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|Title= Saki, the Clay Camel | |Title= Saki, the Clay Camel | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1935-06-17.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= June 17, 1935 | |Start= June 17, 1935 | ||
|End= November 2, 1935 | |End= November 2, 1935 | ||
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'''"Saki, the Clay Camel"''' is the 4th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"Saki, the Clay Camel"''' is the 4th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | ||
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
This story exists in two variants, one made to span six newspaper columns, the other to span five. | |||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mandrake chases a thief and master of disguises, the Clay Camel. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda|Princess Narda]] | |||
*[[Segrid]] | |||
* | |||
*[[Saki (The Clay Camel)|Saki, the Clay Camel]]. | *[[Saki (The Clay Camel)|Saki, the Clay Camel]]. | ||
**Saki disguised as Turo, a stool-pigeon. | **Saki disguised as Turo, a stool-pigeon. | ||
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**Saki disguised as Inspector Duffy. | **Saki disguised as Inspector Duffy. | ||
**Saki disguised as Mandrake. | **Saki disguised as Mandrake. | ||
'''One-time characters''' | |||
* | *Inspector Duffy | ||
*Lizzie, servant of Narda. | *Lizzie, servant of Narda. | ||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot. | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Gibisemanal.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakecolecao03.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Collana Albi grandi avventure-04-o.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Albi grandi avventure-06-b.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ilvascello mandrake-032.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ilvascello mandrake-033.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Special Mandrake-FS 159.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Special Mandrake-FS 160.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Mandrake csitw-29.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Mandrake csitw-30.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ncn-mandrake-116.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Comart04.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake esteve 4.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
ClassMandSeries2sakitheclaycamel1.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
ClassMandSeries2sakitheclaycamel2.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*" | *"Saki, O Maior Ladrão da Arábia!", [[Gibi Semanal 28|''Gibi Semanal'' #28]] (1975) | ||
*"Mandrake Contra Saki, o Ladrão de Mil Caras!", [[Mandrake Coleção 3|''Mandrake Coleção'' #3]] (1989) | *"Mandrake Contra Saki, o Ladrão de Mil Caras!", [[Mandrake Coleção 3|''Mandrake Coleção'' #3]] (1989) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Le | *"Le dromadaire d'argile", [[Hop-là!|''Hop-là!'']] (1937-1938) | ||
*"Saki", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 19|''Mandrake'' #19]] and "Les cent visage di Saki", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 20|''Mandrake'' #20]] (1963) | *"Saki", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 19|''Mandrake'' #19]] and "Les cent visage di Saki", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 20|''Mandrake'' #20]] (1963) | ||
*"Le chameau d'argile", [[Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 2 | *"Le chameau d'argile", [[Futuropolis Copyright - Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 2|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 2]] (1982) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia=== | |||
*"Il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", [[Mandrake 29 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #29]] & [[Mandrake 30 (Comics Stars in the World)| #30]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) <small>note: Italian text.</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Il cammello | *"Il cammello di argilla", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'' #85 - #108]] (1936) | ||
*"Saki, il cammello d'argilla", [[Special Mandrake 159 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #159]] (1965) | *"Il cammello d’argilla", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (4)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #4]] (1937) | ||
**"La cattura di Saki", [[ | *"Il cammello d’argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 6 (second serie)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #6]] and [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 9 (second serie)| #9]] (1946) | ||
*" | *"Il cammello d’argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", [[Ristampe di grande successo 6|''Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake'' #6]] and [[Ristampe di grande successo 7| #7]] (1949) | ||
*"Saki, il cammello d'argilla" & "I mille volti di Saki", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 32|''Mandrake'' #32]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 33| #33]] (1964) | |||
*"Saki, il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", [[Special Mandrake 159 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #159]] and [[Special Mandrake 160 (Fratelli Spada)| #160]] (1965) | |||
*''"no title"'', [[L'olimpo dei fumetti 8|''L'olimpo del fumetti'' #8]] (1972) | |||
