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*Dr. Ludd, professor in history and Narda's supervisor. | *Dr. Ludd, professor in history and Narda's supervisor. | ||
*Miss Percy, a librarian. | *Miss Percy, a librarian. | ||
*Dan Goon, ganglord and local | *Dan Goon, ganglord and local head of 8. | ||
*Bello, gang member. | *Bello, gang member. | ||
*Adams, a police woman. | *Sgt. Adams, a police woman. | ||
*Q, a quizzer of 8. | *Q, a quizzer of 8. | ||
*X, a executioner of 8. | *X, a executioner of 8. | ||
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</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | *New York City | ||
*[[Xanadu]] | **[[Xanadu]] | ||
*Bartlett Street, where Narda lives. | **Bartlett Street, where Narda lives. | ||
'''Organizations''' | '''Organizations''' | ||
*[[8]] | *[[8]] | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
===Title=== | |||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of September, 4 (Next Week: Sign of 8) | *The title for this story is taken from the strip of September, 4 (Next Week: Sign of 8) | ||
===Mandrake Lore=== | |||
*This story have a long intro about Mandrake's new home, [[Xanadu]], spanning the first 20 strips. | *This story have a long intro about Mandrake's new home, [[Xanadu]], spanning the first 20 strips. | ||
*Narda lives in Bartlett Street, a real street name in the Broadway Triangle New York. | *Narda lives in [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - New York City Addresses|Bartlett Street]], a real street name in the Broadway Triangle New York. | ||
*The members of 8 wearing cuff links with the sign 8, the X and Q wearing a ring with the sign 8 on their left ringfinger. | *The members of 8 wearing cuff links with the sign 8, the X and Q wearing a ring with the sign 8 on their left ringfinger. | ||
*In a hidden place far away is the top unit of 8 and their giant computer, Octo. If they are in doubt about what to do in a case feed the information into the computer, and get a short reply. | *In a hidden place far away is the top unit of 8 and their giant computer, Octo. If they are in doubt about what to do in a case feed the information into the computer, and get a short reply. | ||
==The artist== | |||
*Fredericks has an ink error in the strip from January 6, 1966. The background is shown through an uninked part of the back of Dan Goon's head. | |||
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Image:md-1966-01-06-p1.jpg|first panel<br>strip of January 6 | |||
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== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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*"O Signo do 8", [[As Grandes Aventuras do Mandrake 3|''As Grandes Aventuras do Mandrake'' #3]] (1986) | *"O Signo do 8", [[As Grandes Aventuras do Mandrake 3|''As Grandes Aventuras do Mandrake'' #3]] (1986) | ||
*"A Origem de Xanadu", [[Mandrake Especial 22|''Mandrake Especial'' #22]] (1988) | *"A Origem de Xanadu", [[Mandrake Especial 22|''Mandrake Especial'' #22]] (1988) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark === | |||
*"Den hemmelige liga: I en dødelig fælde & Forhørslederen", [[Fantomet 242|''Fantomet'' #242]] and [[Fantomet 243| #243]] (1984) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"La bande du Huit" & "Prisonniers du Huit", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 93|''Spécial Mandrake'' #93]] and [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 94| #94]] (1971) | *"La bande du Huit" & "Prisonniers du Huit", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 93|''Spécial Mandrake'' #93]] and [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 94| #94]] (1971) | ||
*"La ligue des 8", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1484 to #1502]] | *"La ligue des 8", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1484 to #1502]] (1980-1981) | ||
*"La ligue des 8", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 2|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 2'']] (2015) | |||
*"La ligue des 8", [[Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 3)|''Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 3)'']] (2017) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"La lega dell’otto" & "Allarme squadra volante", [[Special Mandrake 183 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #183]] and [[Special Mandrake 184 (Fratelli Spada)| #184]] (1966) | *"La lega dell’otto" & "Allarme squadra volante", [[Special Mandrake 183 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #183]] and [[Special Mandrake 184 (Fratelli Spada)| #184]] (1966) | ||
*"La lega dell’otto", "Allarme squadra volante" & "La lega dell’otto", [[Mandrake (Fratelli Spada | *"La lega dell’otto", "Allarme squadra volante" & "La lega dell’otto", [[Mandrake (Fratelli Spada Cartonato)|''Mandrake'']] (1972) | ||
*"La lega dell'Otto", [[New Comics Now 380|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #380]] (1997) | *"La lega dell'Otto", [[New Comics Now 380|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #380]] (1997) | ||
*"Xanadù", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999) - (intro part only) | *"Xanadù", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999) - (intro part only) | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"Xandu", [[ | *"Xandu", [[Héroes Modernos 23|''Héroes Modernos'' #23]] (1967) | ||
*"Xanadú" & "La sociedad secreta del 8", [[Mandrake 47 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #47]] (2000) | *"Xanadú" & "La sociedad secreta del 8", [[Mandrake 47 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #47]] (2000) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Den hemliga ligan | *"Den hemliga ligan: I en dödlig fälla & Förhörsledaren", [[Fantomen 5/1982|''Fantomen'' #5]] and [[Fantomen 6/1982| #6]] (1982) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake 96 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #96]] [[Mandrake 97 (Tay)| #97]] [[Mandrake 98 (Tay)| #98]] [[Mandrake 99 (Tay)| #99]] [[Mandrake 100 (Tay)| #100]] (1976) | *"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake 96 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #96]] & [[Mandrake 97 (Tay)| #97]] & [[Mandrake 98 (Tay)| #98]] & [[Mandrake 99 (Tay)| #99]] & [[Mandrake 100 (Tay)| #100]] (1976) | ||
