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===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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*Grak, prehistoric giant birds. like ''flying sharks''.
*Grak, prehistoric giant birds. like ''flying sharks''.
*A colonel.
*A colonel.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*US
*US
*The Himalayas ?
*The Himalayas ?
*Aar' the cloud city.
*Aar, the cloud city.
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The title for this story is taken from the plot.
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"Cloud City"''', which is lifted from the plot.
 
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake-Porte-Dorée-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Ilvascello mandrake-049.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Icda-m-099.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Allers-1950.jpg|[[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La ville aérienne", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 41|''Mandrake'' #41]] (1964)
*"La ville aérienne", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 41|''Mandrake'' #41]] (1964)
*"La ville aérienne", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 4|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #4]] (1980)
*"La cité aérienne", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Editions de la Porte Dorée) 3]] (2019)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Gli squali volanti", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 49|''Mandrake'' #49]] (1963)
*"Gli squali volanti", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 49|''Mandrake'' #49]] (1963)
*"Gli squali volanti", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 99 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #99]] (1965)
*"Gli squali volanti", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 99|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #99]] (1965)
*"Gli squali volanti", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 4|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #4]] (1980)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
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=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1944-1945)
*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 99|''King Comics'' #99]], [[King Comics 100|''King Comics'' #100]], [[King Comics 101|''King Comics'' #101]], [[King Comics 102|''King Comics'' #102]], [[King Comics 103|''King Comics'' #103]], [[King Comics 104|''King Comics'' #104]], [[King Comics 105|''King Comics'' #105]], [[King Comics 106|''King Comics'' #106]] and [[King Comics 107|''King Comics'' #107]] (1944/1945)


=== [[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 17:40, 8 August 2024

Cloud City
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Start date: March 7th, 1943
End date: November 7th, 1943
# of strips: 36 (36 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair"
Followed by: "Gloria Golden"

"Cloud City" is the 24th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake and Lothar find themselves in a cabin of a powerful bomber. Our magician have been chosen for a secret mission, to put some secret dispatches in the hand of the general. The second day in the air they reach the great mountains. Flying in dense clouds over the vast mountain range the plane suddenly turns topsy-turvy.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Captain Pat, a pilote.
  • King Ozon of Aar.
  • Princess Aera of Aar.
  • Hawc, a clodman.
  • Grak, prehistoric giant birds. like flying sharks.
  • A colonel.

Locations

  • US
  • The Himalayas ?
  • Aar, the cloud city.


Behind the scenes

  • At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Cloud City", which is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini usa.gif USA

Mini kingdomyugoslavia.png Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia