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|Title= The Mole | |Title= The Mole | ||
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|Start= August 16th, 1964 | |Start= August 16th, 1964 | ||
|End= March 14th, 1965 | |End= March 14th, 1965 | ||
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'''"The Mole"''' is the 95th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | '''"The Mole"''' is the 95th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | ||
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]] | The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A series of mysterious and ''impossible'' robberies, where it looked like a giant mole had come into the well-guarded vault, awakened Mandrake's interest. | |||
In the gould vault of Fort Knox Mandrake faces one of the strangest and most deadly thief in the history of crime, The Mole. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:30%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[The Mole (character)|The Mole]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*a local sheriff | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *a young couple in the museum garden | ||
*Fluff, the young couple's dog | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:30%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*an unnamed desert in US | |||
**An army camp | |||
**A diamond mine | |||
*New York City | |||
*A bank | |||
A museum | |||
*Kentucky | |||
**Fort Knox. | |||
'''Objects''' | |||
*The green egg, the world's largest emarald. | |||
*The Mogul ruby, a priceless ruby. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The story title is taken from the strip of August 9, 1964 (Next Week: "The Mole"). | |||
*Lothar occurs only in the second week of this story. | |||
*Phil Davis died of a heart attack on December 16, 1964. His wife and assistant [[Martha Davis]] continued the art, as seen from early 1965. | |||
== | == Signifiant covers == | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image:mandrake103rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Ilvascello mandrake-087.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ilvascello mandrake-088.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mmm-134.jpg| [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Chm-serie-c-74.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Chm-serie-c-75.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"O Mistério da Sala Fechada", [[Mandrake 103 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #103]] (1965) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
*"Timanttivaras", [[Taika-Jim 4|''Taika-Jim'' #4]] (1971) | *"Timanttivaras", [[Taika-Jim 4|''Taika-Jim'' #4]] (1971) | ||
*"Myyrä", [[Mustanaamio 9/1982|''Mustanaamio'' #9]] (1982) | |||
*"Myyrä", [[Mustanaamio 25/2001|''Mustanaamio'' #25]] and [[Mustanaamio 26/2001| #26]] (2001) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"L'homme taupe", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 133|''Mandrake'' #133]] & [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 134|''Mandrake'' #134]] (1967) | *"?", [[Confidences|''Confidences'']] (1967) | ||
*"L'homme taupe" & "La fin de l'homme taupe", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 133|''Mandrake'' #133]] & [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 134|''Mandrake'' #134]] (1967) | |||
*"L'homme taupe", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 411|''Mandrake'' #411]] (1973) | |||
*"La taupe", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1112 - 1127]] (1973) | |||
*"La taupe", [[Le Journal de Mickey 1 (Hors-série)|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1]] (2005) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"L'uomo Talpa" & "La fin della Talpa", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 87|''Mandrake'' #87]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 88| #88]] (1965) | |||
*"L'uomo Talpa", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 57|''Mandrake'' #57]] (1973) | |||
*"L’uomo Talpa", [[New Comics Now 348|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #348]] (1995) <small>note: ending with the strip of Desember 27, 1964.</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"Muldvarpen", [[Fantomet 26/1984|''Fantomet'' #26]] (1984) | |||
*"Muldvarpen", [[Serie-pocket 161 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #161]] (1991) | *"Muldvarpen", [[Serie-pocket 161 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #161]] (1991) | ||
*"Muldvarpen", [[Fantomet 25/2001|''Fantomet'' #25]] and [[Fantomet 26/2001| #26]] (2001) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"A Toupeira Humana", [[Mundo de Aventuras 844|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #844]] (1965) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"El topo" | *"El topo" & "El rubi mogul", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos 74 - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #74c]] and [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos 75 - Série C| #75c]] (1964) | ||
