Specter from Space (King)

Specter from Space
1st publication:	Mandrake #2 (1966)
# of pages:	15 pgs
Writer:	Dick Wood
Artist:	André LeBlanc
Producer:	King Comics

"Specter from Space" is an US made Mandrake story from 1967. The story is a remake of the 1962 daily story "The First Visitors" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A quiet evening Mandrake and Narda talking about the possibility of life on other planets, then suddenly a broadcast: We are moving toward your planet at full speed! Prepare to receive us!.

The radar systems and telescopes tried to locate the spaceship, but they found nothing! Then, Mandrake got a cinder in his eye.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

Locations

• New York
  • Xanadu

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Os Invasores do Espaço", Mandrake #134 (1968)

Chile

• "Espectro del espacio", Mandrake el mago #3

France

• "Les inconnus de l'espace", Spécial Mandrake #82 (1970)

India

• "Specter from Space" Indrajal Comics #70 (1968)

Italy

• "Lo spettro dello spazio", I Giganti #6 (1967)

Mexico

• "Amenaza del espacio", Mandrake el Mago #86 (1972)

Norway

• "Spøkelser fra rommet", Mandrake #2/1967

Portugal

• "Fantasma do Espaço" Chico Zumba #6 (1977)

Sweden

• "Spöken från Rymden", Mandrake #2/1967

United Kingdom

• "Specter from Space", World Adventure Libraries - Mandrake the Magician #7 (1967)
• "Specter from Space" Sinister Tales #74 (196? or 197?)
• "Specter from Space", Sinister Tales #142 (197?)
• "Specter from Space" Sinister Tales #173 (197?)

USA

• "Specter from Space", Mandrake the Magician #2 (1966)
• "Specter from Space", The Complete Series: The King Years: Volume 1 (2016)

West Germany

• "Spuk aus dem All", Mandra der Zauberer #2