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The Garden of Wuzzu

Start date:	January 30th, 1944
End date:	May 21st, 1944
# of strips:	17 (17 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Gloria Golden"
Followed by:	"The Circus Adventure"

"The Garden of Wuzzu" is the 26th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

In a fertile vally of a strange country Mandrake and Lothar reached a village. Soon they discover that the village is terrorized by Wuzzu, the wizard. If they did not obey him, he stole their souls and planted it in his garden.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Wuzzu, the wizard.
Jorga, a man in the village.
Bella, Jorga's daughter.
Angry scarlet hounds.

Locations

A strange country.
- A fertile vally

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of January 23 and 30 (Beginning Next Week "The Garden of Wuzzu" / Beginning - The Garden of Wuzzu !).

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Spain

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"no title", Novo Gibi #1807 (1952)
"O Jardim de Wuzzu", Mandrake #48 (1961)
"O Jardim de Wuzzu", Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1946 (1945)
"O Jardim de Wuzu", Mandrake #226 (1974)

France

"Le sinistre jardin de Wouzou", Mandrake #25 (1963)
"Le sinistre jardin de Wouzou", Mandrake #315 (1971)
"Le jardin de Wouzou", L'âge d'or Mandrake #4 (1980)
"Le jardin de Wouzou", Mandrake le Magicien (Editions de la Porte Dorée) 2 (2015)

Italy

"Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu", Mandrake #34 (1963)
"Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu", I Classici dell'Avventura #71 (1964)
"Il giardino di Wuzzu", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #4 (1980)
"Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu", Mandrake - New Comics Now #42 (1981)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+In a fertile vally of a strange country Mandrake and Lothar reached a village. Soon they discover that the village is terrorized by Wuzzu, the wizard. If they did not obey him, he stole their souls and planted it in his garden.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
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 '''One-time characters'''
+*Wuzzu, the wizard.
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*Jorga, a man in the village.
+*Bella, Jorga's daughter.
+*''Angry scarlet hounds''.
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*''A strange country''.
+**''A fertile vally''
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of January 23 and 30 (Beginning Next Week "The Garden of Wuzzu" / Beginning - The Garden of Wuzzu !).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Novo-Gibi-1807.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake048rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake226rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Ilvascello mandrake-034.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-14.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"''no title''", [[Novo Gibi 1807|''Novo Gibi'' #1807]] (1952)
+*"O Jardim de Wuzzu", [[Mandrake 48 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #48]] (1961)
+*"O Jardim de Wuzzu", [[Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1946|''Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil'' 1946]] (1945)
 *"O Jardim de Wuzu", [[Mandrake 226 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #226]] (1974)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
 *"Le sinistre jardin de Wouzou", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 25|''Mandrake'' #25]] (1963)
+*"Le sinistre jardin de Wouzou", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 315|''Mandrake'' #315]] (1971)
+*"Le jardin de Wouzou", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 4|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #4]] (1980)
+*"Le jardin de Wouzou", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Editions de la Porte Dorée) 2]] (2015)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu",  [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 34|''Mandrake '' #34]] (1963)
+*"Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 71|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #71]] (1964)
+*"Il giardino di Wuzzu", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 4|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #4]] (1980)
 *"Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu",  [[New Comics Now 42|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #42]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"El jardin de Uzú", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 14|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #14]]  (1945)
 === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
-*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1945)
+*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 110|''King Comics'' #110]], [[King Comics 111|''King Comics'' #111]], [[King Comics 112|''King Comics'' #112]], [[King Comics 113|''King Comics'' #113]] and [[King Comics 114|''King Comics'' #114]] (1945)
 *"The Garden of Wuzzu", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 1|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #1]] (1989)
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 *"Vizuov vrt", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 13|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #13]] (1991)
-=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
-*"El jardin de Uzú", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 14|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #14]]  (194?)
 [[Category:Sunday stories|Garden of Wuzzu, The]]