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The Butterfly Man

Start date:	February 24, 1964
End date:	June 13, 1964
# of strips:	96 (16 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Disturber"
Followed by:	"The Chief"

"The Butterfly Man" is the 124th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

At the top of a telephon pole a strange man with a butterfly net appear out of the air. When Mandrake following the strange man, he vanished into an invisible hole in the air. And found himself in a weird landscape of violet light. A parallel world where giant praying mantis are the masters and human look alike baghs are similar as insects, while mekax are human look alike robots.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Narda, two pictures only.
The Police Chief

One-time characters

Bud, a telephon lineman.
Clem, a farmer.
Min, Clem's wife.
Mac, works at the police station.
Mekax, the Butterfly man - a robot.
Baghs, tiny man alike ants.

Locations

New York
S.S. Div.

Behind the scenes

The title for the story taken from the strip of February 24, 1964 (Beginning: The Butterfly Man).
This is the last daily story where one can see Mandrake lights a cigarette.

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
Spain
Sweden
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"El hombre mariposa", Mandrake el Mago #66 (1965)

Brazil

"O Homem do Outro Mundo", Mandrake #92 (1964)
"O Homem do Outro Mundo", Mandrake #231 (1975)
"A Barreira do Tempo", Mandrake #312 (1982)

Denmark

"Sommerfuglejægeren", Fantomet Solo #1 (1984)

Finland

"Perhoskerääjä", Mustanaamio #18 and #19 (1981)

France

"La lumière verte", Mandrake #129 & "Le monde des insectes", Mandrake #130 (1967)
"L'homme-papillon", Le Journal de Mickey #1426-#1437 (1979_1980)
"L'homme-papillon", Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 1 (2015)
"L'homme-papillon", Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 2) (2017)

West Germany

"Der Schmetterlingsmann", Mandra der Magier #1 (1980)

India

"Mandrake - The Giant Insects", Mandrake - The Giant Insects (1988)
"The Butterfly Man", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #24 (1994)
"The Peculiar World", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #29 (1995)
"The Butterfly Men", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #68 (1998) incomplete
"The Butterfly Man", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #70 (1998)

Italy

"La luce verde"" & "La dimension dei profumi", Mandrake #78 and #79 (1964-1965)
"La luce verde", Mandrake - New Comics Now #166 (1986)

Norway

"Sommerfuglsamleren", Semic Superpocket #3 (1982)
"Sommerfuglmannen", Fantomet #4 and #5 (1989)

Spain

"La luz verde" and "El mekax", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #70c and #71c (1964)
"La luz verde" and "El mekax", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
"La luz verde" and "El mekax", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #14C and #15C (1970)

"El Hombre Mariposa", Pocket de Ases #29 (1983)

Sweden

"Fjärilssamlaren", Fantomen #9 and #10 (1981)
"Fjärilssamlaren", Comix Pocket #3 (1989)

Turkey

"Robot Adam", Mandrake #205 & #206 a& #207 (1978)
"Robot Adam", Mandrake Albüm #66 & #67 (1978)
"Robot Adam", Mandrake Albüm #176 & #177

USA

"The Butterfly Man", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Butterfly Man" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+At the top of a telephon pole a strange man with a butterfly net appear out of the air. When Mandrake following the strange man, he vanished into an invisible ''hole'' in the air. And found himself in a weird landscape of violet light. A parallel world where giant praying mantis are the masters and human look alike ''baghs'' are similar as insects, while mekax are human look alike robots.
 ===Appearances===
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 *[[Mandrake]]
 *[[Lothar]]
-*[[Narda]]
+*[[Narda]], two pictures only.
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Bud, a telephon lineman.
+*Clem, a farmer.
+*Min, Clem's wife.
+*Mac, works at the police station.
+*Mekax, the Butterfly man - a robot.
+*Baghs, tiny man alike ants.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+*[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Div.]]
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for the story taken from the strip of February 24, 1964 (Beginning: The Butterfly Man).
+*This is the last daily story where one can see Mandrake lights a cigarette.
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake092rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake231rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake312rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mmm-129.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Mmm-130.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Ilvascello mandrake-078.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ilvascello mandrake-079.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ncn-mandrake-166.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Chm-serie-c-70.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Chm-serie-c-71.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Comixpocket 3.png|[[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden
+ClassMandSeries2thebutterflyman.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"O Homem do Outro Mundo", [[Mandrake 92 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #92]] (1964)
+*"O Homem do Outro Mundo", [[Mandrake 231 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #231]] (1975)
 *"A Barreira do Tempo", [[Mandrake 312 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #312]] (1982)
+=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
+*"Sommerfuglejægeren", [[Fantomet Solo 1 - Mandrake|''Fantomet Solo'' #1]] (1984)
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
+*"Perhoskerääjä", [[Mustanaamio 18/1981|''Mustanaamio'' #18]] and [[Mustanaamio 19/1981| #19]] (1981)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
 *"La lumière verte", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 129|''Mandrake'' #129]] & "Le monde des insectes", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 130|''Mandrake'' #130]] (1967)
+*"L'homme-papillon", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1426-#1437]] (1979_1980)
+*"L'homme-papillon", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 1|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 1'']] (2015)
+*"L'homme-papillon", [[Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 2)|''Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 2)'']] (2017)
 === [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
-*"Der Schmetterlingsmann", [[Mandra (Der Magier - Mit Rip Korby) 1|''Mandra'' #1]] (1982)
+*"Der Schmetterlingsmann", [[Mandra der Magier 1 - mit Rip Korby|''Mandra der Magier'' #1]] (1980)
 === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
+*"Mandrake - The Giant Insects", [[Mandrake - The Giant Insects]] (1988)
 *"The Butterfly Man", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 24|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #24]] (1994)
-*"The Butterfly Man", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 29|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #29]] (1995)
+*"The Peculiar World", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 29|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #29]] (1995)
-*"The Butterfly Man", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 68|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #68]] (1998) <small>incomplete</small>
+*"The Butterfly Men", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 68|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #68]] (1998) <small>incomplete</small>
 *"The Butterfly Man", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 70|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #70]] (1998)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"La luce verde"" & "La dimension dei profumi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 78|''Mandrake'' #78]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 79| #79]] (1964-1965)
 *"La luce verde", [[New Comics Now 166|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #166]] (1986)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
 *"Sommerfuglsamleren", [[Semic Superpocket 3|''Semic Superpocket'' #3]] (1982)
+*"Sommerfuglmannen", [[Fantomet 4/1989|''Fantomet'' #4]] and [[Fantomet 5/1989| #5]] (1989)
 === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
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 === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Fjärilssamlaren", [[Fantomen 9/1981|''Fantomen'' #9]] and [[Fantomen 10/1981| #10]] (1981)
 *"Fjärilssamlaren", [[Comix Pocket 3|''Comix Pocket'' #3]] (1989)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"Robot Adam", [[Mandrake 205 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #205]] [[Mandrake 206 (Tay)| #206]] [[Mandrake 207 (Tay)| #207]] (1978)
+*"Robot Adam", [[Mandrake 205 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #205]] & [[Mandrake 206 (Tay)| #206]] a& [[Mandrake 207 (Tay)| #207]] (1978)
-*"Robot Adam", [[Mandrake Albüm 176 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #176]] [[Mandrake Albüm 177 (Tay)| #177]]
+*"Robot Adam", [[Mandrake Albüm 66 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #66]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 67 (Tay)| #67]] (1978)
+*"Robot Adam", [[Mandrake Albüm 176 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #176]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 177 (Tay)| #177]]
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"The Butterfly Man", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Butterfly Man" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Butterfly Man" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019)
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