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The Shark

Start date:	February 28th, 1971
End date:	May 23rd, 1971
# of strips:	13 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Mystery of Hojo"
Followed by:	"The College of Magic"

"The Shark" is the 112th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Jed asks Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel as he needs help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file, The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.

Soon Mandrake and Lothar face "The Shark", who not only looks like a shark but even has a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Miss Benton, works at Inter-Intel.
The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.

Locations

New York City
- Xanadu

Organizations

Inter-Intel

Behind the scenes

Title taken from the page of Mars 7,1971 (Beginning: "The Shark")
First appearance of the mysterious chief at Inter-Intel as a robot.
Karma start working at Inter-Intel.

Signifiant covers

Brazil
India
India

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"El Tiburón", Sandokan #24 (1983)

Brazil

(no given title), Super Plá #6 and #7 (1971) note: only the first two weeks.
"Mistério na Inter Intel", Mandrake #186 (1972)

India

"The Money Lenders" Indrajal Comics #158 (1972)
"The Captive Sleuths", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 36 (1988)

Italy

"no title", Mandrake #20 (1971)

Portugal

"O Tubarão", A Capital - Quadradinhos (1971-1972)
"(no title given)", Mundo de Aventuras #5 (1973)

Spain

"El tiburón", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1968–1972 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)

Slovenia

"(no given title)", Super Zabavnik #2 (ca 2000)

Turkey

"Köpek Balığı", Mandrake #129 #130 (1976)
"Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Albüm #43 & #44
"Köpek Balığı", Mandrake #56
"Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #17
"Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #72

Yugoslavia

"Ajkula", Super EKS Almanah #66 (1985)
"Ajkula", Mandrak magazin #8 (1989)

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-|Start= March 7th, 1971
+|Start= February 28th, 1971
 |End= May 23rd, 1971
-|Strips= 12 (12 weeks)
+|Strips= 13 (13 weeks)
 |Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
 |Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+Jed asks Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel as he needs help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file, The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.
+Soon Mandrake and Lothar face "The Shark", who not only looks like a shark but even has a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
+*[[Lothar]]
 *[[Narda]]
-*[[Lothar]]
 *[[Karma]]
+*[[Hojo]], small part only.
 *[[Jed]]
+*[[Chief of Inter Intel]]
 '''One-time characters'''
-*[[Miss Benton]]
+*Miss Benton, works at Inter-Intel.
-*[[The Shark]]
+*The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
+'''Locations'''
+*New York City
+**[[Xanadu]]
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+'''Organizations'''
-'''Locations'''
+*[[Inter-Intel]]
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*Title taken from the page of Mars 7,1971 (Beginning: "The Shark")
+*First appearance of the mysterious chief at Inter-Intel as a robot.
+*Karma start working at Inter-Intel.
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake186rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Indrajal158.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
+Indrajal740.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
+*"El Tiburón", [[Sandokan 24|''Sandokan'' #24]] (1983)
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*(no given title), [[Super Plá 6|''Super Plá'' #6]] and [[Super Plá 7| #7]] (1971) <small>note: only the first two weeks.</small>
+*"Mistério na Inter Intel", [[Mandrake 186 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #186]] (1972)
+=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
+*"The Money Lenders" [[Indrajal Comics 158|''Indrajal Comics'' #158]] (1972)
+*"The Captive Sleuths", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 36|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 25 No. 36]] (1988)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 20|''Mandrake'' #20]]  (1971)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Tubarão", [[A Capital|''A Capital'' - Quadradinhos]] (1971-1972)
+*"(no title given)", [[Mundo de Aventuras 5 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #5]] (1973)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"El tiburón", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1968–1972 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)
+=== [[Image:mini_slovenia.gif|border]] Slovenia ===
+*"(no given title)", [[Super Zabavnik 2|''Super Zabavnik'' #2]] (ca 2000)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"Köpekbalığı", [[Mandrake 129 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #129]] [[Mandrake 130 (Tay)| #130]] (1976)
+*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake 129 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #129]] [[Mandrake 130 (Tay)| #130]] (1976)
+*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake Albüm 43 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #43]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 44 (Tay)| #44]]
+*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake 56 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #56]]
+*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 17 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #17]]
+*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 72 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #72]]
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
+*"Ajkula", [[Super EKS Almanah 66|''Super EKS Almanah'' #66]] (1985)
+*"Ajkula", [[Mandrak magazin 8|''Mandrak magazin'' #8]] (1989)
 [[Category:Sunday stories|Shark, The]]