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|Title= The Bug Man | |Title= The Bug Man | ||
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|Start= April 1st, 1974 | |Start= April 1st, 1974 | ||
|End= August 3th, 1974 | |End= August 3th, 1974 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Two years ago mr. Tcesni offer a cheap new secret wepond to the army, giant bugs. He wanted a million so he could continue his research, but the army thought he was mad and threw him out of their offices. | |||
He went into partnership with Rocky. First he sent in his giant bees, then Rocky's mob went in and robbed what they found. But mr. Tcesni was not a thief. So when a dictator with ambitious ideas offered to support his research he went to the tiny nation. | |||
Mandrake was asked to bring mr. Tcesni back to US in 'mission pesticide'. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Karma]], at Xanadu only. | |||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[Jed]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Rocky, gang leader. | |||
*Louie, member of Rocky's mob. | |||
*Mr. Tcesni, the bug man. | |||
*Colonel big-mount, nick name of a dictator. | |||
*Daisy, a scorpion big as a dog. | |||
*Violet, a scorpion big as a dog. | |||
*Daily Planet, a newspaper in the unknown country. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
**[[S.S. Dept.|Silly Stuff Division]] | |||
*Unknown country. | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
===Title=== | |||
*The story title is taken from the strip of April 6, 1974 (Beginning: "The Bug Man"). | |||
===Easter Eggs=== | |||
*The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper in the DC Comics Universe, appearing mostly in the stories of Superman. | |||
===Mystery=== | |||
*Mystery: in strip of April 9 Lothar stay at Xanadu while Mandrake and Narda visit the crime scene. Then suddenly in strip of April 20 Lothar have replaced Narda! | |||
== Reprints == | |||
This story has been published in the following publications: | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"O Homem Inseto", [[Mandrake 257 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #257]] (1977) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"Mehiläismies", [[Mustanaamio 9/1987|''Mustanaamio'' #9]] and [[Mustanaamio 10/1987| #10]] (1987) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"L'homme aux insectes", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 8|''Spécial Mandrake'' #8]] (1977) | |||
*"L'homme insecte", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1770]] (1986) | |||
*"L'homme insecte", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #86-21]] (1986) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"Death Warrant", [[Indrajal Comics 230|''Indrajal Comics'' #230]] (1975) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"L'omino degli insetti", [[Mandrake Selezione 5|''Mandrake Selezione'' #5]] (1977) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*''no title'', [[Mundo de Aventuras 135 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #135]] (1976) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El Sabandijero", [[Supercomics Garbo 17|''Supercomics Garbo'' #17]] (1976) | |||
*"El Sabandijero", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 4|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #4]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 5| #5]] (1980) | |||
== | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Bimannen", [[Fantomen 25/1986|''Fantomen'' #25]] (1986) | |||
=== | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Böcekçi", [[Mandrake 56 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #56]] & [[Mandrake 57 (Tay)| #57]] & [[Mandrake 58 (Tay)| #58]] & [[Mandrake 59 (Tay)| #59]] (1975) | |||
*"Böcekçi", [[Mandrake Albüm 19 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #19]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 20 (Tay)| #20]] | |||
*"Böcekçi", [[Mandrake Albüm 224 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #224]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 225 (Tay)| #225]] | |||
*"Böcekçi", [[Mandrake 56 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #56]] & [[Mandrake 57 (Tay second series)| #57]] & [[Mandrake 58 (Tay second series)| #58]] | |||
*"Böcekçi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 17 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #17]] | |||
*"Böcekçi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 78 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #78]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 79 (Tay)|#79]] | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Bug Man", [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 122|''The Menomonee Falls Gazette'' from #122]] to [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 139| #139]] (1974) | |||
== | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | ||
*"Džinovski insekti", [[Super EKS Almanah 20|''Super EKS Almanah'' #20]] (1981) | |||
*"Džinovski insekti", [[Mandrak magazin 3|''Mandrak magazin'' #3]] (1989) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Bug Man, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Bug Man, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:03, 20 October 2023
| The Bug Man | |
| |
| Start date: | April 1st, 1974 |
|---|---|
| End date: | August 3th, 1974 |
| # of strips: | 108 (18 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Super-Elec" |
| Followed by: | "The Cobra and the Cube" |
"The Bug Man" is the 157th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Two years ago mr. Tcesni offer a cheap new secret wepond to the army, giant bugs. He wanted a million so he could continue his research, but the army thought he was mad and threw him out of their offices.
He went into partnership with Rocky. First he sent in his giant bees, then Rocky's mob went in and robbed what they found. But mr. Tcesni was not a thief. So when a dictator with ambitious ideas offered to support his research he went to the tiny nation.
Mandrake was asked to bring mr. Tcesni back to US in 'mission pesticide'.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Rocky, gang leader.
- Louie, member of Rocky's mob.
- Mr. Tcesni, the bug man.
- Colonel big-mount, nick name of a dictator.
- Daisy, a scorpion big as a dog.
- Violet, a scorpion big as a dog.
- Daily Planet, a newspaper in the unknown country.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is taken from the strip of April 6, 1974 (Beginning: "The Bug Man").
Easter Eggs
- The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper in the DC Comics Universe, appearing mostly in the stories of Superman.
Mystery
- Mystery: in strip of April 9 Lothar stay at Xanadu while Mandrake and Narda visit the crime scene. Then suddenly in strip of April 20 Lothar have replaced Narda!
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Homem Inseto", Mandrake #257 (1977)
Finland
- "Mehiläismies", Mustanaamio #9 and #10 (1987)
France
- "L'homme aux insectes", Spécial Mandrake #8 (1977)
- "L'homme insecte", Le Journal de Mickey #1770 (1986)
- "L'homme insecte", Donald Magazine #86-21 (1986)
India
- "Death Warrant", Indrajal Comics #230 (1975)
Italy
- "L'omino degli insetti", Mandrake Selezione #5 (1977)
Portugal
- no title, Mundo de Aventuras #135 (1976)
Spain
- "El Sabandijero", Supercomics Garbo #17 (1976)
- "El Sabandijero", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #4 and #5 (1980)
Sweden
- "Bimannen", Fantomen #25 (1986)
Turkey
- "Böcekçi", Mandrake #56 & #57 & #58 & #59 (1975)
- "Böcekçi", Mandrake Albüm #19 & #20
- "Böcekçi", Mandrake Albüm #224 & #225
- "Böcekçi", Mandrake #56 & #57 & #58
- "Böcekçi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #17
- "Böcekçi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #78 & #79
USA
- "The Bug Man", The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #122 to #139 (1974)
Yugoslavia
- "Džinovski insekti", Super EKS Almanah #20 (1981)
- "Džinovski insekti", Mandrak magazin #3 (1989)