*"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Albüm 32 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #32]] [[Mandrake Albüm 33 (Tay)| #33]] | *"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Albüm 32 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #32]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 33 (Tay)| #33]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 34 (Tay)| #34]] | ||
*"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Albüm | *"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Albüm 111 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #111]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 112 (Tay)| #112]] | ||
*"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake 31 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #31]] [[Mandrake 32 (Tay second series)| #32]] [[Mandrake 33 (Tay second series)| #33]] | *"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake 31 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #31]] & [[Mandrake 32 (Tay second series)| #32]] & [[Mandrake 33 (Tay second series)| #33]] | ||
*"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 9 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #9]] | *"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 9 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #9]] | ||
*"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 46 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #46]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 47 (Tay)| #47]] | *"Dehşet Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 46 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #46]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 47 (Tay)| #47]] | ||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"The Sign of 8", [[Mandrake the Magician 4 (U.K. Comic Fandom Publishing)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #4]] | |||
*"The Sign of 8", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Return of Evil - The Cobra]]'' (2017) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:14, 17 October 2023
| The Sign of 8 | |
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| Start date: | August 16th, 1965 |
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| End date: | February 5th, 1966 |
| # of strips: | 150 (25 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Odd Fellow" |
| Followed by: | "The Witches" |
"The Sign of 8" is the 129th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Adult education is quite the thing now and Narda is back at school. She is doing graduate work in history. By accident, in a footnote, she discovered a medieval gang of thiefs, called "The League of 8". While doing a fascinating report on the 800 years old gang she found clues of the acient gang closer to our time. Then the league of 8 strike....
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Antone, Ambassador.
- Andros, president. mention only
- Dr. Ludd, professor in history and Narda's supervisor.
- Miss Percy, a librarian.
- Dan Goon, ganglord and local head of 8.
- Bello, gang member.
- Sgt. Adams, a police woman.
- Q, a quizzer of 8.
- X, a executioner of 8.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of September, 4 (Next Week: Sign of 8)
Mandrake Lore
- This story have a long intro about Mandrake's new home, Xanadu, spanning the first 20 strips.
- Narda lives in Bartlett Street, a real street name in the Broadway Triangle New York.
- The members of 8 wearing cuff links with the sign 8, the X and Q wearing a ring with the sign 8 on their left ringfinger.
- In a hidden place far away is the top unit of 8 and their giant computer, Octo. If they are in doubt about what to do in a case feed the information into the computer, and get a short reply.
The artist
- Fredericks has an ink error in the strip from January 6, 1966. The background is shown through an uninked part of the back of Dan Goon's head.
-
first panel
strip of January 6
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Casa dos Sonhos" & "O Signo do Oito", Mandrake #113 and #114 (1966)
- "Xanadu", Mandrake Especial (1974) note: strips from 16 August to 7 September 1965
- "O Signo do 8", As Grandes Aventuras do Mandrake #3 (1986)
- "A Origem de Xanadu", Mandrake Especial #22 (1988)
Denmark
- "Den hemmelige liga: I en dødelig fælde & Forhørslederen", Fantomet #242 and #243 (1984)
Finland
- "Salainen liiga" & "Salainen liiga (II): Kuulustelu", Mustanaamio #14 and #15 (1982)
France
- "La bande du Huit" & "Prisonniers du Huit", Spécial Mandrake #93 and #94 (1971)
- "La ligue des 8", Le Journal de Mickey #1484 to #1502 (1980-1981)
- "La ligue des 8", Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 2 (2015)
- "La ligue des 8", Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 3) (2017)
India
- "The Treacherous Gang" Indrajal Comics #77 (1969)
- "The Claws of Treachery", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 39 (1985)
- "The Dangerous Gang" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #4 (1992)
- "The Dangerous Gang" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #51 (1997)
Italy
- "La lega dell’otto" & "Allarme squadra volante", Special Mandrake #183 and #184 (1966)
- "La lega dell’otto", "Allarme squadra volante" & "La lega dell’otto", Mandrake (1972)
- "La lega dell'Otto", Mandrake - New Comics Now #380 (1997)
- "Xanadù", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999) - (intro part only)
Norway
- "Den hemmelige ligaen", Fantomet #25 and Fantomet #26 (1985)
- "Den hemmelige ligaen", Mandrake Spesial (1997)
Portugal
- "A Dádiva do Presidente" & "A Misteriosa Liga 8", Mundo de Aventuras #1189 (1972)
Spain
- "Xandu", Héroes Modernos #23 (1967)
- "Xanadú" & "La sociedad secreta del 8", Mandrake #47 (2000)
Sweden
- "Den hemliga ligan: I en dödlig fälla & Förhörsledaren", Fantomen #5 and #6 (1982)
Turkey
- "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake #96 & #97 & #98 & #99 & #100 (1976)
- "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Albüm #32 & #33 & #34
- "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Albüm #111 & #112
- "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake #31 & #32 & #33
- "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #9
- "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #46 & #47
United Kingdom
- "The Sign of 8", Mandrake the Magician #4
- "The Sign of 8", Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Return of Evil - The Cobra (2017)
Yugoslavia
- "Liga 8", Stripoteka #368/369 (1976)
- "У знаку Осмице"/"U znaku Osmice", Politikin Zabavnik #1341 (1977)
- "U znaku Osmice", Super EKS Almanah #27 (1982)
- "U znaku Osmice", Mandrak magazin #11 (1990)