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The Monsters

Start date:	September 28, 1953
End date:	December 12, 1953
# of strips:	66 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Mysterious Mr Beam"
Followed by:	"The Haunted Slope"

"The Monsters" is the 74th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A flying saucers haunts our friends and are amazed at how terrible earth inhabitants do look.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Narda
The Police Chief, two strips at the end only.

One-time characters

People from Zxerx.

Locations

New York
Zxerx, a planet, mentioned only.

Behind the scenes

The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 28, 1953 (Beginning: The Monsters).

Signifiant covers

Argentina
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
Portugal (7 covers in Audácia series from issues 3.9 to # 3.15)

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

"The Monsters", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1955 (1955)

Argentina

"Huevos del espacio", Mandrake el Mago #2 (2003 ?)

Brazil

"Monstros do Espaço", Mandrake #8 (1954)
"Ovos do Espaço", Mandrake #289 (1980)

Finland

"Avaruushirviöt", Mustanaamio #11 (1985)

Norway

"Rommonstrene", Fantomet #19 (1985)
"Rommonstrene", Serie-pocket #170 (1992)

Portugal

"Os Monstros", Selecções #186 (1976)

Spain

"Los Monstruos del Espacio", Mandrake #23 (1997)

Sweden

"Rymdmonstren", Fantomen #24 (1984)

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 == Plot Summary ==
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+A flying saucers haunts our friends and are amazed at how terrible earth inhabitants do look.
 ===Appearances===
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 *[[Lothar]]
 *[[Narda]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]], two strips at the end only.
 '''One-time characters'''
+*People from Zxerx.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+*[[Zxerx]], a planet, mentioned only.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 28, 1953 (Beginning: The Monsters).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake-cc-arg-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
+Mandrake008rge.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake289rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Il Vascello-02-05.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Super Albo 106.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake FP 104.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Colecçãoaudacia-3.9.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal (7 covers in [[Audácia]] series from issues 3.9 to # 3.15)
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
+*"The Monsters", [[Mandrake Annual 1955|''Mandrake Annual'' Xmas 1955]] (1955)
+=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
+*"Huevos del espacio", [[Mandrake 2 (Clasic-Cómics)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #2]] (2003 ?)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Monstros do Espaço", [[Mandrake 8 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #8]] (1954)
 *"Ovos do Espaço", [[Mandrake 289 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #289]] (1980)
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
+*"Avaruushirviöt", [[Mustanaamio 11/1985|''Mustanaamio'' #11]] (1985)
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"Les monstres de l'espace", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 15|''Spécial Mandrake'' #15]] (1964)
+*"Les monstres", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957'']]  (2012)
+=== [[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece ===
+*"Σασ αρεσουn t'αυγα", [[Περιπετειώδη Κόμικς|''Περιπετειώδη Κόμικς'' #?]] (1983)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"I mostri spaziali", [[Il Vascello 5 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #5]] (1959)
+*"I mostri spaziali", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 1|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #1]], [[I Classici dell'Avventura 3|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #3]] & [[I Classici dell'Avventura 5|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #5]] (1962)
+*"I mostri spaziali", [[Super Albo 106 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #106]] (1964)
+*"I mostri spaziali", [[New Comics Now 306|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #306]] (1993)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"The Monsters", [[Mandrake the Magician 103 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #103]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 104 (Feature Productions)| ''Mandrake the Magician'' #104]] (1956)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
+*"Rommonstrene", [[Fantomet 19/1985|''Fantomet'' #19]] (1985)
 *"Rommonstrene", [[Serie-pocket 170 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #170]] (1992)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"Os Monstros", [[Selecções 186|''Selecções'' #186]] (1976)
+=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"Los Monstruos del Espacio", [[Mandrake 23 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #23]] (1997)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Rymdmonstren", [[Fantomen 24/1984|''Fantomen'' #24]] (1984)
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