*"El topo" | *"El topo" & "El rubi mogul", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos Album - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' Album de Rip Kirby]] (1964) | ||
*"El topo" | *"El topo" & "El rubi mogul", [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos - Série C 15|''Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #15C]] (1970) | ||
*"El topo", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1962-1965 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Mullvaden", [[Fantomen 25/1981|''Fantomen'' #25]] (1981) | |||
*"Mullvaden", [[Fantomen 25/2001|''Fantomet'' #25]] and [[Fantomen 26/2001| #26]] (2001) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Köstebek", [[Mandrake 243 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #243]] [[Mandrake 244 (Tay)| #244]] [[Mandrake 245 (Tay)| #245]] [[Mandrake 246 (Tay)| #246]] [[Mandrake 247 (Tay)| #247]] (1979) | *"Köstebek", [[Mandrake 243 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #243]] & [[Mandrake 244 (Tay)| #244]] & [[Mandrake 245 (Tay)| #245]] & [[Mandrake 246 (Tay)| #246]] & [[Mandrake 247 (Tay)| #247]] (1979) | ||
*"Köstebek", [[Mandrake Albüm 198 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #198]] [[Mandrake Albüm 199 (Tay)| #199]] | *"Köstebek", [[Mandrake Albüm 79 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #79]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 80 (Tay)| #80]] (1979) | ||
*"Köstebek", [[Mandrake Albüm 198 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #198]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 199 (Tay)| #199]] | |||
[[Category:Sunday stories|Mole, The]] | [[Category:Sunday stories|Mole, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:16, 16 October 2023
| The Mole | |
| |
| Start date: | August 16th, 1964 |
|---|---|
| End date: | March 14th, 1965 |
| # of strips: | 31 (31 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis and Martha Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Castaway" |
| Followed by: | "The Traveller's Tale" |
"The Mole" is the 95th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
A series of mysterious and impossible robberies, where it looked like a giant mole had come into the well-guarded vault, awakened Mandrake's interest.
In the gould vault of Fort Knox Mandrake faces one of the strangest and most deadly thief in the history of crime, The Mole.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- a local sheriff
- a young couple in the museum garden
- Fluff, the young couple's dog
Locations
- an unnamed desert in US
- An army camp
- A diamond mine
- New York City
- A bank
A museum
- Kentucky
- Fort Knox.
Objects
- The green egg, the world's largest emarald.
- The Mogul ruby, a priceless ruby.
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of August 9, 1964 (Next Week: "The Mole").
- Lothar occurs only in the second week of this story.
- Phil Davis died of a heart attack on December 16, 1964. His wife and assistant Martha Davis continued the art, as seen from early 1965.
Signifiant covers
-
Brazil -
Italy -
Italy -
France -
Spain -
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Mistério da Sala Fechada", Mandrake #103 (1965)
Finland
- "Timanttivaras", Taika-Jim #4 (1971)
- "Myyrä", Mustanaamio #9 (1982)
- "Myyrä", Mustanaamio #25 and #26 (2001)
France
- "?", Confidences (1967)
- "L'homme taupe" & "La fin de l'homme taupe", Mandrake #133 & Mandrake #134 (1967)
- "L'homme taupe", Mandrake #411 (1973)
- "La taupe", Le Journal de Mickey #1112 - 1127 (1973)
- "La taupe", Le Journal de Mickey #1 (2005)
Italy
- "L'uomo Talpa" & "La fin della Talpa", Mandrake #87 and #88 (1965)
- "L'uomo Talpa", Mandrake #57 (1973)
- "L’uomo Talpa", Mandrake - New Comics Now #348 (1995) note: ending with the strip of Desember 27, 1964.
Norway
- "Muldvarpen", Fantomet #26 (1984)
- "Muldvarpen", Serie-pocket #161 (1991)
- "Muldvarpen", Fantomet #25 and #26 (2001)
Portugal
- "A Toupeira Humana", Mundo de Aventuras #844 (1965)
Spain
- "El topo" & "El rubi mogul", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #74c and #75c (1964)
- "El topo" & "El rubi mogul", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
- "El topo" & "El rubi mogul", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #15C (1970)
- "El topo", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1962-1965 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)
Sweden
- "Mullvaden", Fantomen #25 (1981)
- "Mullvaden", Fantomet #25 and #26 (2001)
Turkey
- "Köstebek", Mandrake #243 & #244 & #245 & #246 & #247 (1979)
- "Köstebek", Mandrake Albüm #79 & #80 (1979)
- "Köstebek", Mandrake Albüm #198 & #199