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|Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island | |Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.2:<br>Magnetic Island | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:ms-19400602.jpg|250px|border]] | ||
|Start= June 2nd, 1940 | |Start= June 2nd, 1940 | ||
|End= August 11th, 1940 | |End= August 11th, 1940 | ||
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | |Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination]]" | |Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination|The Flame Pearls Pt.1:<br>Attempted Assassination]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows]]" | |Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows|The Flame Pearls Pt.3:<br>The Three Cows]]" | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
'''"The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island"''' is the 15th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | '''"The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island"''' is the 15th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for ''flame colored pearls''. A tropical storm breaks suddely, the compass going wild, and the Argos is stedily pulled side-ways towards a mysterious magnetic island. Mandrake, Lothar, June and Colonel Barton reach the shore safely on an rubber raft. | |||
On the mysterious floating magnetic island they found 60 men, survivors from ship-wrecks. All enslaved by the escpade murderer, King Cy, and his henchman Jasper. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Colonel Barton]] | |||
*[[June]], daughter of Colonel Barton. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Captain Beeker, on Argos. | |||
*King Cy, giant ruler of the mysterious Magnetic Island. | |||
*"Jasper" King Cy's henchman. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | </div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*South Pacific | |||
*A floating magnetic island. | |||
'''Vehicles''' | |||
*S.S.[[Argos]], Colonel Barton's yacht. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot. | |||
*The "Flame Pearls" story is a ''retelling'' of an ancient Greek myth; "[[Spotlight on Inspiration - Jason and the Golden Fleece|Jason and the Golden Fleece]]". | |||
== | == Signifiant cover == | ||
<gallery> | |||
O globo juvenil-886.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-15.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"A Ilha Magnética", [[Novo Gibi 1811|''Novo Gibi'' #1811]] (1953) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"Tulihelmien mysteeri (II): Magneettisaari", [[Mustanaamio 5/1992|''Mustanaamio'' #5]] (1992) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Les perles de flamme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 327|''Mandrake'' #327]] (1971) | |||
*"Les perles de flamme", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 3|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #3]] (1980) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"L’isola magnetica", [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 1|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1971) | |||
*"Le perle di fiamma", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 3|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #3]] (1980) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | |||
*"Ildperlene II, Magnetøya", [[Fantomet 5/1992|''Fantomet'' #5]] (1992) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"La Isla Magnetica", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 15|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #15]] (194?) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Eldpärlorna", [[Allers Familj-Journal|''Allers Familj-Journal'']] | |||
*"Mysteriet med eldpärlorna del 2: Magnetön", [[Fantomen 26/1991|''Fantomen'' #26]] (1991) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 63|''King Comics'' #63]], [[King Comics 64|''King Comics'' #64]] and [[King Comics 65|''King Comics'' #65]] (1941) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Plameni biseri", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 8|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #8]] (1988) | |||
[[Category:Sunday stories|Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island, The]] | [[Category:Sunday stories|Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:32, 6 October 2024
| The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island | |
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| Start date: | June 2nd, 1940 |
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| End date: | August 11th, 1940 |
| # of strips: | 11 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" |
| Followed by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows" |
"The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island" is the 15th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. A tropical storm breaks suddely, the compass going wild, and the Argos is stedily pulled side-ways towards a mysterious magnetic island. Mandrake, Lothar, June and Colonel Barton reach the shore safely on an rubber raft.
On the mysterious floating magnetic island they found 60 men, survivors from ship-wrecks. All enslaved by the escpade murderer, King Cy, and his henchman Jasper.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Colonel Barton
- June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
One-time characters
- Captain Beeker, on Argos.
- King Cy, giant ruler of the mysterious Magnetic Island.
- "Jasper" King Cy's henchman.
Behind the scenes
- The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
- The "Flame Pearls" story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".
Signifiant cover
Brazil
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Ilha Magnética", Novo Gibi #1811 (1953)
Finland
- "Tulihelmien mysteeri (II): Magneettisaari", Mustanaamio #5 (1992)
France
- "Les perles de flamme", Mandrake #327 (1971)
- "Les perles de flamme", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)
Italy
- "L’isola magnetica", Mandrake #1 (1971)
- "Le perle di fiamma", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)
Norway
- "Ildperlene II, Magnetøya", Fantomet #5 (1992)
Spain
- "La Isla Magnetica", Merlin el Mago Moderno #15 (194?)
Sweden
- "Eldpärlorna", Allers Familj-Journal
- "Mysteriet med eldpärlorna del 2: Magnetön", Fantomen #26 (1991)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #63, King Comics #64 and King Comics #65 (1941)
Yugoslavia
- "Plameni biseri", Biblioteka Nostalgija #8 (1988)