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|Title= The Hitman from Another Planet | |Title= The Hitman from Another Planet | ||
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|Start= October 9th, 2006 | |Start= October 9th, 2006 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mandrake is to testify against the notorious ganster Lenny Skwander at a forthcoming trial. Lenny tries to kill Mandrake to prevent that Mandrake give evidence as a witness in the law court. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
*[[The Deleter]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Lenny Skwander, a racket boss | ||
* | *Lenny's lawyer | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**Selkirk apts. | |||
**Barlow Road, the fastes way to Xanadu | |||
*A Planet (nameless) | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 9, 2006 (Beginning: The Hitman from Another Planet). | |||
=== | ===Note=== | ||
*The Deleter first showed up in the 2003 daily story "[[The Little House That Wasn't There]]". | |||
== Re-released story in 2024 == | |||
[[Image:md-2024-03-11.png|400 px]] | |||
* Start date: 11 March 2024 / End date: 3 August 2024 | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:16, 1 August 2024
| The Hitman from Another Planet | |
  (Re-released in 2024) | |
| Start date: | October 9th, 2006 |
|---|---|
| End date: | March 3rd, 2007 |
| # of strips: | 126 (21 weeks) |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Still Lovely, Still Deadly" |
| Followed by: | "Dangerous Music" |
"The Hitman from Another Planet" is the 252nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Mandrake is to testify against the notorious ganster Lenny Skwander at a forthcoming trial. Lenny tries to kill Mandrake to prevent that Mandrake give evidence as a witness in the law court.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Lenny Skwander, a racket boss
- Lenny's lawyer
Locations
- New York City
- Selkirk apts.
- Barlow Road, the fastes way to Xanadu
- A Planet (nameless)
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 9, 2006 (Beginning: The Hitman from Another Planet).
Note
- The Deleter first showed up in the 2003 daily story "The Little House That Wasn't There".
Re-released story in 2024
- Start date: 11 March 2024 / End date: 3 August 2024
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: