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|Title= City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates | |Title= City of Jewels<br>Pt.1:The Polar Bear Pirates | ||
|image= [[Image:ms-19480411.jpg|250px|border]] | |image= [[Image:ms-19480411.jpg|250px|border]] | ||
|Start= April 11th, 1948 | |Start= April 11th, 1948 | ||
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|Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | |Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[The Prince Who Never Smiled]]" | |Preceded= "[[The Prince Who Never Smiled]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[City of Jewels Pt.2: The Ice Demons]]" | |Followed= "[[City of Jewels Pt.2: The Ice Demons|"City of Jewels"<br>Pt.2:The Ice Demons]]" | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
'''"City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates"''' is the 38th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | '''"City of Jewels" Pt.1: "The Polar Bear Pirates"''' is the 38th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | ||
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Returning from the polar regions the explorer Munden said he had discovered a warm land surrounded by polar ice. With a glittering, fabulous city build of giant jewels instead og stone. Now he wants Mr. Blaine to finance an expedition back there, to search for the city. When they finally reached the great ice pack they were attacked by the Polar Bear Pirate, aided by his amazing trained bear pack. He loots Argos and kidnaps Narda. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | |||
*[[Colonel Barton|Arlen Blaine]] | |||
*[[Munden]], an explorer | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*A native | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *The Polar Bear Pirate | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
*The polar region | |||
'''Vehicles''' | |||
*[[Argos|Argus]], Blaine's yacht. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
= | *The title for this story is taken from the strip of April 4 and 11, 1948 (Next Week = "The City of Jewels" & Beginning: The City of Jewels.). The subtitle is lifted from the plot. | ||
== | == Signifiant cover == | ||
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Mandrake098rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"A Cidade das Jóias", [[Mandrake 98 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #98]] (1965) | *"A Cidade das Jóias", [[Mandrake 98 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #98]] (1965) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"?", [[Taika-Jim ja Jäädemonit]] (2024) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
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*"Enfer blanc", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) Album 5|''Spécial Mandrake Album'' #5]] (1968) | *"Enfer blanc", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) Album 5|''Spécial Mandrake Album'' #5]] (1968) | ||
*"La ville des joyaux", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 424|''Mandrake'' #424]] (1974) | *"La ville des joyaux", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 424|''Mandrake'' #424]] (1974) | ||
*"La cité de cristal", [[ | *"La cité de cristal", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 3|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #3]] (1981) | ||
*"L'enfer blanc", [[Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 2 (Soleil)]] (1993) | *"L'enfer blanc", [[Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 2 (Soleil)]] (1993) | ||
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*"Inferno bianco", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 2|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1994) | *"Inferno bianco", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 2|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1994) | ||
*''no title'', [[I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - serie oro 12|''Mandrake'' - La rotta delle meraviglie]] (2004) | *''no title'', [[I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - serie oro 12|''Mandrake'' - La rotta delle meraviglie]] (2004) | ||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates", [[Mandrake the Magician 44 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #44'']] (1953) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
Latest revision as of 08:04, 1 June 2024
| City of Jewels Pt.1:The Polar Bear Pirates | |
| |
| Start date: | April 11th, 1948 |
|---|---|
| End date: | June 20th, 1948 |
| # of strips: | 11 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Prince Who Never Smiled" |
| Followed by: | ""City of Jewels" Pt.2:The Ice Demons" |
"City of Jewels" Pt.1: "The Polar Bear Pirates" is the 38th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Returning from the polar regions the explorer Munden said he had discovered a warm land surrounded by polar ice. With a glittering, fabulous city build of giant jewels instead og stone. Now he wants Mr. Blaine to finance an expedition back there, to search for the city. When they finally reached the great ice pack they were attacked by the Polar Bear Pirate, aided by his amazing trained bear pack. He loots Argos and kidnaps Narda.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda
- Arlen Blaine
- Munden, an explorer
One-time characters
- A native
- The Polar Bear Pirate
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of April 4 and 11, 1948 (Next Week = "The City of Jewels" & Beginning: The City of Jewels.). The subtitle is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant cover
Brazil
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "City of Jewels", Mandrake Comic #2 (1953)
Belgium
- "(no title given)", Story# 220 to Story#225 (1949)
Brazil
- "A Cidade das Jóias", Mandrake #98 (1965)
Finland
- "?", Taika-Jim ja Jäädemonit (2024)
France
- "Enfer blanc", Spécial Mandrake #61 (1968)
- "Enfer blanc", Spécial Mandrake Album #5 (1968)
- "La ville des joyaux", Mandrake #424 (1974)
- "La cité de cristal", Mandrake le Magicien #3 (1981)
- "L'enfer blanc", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 2 (Soleil) (1993)
Italy
- "La città dei gioielli", L'Avventura Albo tascabile #10 (1950)
- "Inferno bianco", Mandrake #25 (1962)
- "Inferno bianco", Special Mandrake #191 (1967)
- "La citta del gioielli", Mandrake #70 (1974)
- "Inferno bianco", Mandrake #2 (1994)
- no title, Mandrake - La rotta delle meraviglie (2004)
New Zealand
- "City of Jewels Pt.1: The Polar Bear Pirates", Mandrake the Magician #44 (1953)
Norway
- "Mandrake i juvelbyen", Skippern (1951-1952)
Portugal
- "A Cidade de Cristal", Antologia da BD Clássica #1 (1982)
Serbia
- "Grad dragulja", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (2014)
USA
- "City of Jewels", The Official Mandrake Sundays #3 (1989)