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The Dark One

Start date:	May 29, 1950
End date:	August 19, 1950
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Beauty Collector"
Followed by:	"The Mystery of Uncle Ed"

"The Dark One" is the 57th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

In the mountain province of Cockaigne - The Dark One. Each night the peasants put meoney on their gateposts. And each noght the money is collected in the same way, by The Dark One's servant - a cloaked skeleton on a black hearse pulled by glowing steeds. No one dares refuse The Dark One. If the peasants don't put out the money then the family sickens.

When King Segrid ordered his regiment to proceed to the mountain castle and find The Dark One he received threats from The Dark One. And Cuddle became feverish with a strange illness.

King Segrid sends a telegram to his sister, Princess Narda, and asks her to bring Mandrake to Cockaigne.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Connie, wife of King Segrid.
Cuddles, son of King Segrid and Connie.
Dr. Doul, court physican in Cockaigne.

Locations

New York
Cockaigne

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 29, 1950 (Beginning: The Dark One)
Connie (Lee Falk wife was Constance "Connie" Falk)
Narda's address is 235 E 45th St NYC.

Signifiant covers

Australia
Argentina
Brazil
Brazil
France
Indonesia
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Portugal
Turkey
United Kingdom

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

"The Dark One", Mandrake Comic #11 (1954)

Argentina

"La sombra blanca", Album Pif-Paf #72 (1955)
"El brujo negro", Mandrake el Mago #60 (1965)

Brazil

"Mandrake contra o "Fantasma"", Novo Gibi #1754 (1950)
"O Fantasma", Mandrake #129 (1967)
"O Principe das Trevas", Mandrake, o Mágico #29 (1974)
"O Sinistro", Almanaque do Mandrake #1 (1979)

Denmark

"Mørkemanden", Fantomet #126 (1980)

France

"Le roi des ténèbres", Mandrake #243 and #244 (1969)
"L'homme en noir", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)

Indonesia

"Si Hitam", Mandrake (1950 ?)

Italy

"Il re delle tenebre", Albo Traguardo #2,
- "La scomparsa di Narda", Albo Traguardo #4 and
- "Il mistero svelato", Albo Traguardo #6 (1952)
"Il re delle tenebre", Il Vascello #52 (1961)
"Il re delle tenebre", I Classici dell'Avventura #27 (1963)
"Il re delle tenebre", Mandrake #123 (1969)
"Il re delle tenebre", Mandrake - New Comics Now #289 (1992)
"Il re delle tenebre", Mandrake 47 (Comic Art) (1995)

Mexico

"El misterio de la sombra", Paquito #11004 (1952)

New Zealand

"The Dark One", Mandrake the Magician #28 and Mandrake the Magician #29 (1952)

Norway

"Mørkets fyrste", Serie-pocket #75 (1982)

Portugal

"O Mistério do Homem Negro", Mundo de Aventuras #62 to Mundo de Aventuras #78 (1950/1951)
"O Mistério do Homem-Negro", Jornal do Cuto #68 – #79 (1972)

Spain

"El Rey de Las Tinieblas", Mandrake #17 (1997)

Sweden

"Den mörke", Mandrake #4 (1963)
"Mörkmannen", Fantomen #14 (1976)

Turkey

"Kara Hayalet", Haftalık Albüm #10 and #11 (1952)

United Kingdom

"The Dark One", Mandrake the Magician #10 (1961)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+In the mountain province of Cockaigne - The Dark One. Each night the peasants put meoney on their gateposts. And each noght the money is collected in the same way, by The Dark One's servant - a cloaked skeleton on a black hearse pulled by glowing steeds. No one dares refuse The Dark One. If the peasants don't put out the money then the family sickens.
+When King Segrid ordered his regiment to proceed to the mountain castle and find The Dark One he received threats from The Dark One. And Cuddle became feverish with a strange illness.
+King Segrid sends a telegram to his sister, Princess Narda, and asks her to bring Mandrake to Cockaigne.
 ===Appearances===
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 *[[Lothar]]
 *[[Narda]]
+*[[Segrid]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Connie, wife of King Segrid.
+*Cuddles, son of King Segrid and Connie.
+*Dr. Doul, court physican in Cockaigne.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+*[[Cockaigne]]
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of  May 29, 1950 (Beginning: The Dark One)
+*[[Constance Falk|Connie]] (Lee Falk wife was Constance "'''Connie'''" Falk)
-===Referenced in===
+*Narda's address is [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - New York City Addresses|235 E 45th St NYC]].
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Shakespeare-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Album Pif-Paf-72.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
+Novo-Gibi-1754.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake129rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mmm-243.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Indonesia-d057.jpg|[[Image:mini_indonesia.gif]] Indonesia
+Albo Traguardo-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Albo Traguardo-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Albo Traguardo-06.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Il Vascello-02-52.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ilvascellomandrake-02-123.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ncn-mandrake-289.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Comart47.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Paquito11004.jpg|[[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico
+Mandrake FP 028.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Seriepocket no-075.jpg|[[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway
+Mundodeav-01-0063.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
+Mundodeav-01-0067.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
+Haftalikalbum10.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
+Miller-mtm-10.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
 *"La sombra blanca", [[Album Pif-Paf 72|''Album Pif-Paf'' #72]] (1955)
+*"El brujo negro", [[Mandrake el mago 60 (Impacto)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #60]] (1965)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Mandrake contra o "Fantasma"", [[Novo Gibi 1754|''Novo Gibi'' #1754]] (1950)
+*"O Fantasma", [[Mandrake 129 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #129]] (1967)
+*"O Principe das Trevas", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 29|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #29]] (1974)
 *"O Sinistro", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #1]] (1979)
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 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"Le roi des ténèbres", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 243|''Mandrake'' #243]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 244| #244]] (1969)
 *"L'homme en noir", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953'']] (2012)
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 **"Il mistero svelato", [[Albo Traguardo 6|''Albo Traguardo'' #6]] (1952)
 *"Il re delle tenebre", [[Il Vascello 52 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #52]] (1961)
+*"Il re delle tenebre", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 27|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #27]]  (1963)
 *"Il re delle tenebre", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 123|''Mandrake'' #123]] (1969)
 *"Il re delle tenebre", [[New Comics Now 289|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #289]] (1992)
 *"Il re delle tenebre", [[Mandrake 47 (Comic Art)]] (1995)
+=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
+*"El misterio de la sombra", [[Paquito 11004|''Paquito'' #11004]] (1952)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"The Dark One", [[Mandrake the Magician 28 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #28'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 29 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #29'']] (1952)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
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 === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Mistério do Homem Negro", [[Mundo de Aventuras 62|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #62]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 78|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #78]] (1950/1951)
 *"O Mistério do Homem-Negro", [[Jornal do Cuto 68|''Jornal do Cuto'' #68]] &ndash; [[Jornal do Cuto 79|#79]] (1972)
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 === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
 *"Den mörke", [[Mandrake 4/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1963)
+*"Mörkmannen", [[Fantomen 14/1976|''Fantomen'' #14]] (1976)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
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 === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
 *"The Dark One", [[Mandrake the Magician 10 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #10]] (1961)
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