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Secret of the Sargasso

Start date:	December 28, 1959
End date:	March 19, 1960
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Shirlana"
Followed by:	"Spooks"

"Secret of the Sargasso" is the 105th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

On a trip aboard a yacht our friends arrives the Sargasso Sea. 1000 miles from land the yacht prop fouls on a cable. When Mandrake dives down he sees a skindiver, who shoots and runs.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Captain, on the yacht.
Lucky Loopy, ex-rackets king.
"Cookie", a dynamiter and cook.
Vonn, a financier and billionaire swindler.
Putchy, tried to knock off a king.
La Trin

Locations

The Sargasso Sea

Vehicles

S.S.Argos

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 26, 1959 (Next Week: Secret of the Sargasso) and December 28, 1959 (Beginning tomorrow: Secret of the Sargasso).

Signifiant covers

Australia
Brazil
Greece
Greece
Greece
Greece
Italy
United Kingdom

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"no title", Mandrake el Mago #16 (1961)

Australia

"no title", Mandrake the Magician #14 (1962 (?))
"no title", Mandrake the Magician #37 (1965 (?))

Brazil

"O Mistério do Mar de Sargaços", Mandrake #47 (1960)
"Mistério no Fundo do Mar", Mandrake #304 (1981)

Denmark

"Sargassohavets hemmelighed", Fantomet #216 (1983)

Finland

"Sargassomeren salaisuus", Mustanaamio #6 and #8 (1980)
"Sargassomeren salaisuus", Sarjakirja #120 (1987)

France

"no title given, Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Greece

"Στην Θάλασσα Των Σαργασσών", ΒΕΛΟΣ #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26 and #27 (1968)

Italy

"Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", Super Albo #8 (1962)
"Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", Mandrake #158 (1970)
"Mistero nel mar dei Sargassi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #70 (1982)

Norway

"Sargassohavets Hemmelighet", Fantomet #18 (1981)
"Sargassohavets hemmelighet", Serie-pocket #127 (1987)

Spain

"Los peces humanos", Serie Amarilla #22 (1959)

Sweden

"Sargassohavets hemlighet" , Serie-pressen #17 (1972)
"Sargassohavets hemlighet", Fantomen #26 (1979)

United Kingdom

"The Secret of the Sargasso", Mandrake the Magician #16 (1961)

Yugoslavia

"Tajna Sargaskog mora", Super EKS Almanah #85 (1987)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+On a trip aboard a yacht our friends arrives the Sargasso Sea. 1000 miles from land the yacht prop fouls on a cable. When Mandrake dives down he sees a skindiver, who shoots and runs.
 ===Appearances===
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Captain, on the yacht.
+*Lucky Loopy, ex-rackets king.
+*"Cookie", a dynamiter and cook.
+*Vonn, a financier and billionaire swindler.
+*Putchy, tried to knock off a king.
+*La Trin
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*The Sargasso Sea
+'''Vehicles'''
+*S.S.[[Argos]]
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 26, 1959 (Next Week: Secret of the Sargasso) and December 28, 1959 (Beginning tomorrow: Secret of the Sargasso).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Photo-type-37.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Mandrake047rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+ΒΕΛΟΣ-18.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
+ΒΕΛΟΣ-19.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
+ΒΕΛΟΣ-20.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
+ΒΕΛΟΣ-21.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
+Super Albo 008.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Miller-mtm-16.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
+*"no title", [[Mandrake el mago 16 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #16]] (1961)
 === [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
-*''no title'', [[Mandrake the Magician 37 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #37]] (1965 <small>(?)</small>)
+*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake the Magician 14 (Young's Merchandising)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #14]] (1962 <small>(?)</small>)
+*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake the Magician 37 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #37]] (1965 <small>(?)</small>)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
-*"O mistério do Mar de Sargaços", [[Mandrake 47 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #47]] (1960)
+*"O Mistério do Mar de Sargaços", [[Mandrake 47 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #47]] (1960)
 *"Mistério no Fundo do Mar", [[Mandrake 304 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #304]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
+*"Sargassohavets hemmelighed", [[Fantomet 216|''Fantomet'' #216]] (1983)
 === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
@@ Line 57: / Line 80: @@
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", [[Super Albo 8 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #8]] (1962)
 *"Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 158|''Mandrake'' #158]] (1970)
 *"Mistero nel mar dei Sargassi", [[New Comics Now 70|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #70]] (1982)
@@ Line 68: / Line 92: @@
 === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Sargassohavets hemlighet" , [[Serie-pressen 17/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #17]] (1972)
 *"Sargassohavets hemlighet", [[Fantomen 26/1979|''Fantomen'' #26]] (1979)