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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | |Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[The Peddler | |Preceded= "[[The Peddler]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[Narda's TV Show]]" | |Followed= "[[Narda's TV Show]]" | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A large park in a big city should be a place to enjoy and relax. Instead people are beeing terrorized by muggers, even in the daytime. Mandrake suggest to the Police Chief a secret weapon to clean up the ''city jungle''. His friend Lothar, the master of the jungle. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Pete, a park mugger. | |||
*Mike, a park mugger. | |||
*Johnny, a man in the park. | |||
*Mike, most popular cop on the force. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*Red Arrow Mob, toughest croed in town. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story taken from the strip of April 3, 1962 (Beginning: The City Jungle). | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Photo-type-30.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Mandrake075rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Almanaquedomandrake09.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mmm-126.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
ΒΕΛΟΣ-75.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece | |||
Ilvascello mandrake-020.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Icda-m-057.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ncn-mandrake-105.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Chm-serie-c-33.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
ClassMandSeries2thecityjungle.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia === | === [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia === | ||
*''no title'', [[Mandrake the Magician 30 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #30]] (1964 <small>(?)</small>) | *"''no title''", [[Mandrake the Magician 30 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #30]] (1964 <small>(?)</small>) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"Os Assaltantes do Parque", [[Mandrake 75 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #75]] (1962) | |||
*"Um Guarda na Selva", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 9|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #9]] ? (1981) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Panique dans la ville", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 126|''Mandrake'' #126]] (1967) | *"Panique dans la ville", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 126|''Mandrake'' #126]] (1967) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece === | |||
*"O Κεραυπoσ τηε Zoυγκλασ", [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 75|''ΒΕΛΟΣ'' #75]] (1969) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Panico nella metropoli", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 57 | *"Panico nella metropoli", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 20|''Mandrake'' #20]] (1962) | ||
*"Panico nella metropoli", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 57|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #57]] (1964) | |||
*"Panico nella metropoli", [[New Comics Now 105|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #105]] (1984) | *"Panico nella metropoli", [[New Comics Now 105|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #105]] (1984) | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake 175 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #175]] | *"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake 175 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #175]] & [[Mandrake 176 (Tay)| #176]] (1977) | ||
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake Albüm 56 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #56]] | *"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake Albüm 56 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #56]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 57 (Tay)| #57]] (1977) | ||
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake Albüm 56 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #56]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 57 (Tay)| #57]] (1977) | |||
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake Albüm 152 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #152]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 153 (Tay)| #153]] | |||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | ||
*"The City Jungle", [[Mandrake the Magician 20 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #20]] (1962) | *"The City Jungle", [[Mandrake the Magician 20 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #20]] (1962) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The City Jungle", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The City Jungle" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The City Jungle" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | |||
*"Црна стријела" (romanized as "Crna strijela"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1420|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1420]] (1979) | |||
==Remake== | |||
*"[[Menace of the City Jungle (King)|Menace of the City Jungle]]" by [[Don Heck]] and [[André LeBlanc]]. | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|City Jungle, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|City Jungle, The]] | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 13 July 2023
| The City Jungle | |
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| Start date: | April 2, 1962 |
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| End date: | June 9, 1962 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Peddler" |
| Followed by: | "Narda's TV Show" |
"The City Jungle" is the 115th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A large park in a big city should be a place to enjoy and relax. Instead people are beeing terrorized by muggers, even in the daytime. Mandrake suggest to the Police Chief a secret weapon to clean up the city jungle. His friend Lothar, the master of the jungle.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Pete, a park mugger.
- Mike, a park mugger.
- Johnny, a man in the park.
- Mike, most popular cop on the force.
Locations
- New York
Organizations
- Red Arrow Mob, toughest croed in town.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story taken from the strip of April 3, 1962 (Beginning: The City Jungle).
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
France
Greece
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "no title", Mandrake the Magician #30 (1964 (?))
Brazil
- "Os Assaltantes do Parque", Mandrake #75 (1962)
- "Um Guarda na Selva", Almanaque do Mandrake #9 ? (1981)
France
- "Panique dans la ville", Mandrake #126 (1967)
Greece
- "O Κεραυπoσ τηε Zoυγκλασ", ΒΕΛΟΣ #75 (1969)
Italy
- "Panico nella metropoli", Mandrake #20 (1962)
- "Panico nella metropoli", I Classici dell'Avventura #57 (1964)
- "Panico nella metropoli", Mandrake - New Comics Now #105 (1984)
Spain
- "Terror en el parque", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #33c (1964)
- "Terror en el parque", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
- "Terror en el parque", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #7C (1970)
Turkey
- "Parktaki Dehşet", Mandrake #175 & #176 (1977)
- "Parktaki Dehşet", Mandrake Albüm #56 & #57 (1977)
- "Parktaki Dehşet", Mandrake Albüm #56 & #57 (1977)
- "Parktaki Dehşet", Mandrake Albüm #152 & #153
United Kingdom
- "The City Jungle", Mandrake the Magician #20 (1962)
USA
- "The City Jungle", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The City Jungle" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)
Yugoslavia
- "Црна стријела" (romanized as "Crna strijela"), Politikin Zabavnik #1420 (1979)
Remake
- "Menace of the City Jungle" by Don Heck and André LeBlanc.