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The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants

Start date:	June 29th, 1941
End date:	November 2nd, 1941
# of strips:	19 (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago"
Followed by:	"The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles"

"The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants" is the 20th 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. Now they have reached the remote isle of the Colossi, giants who are eighty feet high. The great people are the last few survivors who in the dim past had roamed and ruled the Earth.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Colonel Barton
June, daughter of Colonel Barton.

One-time characters

The Witch of Tago.
A colossus.
The colossus wife.
The colossus daughter.

Locations

South Pacific.
Land of Giants, a remote isle.
Atlantis, mentioned only.

Vehicles

S.S.Argos, Colonel Barton's yacht.

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 covers

Brazil
Brazil
India
Spain
Spain

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"Mandrake na Ilha dos Gigantes", Novo Gibi #1815 (1953)
"Ilha dos Gigantes", Almanaque dos Heróis (??)

Finland

"Tulihelmien mysteeri (VII): Jättiläisten saari", Mustanaamio #16 (1992)

France

"La sorcière de la colline", Mandrake #330 (1971)
"Les perles de flamme", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)

Italy

"La strega della collina", Mandrake #4 (1971)
"Le perle di fiamma", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)

Norway

"Kjempenes øy", Fantomet #20 (1992)

Spain

"La Isla de los Gigantes", Merlin el Mago Moderno #17 (194?)

Sweden

"Eldpärlorna", Allers Familj-Journal
"Mysteriet med eldpärlorna del 6: Jättarnas ö", Fantomen #12 (1992)

USA

"(no title)", King Comics #77, King Comics #78, King Comics #79, King Comics #80 and King Comics #81 (1942/1943)

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 |Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
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-|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago]]"
+|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago|The Flame Pearls Pt.6:<br>The Witch of Tago]]"
-|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles]]"
+|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles|The Flame Pearls Pt.8:<br>The Hungry Isles]]"
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for ''flame colored pearls''. Now they have reached the remote isle of the Colossi, giants who are eighty feet high. The ''great people'' are the last few survivors who in the dim past had roamed and ruled the Earth.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
 *[[Lothar]]
+*[[Colonel Barton]]
+*[[June]], daughter of Colonel Barton.
 '''One-time characters'''
+*''The Witch of Tago''.
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*A colossus.
+*The colossus wife.
+*The colossus daughter.
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*South Pacific.
+*Land of Giants, a remote isle.
+*Atlantis, mentioned only.
+'''Vehicles'''
+*S.S.[[Argos]], Colonel Barton's yacht.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*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]]".
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+O globo juvenil-865.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Novo-Gibi-1815.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Coleção Gibi-29.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
+LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-17.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+LGA Merlin Rojo-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Mandrake na Ilha dos Gigantes", [[Novo Gibi 1815|''Novo Gibi'' #1815]] (1953)
 *"Ilha dos Gigantes", [[Almanaque dos Heróis|''Almanaque dos Heróis'']]  (??)
 === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
 *"Tulihelmien mysteeri (VII): Jättiläisten saari", [[Mustanaamio 16/1992|''Mustanaamio'' #16]] (1992)
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"La sorcière de la colline", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 330|''Mandrake'' #330]] (1971)
+*"Les perles de flamme", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 3|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #3]] (1980)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"La strega della collina", [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (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===
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 === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
-*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1942-1943)
+*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 77|''King Comics'' #77]], [[King Comics 78|''King Comics'' #78]], [[King Comics 79|''King Comics'' #79]], [[King Comics 80|''King Comics'' #80]] and [[King Comics 81|''King Comics'' #81]] (1942/1943)
 [[Category:Sunday stories|Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants, The]]