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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Professor Theobold]], a scientist | *[[Professor Theobold]], a scientist | ||
*[[Fran]], daughter of Professor Theobold | |||
*Tolac, a man (in the X Dimension) | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Wheel men, men of living-metal (in the X Dimension) | *Wheel men, men of living-metal (in the X Dimension) | ||
*Firebird, made of animated coal (in the X Dimension) | *Firebird, made of animated coal (in the X Dimension) | ||
*Carnivfern, a man-eating plant (in the X Dimension) | *Carnivfern, a man-eating plant (in the X Dimension) | ||
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*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"Chamber into the X Dimension"''', which is lifted from the plot. | *At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"Chamber into the X Dimension"''', which is lifted from the plot. | ||
*Note: Mandrake using real magic in this story. | *Note: Mandrake using real magic in this story. | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Molino Grandes Aventuras-05.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina | |||
Mirim-025.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Collection merveilleuse-07.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Mandroi112.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Albi d Oro-169.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Super Albo-lf-14.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Clasicos del Comic-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Clasicos del Comic-05.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
1001ozel-108.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey | |||
1001ozel-109.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey | |||
Feature books-52.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
SundayPagesMandSeriesChamberIntoTheXDimension.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
Mika Mis 116.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | |||
Zabavnik-028.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | |||
Stripoteka-332-333.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"La dimension X", [[Robinson|''Robinson'']] (1937) | *"La dimension X", [[Robinson 46|''Robinson #46'']] to [[Robinson 72|''Robinson #72'']] (1937) | ||
*"Un voyage dans l'avenir", [[Collection merveilleuse 7|''Collection merveilleuse'' #7]] (1939) | *"Un voyage dans l'avenir", [[Collection merveilleuse 7|''Collection merveilleuse'' #7]] (1939) | ||
*"Guerre dans le monde à X dimensions", [[Aventures et Mystère 112 (Sage 1947-1949) |''Aventures et Mystère'' #112]] (1949) | *"Guerre dans le monde à X dimensions", [[Aventures et Mystère 112 (Sage 1947-1949) |''Aventures et Mystère'' #112]] (1949) | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Gelecekte Bir Seyahat", [[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'' #37 - 54]] (1940) | *"Gelecekte Bir Seyahat", [[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'' #37 - 54]] (1940) | ||
*"Garip Dünyalarda" & "Garip Dünyalarda: İkinci Kısım", [[1001 Özel 108|''1001 Özel'' #108]] & [[1001 Özel 109| #109]] (1954) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*[[King Comics | *''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 14|''King Comics'' #14]], [[King Comics 15|''King Comics'' #15]], [[King Comics 16|''King Comics'' #16]], [[King Comics 17|''King Comics'' #17]], [[King Comics 18|''King Comics'' #18]], [[King Comics 19|''King Comics'' #19]], and [[King Comics 20|''King Comics'' #20]] (1937) | ||
*"In the Land of X", [[Feature Book 52|''Feature Book'' #52]] (1948) | *"In the Land of X", [[Feature Book 52|''Feature Book'' #52]] (1948) | ||
*"Chamber into the X Dimension", [[The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series/ Chamber into the X Dimension" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series / Episode: "Chamber into the X Dimension" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2021) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | === [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | ||
Latest revision as of 09:00, 12 July 2024
| Chamber into the X Dimension | |
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| Start date: | August 30th, 1936 |
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| End date: | March 7th, 1937 |
| # of strips: | 28 (28 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Circus People" |
| Followed by: | "Prince Paulo the Tyrant" |
"Chamber into the X Dimension" is the 5th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake and Lothar meet professor Theobold who has invented a way to project people into the "X" Dimension. He has already projected his daughter into the "X" Dimension, but now he is unable to bring her back. Mandrake and Lothar volunteer to be themselves projected into the "X" Dimension, in order to seek Fran.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Professor Theobold, a scientist
- Fran, daughter of Professor Theobold
- Tolac, a man (in the X Dimension)
One-time characters
- Wheel men, men of living-metal (in the X Dimension)
- Firebird, made of animated coal (in the X Dimension)
- Carnivfern, a man-eating plant (in the X Dimension)
- Plant people, living plants (in the X Dimension)
- Syca, a tree man
- Popo, a tree man
- Crystal people
- Grat, chief of the flesh men
Locations
- Europe ?
- The "X" Dimension
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Chamber into the X Dimension", which is lifted from the plot.
- Note: Mandrake using real magic in this story.
Signifiant covers
Argentina
Brazil
France
France
Italy
Italy
Spain
Spain
Spain
Turkey
Turkey
USA
USA
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Mandrake en Los Hombres de X", Grandes Aventuras #5 (1942) text version
France
- "La dimension X", Robinson #46 to Robinson #72 (1937)
- "Un voyage dans l'avenir", Collection merveilleuse #7 (1939)
- "Guerre dans le monde à X dimensions", Aventures et Mystère #112 (1949)
- "Le monde à X dimensions", Mandrake roi de la magie #2 (1964)
- "Le monde à X dimensions", Mandrake roi de la magie #23 (1967)
- "La dimension X", L'âge d'or Mandrake #1 (1980)
- "Le monde à X dimensions", J'ai lu BD #58 (1988)
Italy
- "Gli uomini di cristallo", L'Audace (1937)
- "Gli uomini di cristallo", Topolino giornale #565 to #585 (1945-1946)
- "Gli uomini di cristallo", Albi d'Oro #169 (1949)
- "Gli uomini di cristallo", Super Albo #14 (1961)
- "Gli uomini di cristallo", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #1 (1980)
- "La dimensione X", Tavole domenicali 1935–1937 (2016)
Spain
- "El Secreto de Profesor Theobold", Aventurero #96 - #123 (1937)
- "Hacia un Mundo Desconocido", Merlin el Mago Moderno #3 (1942)
- "Hacia un Mundo Desconocido", Album Roja #2 (1944)
- "no title", Clásicos del Comic #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 and #7 (1988)
- "La Dimensión 'X'", Mandrake #2 (1999)
Turkey
- "Gelecekte Bir Seyahat", 1001 Roman #37 - 54 (1940)
- "Garip Dünyalarda" & "Garip Dünyalarda: İkinci Kısım", 1001 Özel #108 & #109 (1954)
United Kingdom
- "The Chamber into the X Dimension", Mandrake the Magician - The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers: Sundays 1935–1937 (2016)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #14, King Comics #15, King Comics #16, King Comics #17, King Comics #18, King Comics #19, and King Comics #20 (1937)
- "In the Land of X", Feature Book #52 (1948)
- "Chamber into the X Dimension", The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series / Episode: "Chamber into the X Dimension" (Pacific Comics Club) (2021)
Yugoslavia
- "U carstvu čuda i tajanstva" Mika Miš #116 – #155 (1937)
- (romanized as "U carstvu čuda"), Zabavnik #28 and #29 (1938)
- "U tajanstvenom svetu", Stripoteka #332/333 (1975)
- "Kristalni ljudi", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (1981)