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*"La ciudad Lunar", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 6|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #6]] ( | *"La ciudad Lunar", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 6|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #6]] (1943) | ||
*"La Expedición Lunar", [[Mandrake 4 - Páginas Dominicales 1938/39|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1999) | *"La Expedición Lunar", [[Mandrake 4 - Páginas Dominicales 1938/39|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1999) | ||
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*"Mandrak na Mesecu", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 3|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #3]] (1985) | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:07, 29 January 2024
The Lunar Trip | |
Start date: | March 27th, 1938 |
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End date: | September 18th, 1938 |
# of strips: | 26 (26 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "The Treasure Hunt" |
Followed by: | "Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival" |
"The Lunar Trip" is the 8th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
By a complex rearrangement of atomic structures, Prof. Thursby has created Thuren, a substance that is not affected by gravity. It resists gravity and falls up instead of down. Now he has build a rocket ship powered with Thuren, heading for the Moon.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Prof. Thursby, a scientist.
- Laura, daughter of Thursby.
- Star-dust, the rocket ship.
- Moon-men,
- Garo, a Moon-man.
- Hyra, a Moon-man.
- Fire people,
Locations
- US ?
- A remote section of the rockies.
- The Moon
- Lunatopia, city on the other side of the Moon.
- Atlantis, built by the Moon-men.
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Lunar Trip", which is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Mandrake meets the Moon Men", The Supercomic Series #10 (1948)
France
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", Robinson #127 to Robinson #152 (1938-1939)
- "La cité lunaire", Collection merveilleuse #13 (1940)
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", Mandrake #37 (1964)
- "L'autre côté de la lune", Mandrake roi de la magie #2 (1964)
- "L'autre côté de la lune", Mandrake roi de la magie #23 (1967)
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", Spécial Mandrake #83 (1970)
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)
Italy
- "Mandrake sulla Luna", Albo avventuroso 1 - Mandrake #8 and *"La rivolta dell macchine", Albo avventuroso 2 - Mandrake #9 (1948)
- "Mandrake sulla Luna", Mandrake #66 (1964)
- "Mandrake sulla Luna", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #2 (1980)
Norway
- "Mandrake i Lunatopia", Skippern (1948)
Poland
- "??", Świat Przygód #142-167 (1938-1939)
Spain
- "no given title", Aventurero Almanaque #1940 (1939)
- "La ciudad Lunar", Merlin el Mago Moderno #6 (1943)
- "La Expedición Lunar", Mandrake #4 (1999)
Turkey
- no title, 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı #69 (1945) Note: starts half-way through the original adventure.
- "Ayda", 1001 Özel #67 (1953) Note: Traced editions of 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı 69.
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #34, King Comics #35, King Comics #36, King Comics #37, King Comics #38, King Comics #39, and King Comics #40 (1939)
- "In the Fire World", Feature Book #46 (1946)
Yugoslavia
- "Mandrake putuje na Mjesec", Jutarnji list January 23, 1939 – March 30, 1939 (in daily format)
- "Mandrak na Mesecu", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)