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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Circus Adventure"''', which is lifted from the plot. | *At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Circus Adventure"''', which is lifted from the plot. | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
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Mandrake054rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-22.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
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== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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*"Mandrake et le cirque de Sam Jones", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 7|''Spécial Mandrake'' #7]] (1964) | *"Mandrake et le cirque de Sam Jones", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 7|''Spécial Mandrake'' #7]] (1964) | ||
*"Le cirque de Sam Jones", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 4|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #4]] (1980) | *"Le cirque de Sam Jones", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 4|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #4]] (1980) | ||
*"Le cirque de Sam Jones", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Editions de la Porte Dorée) 2]] (2015) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"El circo extraordinario", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 22|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #22]] (194?) | *"El circo extraordinario", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 22|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #22]] (194?) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*''no title'', [[Hullabaloo 4|''Hullabaloo'' #4]] (1970s ?) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*[[King Comics | *''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 115|''King Comics'' #115]], [[King Comics 116|''King Comics'' #116]], [[King Comics 117|''King Comics'' #117]] and [[King Comics 118|''King Comics'' #118]] (1945/1946) | ||
*"The Colossal Circus", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 1|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #1]] (1989) | *"The Colossal Circus", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 1|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #1]] (1989) | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 2 October 2023
The Circus Adventure | |
Start date: | May 28th, 1944 |
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End date: | August 27th, 1944 |
# of strips: | 14 (14 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "The Garden of Wuzzu" |
Followed by: | "The Santa Claus Pirates" |
"The Circus Adventure" is the 27th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
At Sam Jones's circus there have been one unexplainable accident after another.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Sam Jones, circus owner.
- Sylva, Sam's daughter.
- Mr Jasper, a banker.
- A rhinolion, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- A giraffagator, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- A two-headed osterich, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- A monkey with elephant head, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- A fat lady, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- A thin man, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- A two-headed man, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- A midget, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
- Carlo, a ringmaster at the circus.
- Spike, friend of Carlo.
- Gombo, a gorilla at the circus.
- Combo's keeper.
- Tota, Sylva's pet lion.
- Joe, an elephant at the circus.
Locations
- US (?)
- The city
- Sam's Colossal Circus.
- The city
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Circus Adventure", which is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Conspiração no circo", Mandrake #54 (1961)
France
- "Mandrake et le cirque de Sam Jones", Spécial Mandrake #7 (1964)
- "Le cirque de Sam Jones", L'âge d'or Mandrake #4 (1980)
- "Le cirque de Sam Jones", Mandrake le Magicien (Editions de la Porte Dorée) 2 (2015)
Italy
- "Il circo di Sam Jones", Super Albo #26 (1963)
- "Il circo di Sam Jones", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #4 (1980)
- "Il circo di Sam Jones", Mandrake - New Comics Now #42 (1981)
Spain
- "El circo extraordinario", Merlin el Mago Moderno #22 (194?)
United Kingdom
- no title, Hullabaloo #4 (1970s ?)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #115, King Comics #116, King Comics #117 and King Comics #118 (1945/1946)
- "The Colossal Circus", The Official Mandrake Sundays #1 (1989)
Yugoslavia
- "Semov cirkus", Biblioteka Nostalgija #13 (1991)