The Clairvoyants

The Clairvoyants
Start date:	January 11th, 1988
End date:	June 11th, 1988
# of strips:	132 (22 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Executioner from 8"
Followed by:	"The Woods"

"The Clairvoyants" is the 198th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Narda and Mandrake keeps seeing mysterious couple, a young boy and a pretty girl...

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Karma
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Big Joe, the nation's top mob boss.
• Gus, Big Joe's man and waiter at Cafe Fleur.
• Drak, timetraveler and brother of Ard.
• Ard, timetraveler and sister of Drak.

Locations

• Narda's apartment.
• Xanadu
• Cafe Fleur.
• 50 000 years in the future.

Behind the scenes

Title

• The story title is lifted from the plot.

Mandrake Lore

• Ard and Drake said that Mandrake is their ancestor.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Os Visitantes do Futuro", Mandrake Especial #23 (1989)

Finland

• "Big Joe" and "Ard & Drak", Mustanaamio #13 and #14 (1991)

India

• "The Mysterious Couple", Indrajal Comics Vol. 26 No. 1, Vol. 26 No. 2 and Vol. 26 No. 3 (1989)
• "Clair Voyants", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #8 (1992)
• "Clair Voyants", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #55 (1997)
• "?" Diamond Comics Digest (free issue) (19??)

Italy

• "I discendenti di Mandrake", Mandrake - New Comics Now #276 (1992)

Norway

• "Big Joe" and "Ard & Drak", Fantomet #10 and #15 (1991)

Spain

• "Los Viajeros del Tiempo", Mandrake #52 (2002 ?)

Sweden

• "Big Joe" and "Ard & Drak", Fantomen #5 and #8 (1991)

USA

• no title, The Official Mandrake Monthly #4, only the 4 first weeks. (1989)