 96 (16 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Decoy"
Followed by: "Tub's Gang"

"The Little Fog" is the 88th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

At Brown's farm a mysterious little fog popping up. If something or someone enters the fog, the fog vanished and what's inside disappears. Mandrake and Lothar go to the farm to investigate the mystery. Entering the little fog our friends find themselves in a mysterious and strange world.

The strange world, with no trees or bushes and cities like giant bubbles that float in the air, was Earth fifty thousand years in the future. Thousands of years ago the people have perfected time travel and invented the time-gate, the Little Fog. They began a project to record in picture and sound the history of the Earth, but it was too dangerous. A time travveler went into the middle age and there was a plague. He returned from the past sick and the sickness spread. The people decided to destroy the time machines and outlawed time travels.

JonnyXI97C discovered some ancient plans to make a time machine. And now he had found himself a new toy....

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Brown, a farmer
  • Maggy, Mr. Brown's lead cow.
  • Marge, a girl
  • JonnyXI97C, a boy from the future.

Locations

  • New York
  • Duncan Falls, 1956 and 50 000 years into the future.
    • Brown's farm, route forty near Duncan Falls


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of July 2, 1956 (Beginning: The Little Fog).
  • Duncan Falls refering to where Lee Falk's wife grew up.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Signifiant covers

  • Mini australia.gif Australia

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

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