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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Gold bars have been stolen mysteriously from a half dozen national vaults. The first investigations indicate that an amazing gadget first burned throug solid bedrock and steel, then came little things like metal ''crocodiles'' taking the gold bars with them.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]], at Xanadu only
 
*[[Jed]]
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Meade, agent from Scotland Yard
*Miller, agent from the security bureau
*Captain Gold, a 30 000 years alian ''gold man'' and gold thief
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]
*Fort Knox
*Dairy Farm, hideout for Captain Gold.
'''Organizations'''
*[[Inter-Intel]]
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==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 13, 1968 (Beginning: The Gold Crisis)
==The Writer==
*The part that talks about gold man's home planet was reused by Lee Falk in the short story "[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - Other writings|Time is Money]]".


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


===Referenced in===
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*" El capitán "oro" ", [[Fantasía 219|''Fantasía'' #219]] (1973)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Homem de Ouro", [[Mandrake 156 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #156]] (1969)


== Reprints ==
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
This story has been published in the following publications:
*"Guldæderen", [[Fantomet 252|''Fantomet'' #252]] (1985)


=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les mangeurs d'or", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 316|''Mandrake'' #316]], [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 317| #317]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 318| #318]] (1971)
*"Les mangeurs d'or", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 316|''Mandrake'' #316]], [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 317| #317]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 318| #318]] (1971)
*"Crise de l'or", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1590 to #1601]]
*"Crise de l'or", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1590 to #1601]] (1982/1983)
*"Crise de l'or", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #82-35 to #83-10]]  (1982/1983)
*"Crise de l'or", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 4|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 4'']] (2015)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Goldman" [[Indrajal Comics 150|''Indrajal Comics'' #150]] (1972)
*"The Goldman" [[Indrajal Comics 150|''Indrajal Comics'' #150]] (1972)
*"The Gold Hunting Alien", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 26|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 23 No. 26]] (1986)
*"The Gold Hunting Alien", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 26|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 23 No. 26]] (1986)
*"தங்கத்தை தேடி!" [[Lion Library 1|''Lion Library'' #1]] (2024)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
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=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Истраживач злата" (romanized as "Istraživač zlata"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1361|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1361]] (1978)
*"Čovek koji je jeo zlato", [[Super EKS Almanah 39|''Super EKS Almanah'' #39]] (1983)
*"Čovek koji je jeo zlato", [[Super EKS Almanah 39|''Super EKS Almanah'' #39]] (1983)


[[Category:Daily stories|Gold Crisis, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Gold Crisis, The]]

Latest revision as of 14:21, 11 August 2024

The Gold Crisis
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Start date: May 13, 1968
End date: August 24, 1968
# of strips: 90 (15 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "Dr Dell and 8"
Followed by: "The Evil Ones"

"The Gold Crisis" is the 137th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Gold bars have been stolen mysteriously from a half dozen national vaults. The first investigations indicate that an amazing gadget first burned throug solid bedrock and steel, then came little things like metal crocodiles taking the gold bars with them.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Meade, agent from Scotland Yard
  • Miller, agent from the security bureau
  • Captain Gold, a 30 000 years alian gold man and gold thief

Locations

  • New York City
  • Fort Knox
  • Dairy Farm, hideout for Captain Gold.

Organizations


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 13, 1968 (Beginning: The Gold Crisis)

The Writer

  • The part that talks about gold man's home planet was reused by Lee Falk in the short story "Time is Money".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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