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|Title= Hojo's Secret
|Title= The Mystery of Hojo
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|Start= January 10th, 1971
|Start= January 10th, 1971
|End= February 28th, 1971
|End= February 21th, 1971
|Strips= 8 (8 weeks)
|Strips= 7 (7 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
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|Followed= "[[The Shark]]"
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'''"Hojo's Secret"''' is the 111th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Mystery of Hojo"''' is the 111th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Each day after prepairing breakfast Hojo take off at precisely 9:00 A.M. and returns precisely at 17:30 to prepare dinner. No one knows what he does in between and Narda and Karma are intrigued by the secret life of Hojo.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The story title is from the strip of January 10th, 1971 (Beginning: The Mystery of Hojo). <br>Note: At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is "Hojo's Secret".
 
*Hojo, the 10th degree black-belt judo and karate expert. Fluent in 12 languages, can read 8 more. Student of philosophy and history.
===Referenced in===


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:


[[Category:Sunday stories|Hojo's Secret]]
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El Misterio de Hojo", [[Sandokan 3|''Sandokan'' #3]] (1982)
 
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Segredo de Hojo", [[Mandrake 207 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #207]] (1973)
 
=== [[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece ===
*"Το Μυστικο Του Χοτζο", [[ΦΑΝΤΟΜ 8 (Kαβανας Hελλας)|''ΦΑΝΤΟΜ'' #8]] (1977)
 
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Secret Life of Hojo" [[Indrajal Comics 158|''Indrajal Comics'' #158]] (1972)
 
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il segreto di Hojo", [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 20|''Mandrake'' #20]]  (1971)
 
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Segredo de Jojo", [[A Capital|''A Capital'' - Quadradinhos]] (1971)
*(no title), [[Mundo de Aventuras 1233|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #1233]] (1973)
 
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El misterio de Hojo", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1968–1972 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)
 
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Hojo'nun Sırrı", [[Mandrake 128 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #128]] (1976)
*"Hojo'nun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 43 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #43]]
*"Hojo'nun Sırrı", [[Mandrake 55 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #55]] & [[Mandrake 56 (Tay second series)| #56]]
*"Hojo'nun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 16 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #16]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 17 (Tay)| #17]]
*"Hojo'nun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 64 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #64]]
 
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Hajova tajna", [[Gigant 19|''Gigant'' #19]] (198?)
*"Hajova tajna", [[Mandrak magazin 11|''Mandrak magazin'' #11]] (1990)
 
[[Category:Sunday stories|Mystery of Hojo, The]]

Latest revision as of 16:29, 13 July 2024

The Mystery of Hojo
Start date: January 10th, 1971
End date: February 21th, 1971
# of strips: 7 (7 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Mystery"
Followed by: "The Shark"

"The Mystery of Hojo" is the 111th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Each day after prepairing breakfast Hojo take off at precisely 9:00 A.M. and returns precisely at 17:30 to prepare dinner. No one knows what he does in between and Narda and Karma are intrigued by the secret life of Hojo.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Locations


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is from the strip of January 10th, 1971 (Beginning: The Mystery of Hojo).
    Note: At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Hojo's Secret".
  • Hojo, the 10th degree black-belt judo and karate expert. Fluent in 12 languages, can read 8 more. Student of philosophy and history.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

Brazil

Greece

India

Italy

Portugal

Spain

Turkey

Yugoslavia