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|Title= The Butterfly Man | |Title= The Butterfly Man | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1964-02-24.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= | |Start= February 24, 1964 | ||
|End= June 13, 1964 | |End= June 13, 1964 | ||
|Strips= 96 (16 weeks) | |Strips= 96 (16 weeks) | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == 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=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], two pictures only. | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''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%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Div.]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==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 == | |||
<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 == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina === | |||
*"El hombre mariposa", [[Mandrake el mago 66 (Impacto)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #66]] (1965) | |||
=== [[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 === | === [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany === | ||
*"Der Schmetterlingsmann", [[Mandra | *"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 Peculiar World", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 29|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #29]] (1995) | |||
*"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 === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"Sommerfuglsamleren", [[Semic Superpocket 3|''Semic Superpocket'' #3]] (1982) | *"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 === | |||
*"La luz verde" and "El mekax", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos 70 - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #70c]] and [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos 71 - Série C| #71c]] (1964) | |||
*"La luz verde" and "El mekax", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos Album - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' Album de Rip Kirby]] (1964) | |||
*"La luz verde" and "El mekax", [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos - Série C 14|''Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #14C]] and [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos - Série C 15| #15C]] (1970) | |||
*"El Hombre Mariposa", [[Pocket de Ases 29|''Pocket de Ases'' #29]] (1983) | *"El Hombre Mariposa", [[Pocket de Ases 29|''Pocket de Ases'' #29]] (1983) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[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) | *"Fjärilssamlaren", [[Comix Pocket 3|''Comix Pocket'' #3]] (1989) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Robot Adam", [[Mandrake 205 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #205]] & [[Mandrake 206 (Tay)| #206]] a& [[Mandrake 207 (Tay)| #207]] (1978) | |||
*"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) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Butterfly Man, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Butterfly Man, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:06, 27 May 2023
| 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)