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The Aftermath

Start date:	November 26, 1962
End date:	Mars 9, 1963
# of strips:	90 (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The First Visitors"
Followed by:	"Smuggler's Luck"

"The Aftermath" is the 119th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake, and Lothar Narda driving through the desert, passing a closed bomb test area. Something strange has happened inside the radioactive area, and soon Mandrake and Lothar fights strange snapping plants and deadly giant termites.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Abner, a farmer.

Locations

Nevada (?)

Behind the scenes

The title for the story taken from the strip of November 26, 1962 (Beginning: The Aftermath).
Abner, might refering to Al Capp's "Li'l Abner".
Mandrake is driving a 1962 Lincoln Continental.

Signifiant covers

Australia
Brazil
India
Italy
Portugal
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
USA
Yugoslavia

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

no title, Mandrake the Magician #33 (1964 (?))

Brazil

"A Ameaca dos Cupins", Mandrake #83 (1963)
"A estranha mutação", Mandrake #310 (1981)

France

"Menace sans fin",Spécial Mandrake #52 (1967)

India

"The Giant Termites" Indrajal Comics #92 (1969)

Italy

"Minaccia senza fine", (Super Albo #50) (1963)
"Minaccia senza fine", (Mandrake #160) (1970)
"Minaccia senza fine", Mandrake - New Comics Now #164 (1986)

Portugal

"O Inimigo Invisível", Mundo de Aventuras #800 & #801 & #802 & #803 (1965)
"O Inimigo Invisível", Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial #3 (19??)

Spain

"Las hormigas" and "Fenomeno radioactivo", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #44c and #45c (1964)
"Las hormigas" and "Fenomeno radioactivo", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
"Las hormigas" and "Fenomeno radioactivo", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #9C (1970)
"Amenaza sin Fin", Mandrake #27 (1998)

Turkey

"Radyoaktif Canavarlar", Mandrake #187 & #188 & #189 (1978)
"Radyoaktif Canavarlar", Mandrake Albüm #60 & #61 (1978)
"Devleşen Yaratıklar", Yeni Mandrake Süper Maceralar #1 (2011)

United Kingdom

"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Aftermath", Mandrake the Magician #24 (1963)
"The Aftermath", World Adventure Libraries - Mandrake the Magician #1 (1967)

USA

"The Aftermath", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Aftermath" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)

Yugoslavia

"У царству џиновских термита"/"U carstvu džinovnskih termita", Politikin Zabavnik #1018 (1971)

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 == Plot Summary ==
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+Mandrake, and Lothar Narda driving through the desert, passing a closed bomb test area. Something strange has happened inside the radioactive area, and soon Mandrake and Lothar fights strange ''snapping'' plants and deadly giant termites.
 ===Appearances===
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 ==Behind the scenes==
 *The title for the story taken from the strip of November 26, 1962 (Beginning: The Aftermath).
+*Abner, might refering to Al Capp's "Li'l Abner".
 *Mandrake is driving a 1962 Lincoln Continental.
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Photo-type-33.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Mandrake310rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Indrajal092.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
+Ilvascellomandrake-02-160.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mundodeav803.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
+Miller-mtm-24.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
+Wal-m-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
+ClassMandSeries2theaftermath.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+PZ 1018.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
+*''no title'', [[Mandrake the Magician 33 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #33]] (1964 <small>(?)</small>)
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"A Ameaca dos Cupins", [[Mandrake 83 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #83]] (1963)
+*"A estranha mutação", [[Mandrake 310 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #310]] (1981)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
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 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
-*"Minaccia senza fine", ("[[Super Albo 50 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #50]]") (1963)
+*"Minaccia senza fine", ([[Super Albo 50 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #50]]) (1963)
-*"Minaccia senza fine", ("[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 160|''Mandrake'' #160]]") (1970)
+*"Minaccia senza fine", ([[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 160|''Mandrake'' #160]]) (1970)
 *"Minaccia senza fine", [[New Comics Now 164|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #164]] (1986)
 === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Inimigo Invisível", [[Mundo de Aventuras 800|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #800]] & [[Mundo de Aventuras 801| #801]] & [[Mundo de Aventuras 802| #802]] & [[Mundo de Aventuras 803| #803]] (1965)
 *"O Inimigo Invisível", [[Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial 3|''Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial'' #3]] (19??)
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 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"Radyoaktif Canavarlar", [[Mandrake 187 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #187]] &ndash; [[Mandrake 189 (Tay)|#189]] (1978)
+*"Radyoaktif Canavarlar", [[Mandrake 187 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #187]] & [[Mandrake 188 (Tay)| #188]] & [[Mandrake 189 (Tay)| #189]] (1978)
+*"Radyoaktif Canavarlar", [[Mandrake Albüm 60 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #60]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 61 (Tay)| #61]] (1978)
+*"Devleşen Yaratıklar", [[Yeni Mandrake Süper Maceralar 1|''Yeni Mandrake Süper Maceralar'' #1]] (2011)
 === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
 *"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Aftermath", [[Mandrake the Magician 24 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #24]] (1963)
 *"The Aftermath", [[World Adventure Libraries - Mandrake the Magician 1|''World Adventure Libraries - Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] (1967)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"The Aftermath", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Aftermath" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Aftermath" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)
 === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===