*"Il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", [[Mandrake 29 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #29]] & [[Mandrake 30 (Comics Stars in the World)| #30]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) | |||
*"Il cammello d’argilla", [[New Comics Now 116|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #116]] (1984) | |||
*"Il cammello d’argilla", [[Mandrake 4 (Comic Art)]] (1991) | |||
*"Il cammello d’argilla", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics)|''Mandrake il mago'']] (2014) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"O Ladrão da Arábia", [[Mundo de Aventuras 239 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #239]], [[Mundo de Aventuras 241 (second series)| #241]], [[Mundo de Aventuras 242 (second series)| #242]], [[Mundo de Aventuras 243 (second series)| #243]], [[Mundo de Aventuras 244 (second series)| #244]], [[Mundo de Aventuras 245 (second series)| #245]], [[Mundo de Aventuras 248 (second series)| #248]] and [[Mundo de Aventuras 249 (second series)| #249]] (1978) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Hırsızlar Peşinde", [[Afacan|''Afacan'' #27 - 32]] (1942) <small>Note: strips from Sept 16, missing the 4 last strips and some strips are cencored </small> | |||
*"Karşi Karşiya", [[Afacan|''Afacan'' #27 - 32]] (1942) <small>Note: strips from Sept 17, some strips are cencored. Probably traced from Afacan.</small> | |||
*"İki Mandrake Karşı Karşıya", [[1001 Macera - İki Mandrake Karşı Karşıya|1001 Macera: ''İki Mandrake Karşı Karşıya'']] (1945) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El Camello de Arcilla", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 16 - Mandrake 4|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #16 - ''Mandrake'' #4]] (1982) | |||
*"Saki, el Camello de Barro", [[Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2022) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"Saki, the Clay Camel", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra]]'' (2016) | |||
=== [[Image: | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*" | *"Saki, the Clay Camel", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Saki, the Clay Camel - Part I" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "Saki, the Clay Camel - Part I" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] and [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Saki, the Clay Camel - Part II" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "Saki, the Clay Camel - Part II" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020) | ||
*"Saki, the Clay Camel", [[Volume One: the complete newspaper dailies 1934-1936]] (2024) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Saki, the Clay Camel]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Saki, the Clay Camel]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 14 October 2024
| Saki, the Clay Camel | |
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| Start date: | June 17, 1935 |
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| End date: | November 2, 1935 |
| # of strips: | 120 (20 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Monster of Tanov Pass" |
| Followed by: | "The Werewolf" |
"Saki, the Clay Camel" is the 4th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span six newspaper columns, the other to span five.
Plot Summary
Mandrake chases a thief and master of disguises, the Clay Camel.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Princess Narda
- Segrid
- Saki, the Clay Camel.
- Saki disguised as Turo, a stool-pigeon.
- Saki disguised as Kate, the old scrub-woman.
- Saki disguised as Inspector Duffy.
- Saki disguised as Mandrake.
One-time characters
- Inspector Duffy
- Lizzie, servant of Narda.
Locations
- Beran, in Nothern Arabia.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
USA
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Saki, O Maior Ladrão da Arábia!", Gibi Semanal #28 (1975)
- "Mandrake Contra Saki, o Ladrão de Mil Caras!", Mandrake Coleção #3 (1989)
France
- "Le dromadaire d'argile", Hop-là! (1937-1938)
- "Saki", Mandrake #19 and "Les cent visage di Saki", Mandrake #20 (1963)
- "Le chameau d'argile", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 2 (1982)
French Polynesia
- "Il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Mandrake #29 & #30 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.
Italy
- "Il cammello di argilla", L'Avventuroso #85 - #108 (1936)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #4 (1937)
- "Il cammello d’argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #6 and #9 (1946)
- "Il cammello d’argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake #6 and #7 (1949)
- "Saki, il cammello d'argilla" & "I mille volti di Saki", Mandrake #32 and #33 (1964)
- "Saki, il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Special Mandrake #159 and #160 (1965)
- "no title", L'olimpo del fumetti #8 (1972)
- "Il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Mandrake #29 & #30 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Mandrake - New Comics Now #116 (1984)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Mandrake 4 (Comic Art) (1991)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Mandrake il mago (2014)
Portugal
Turkey
- "Hırsızlar Peşinde", Afacan #27 - 32 (1942) Note: strips from Sept 16, missing the 4 last strips and some strips are cencored
- "Karşi Karşiya", Afacan #27 - 32 (1942) Note: strips from Sept 17, some strips are cencored. Probably traced from Afacan.
- "İki Mandrake Karşı Karşıya", 1001 Macera: İki Mandrake Karşı Karşıya (1945)
Spain
- "El Camello de Arcilla", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #16 - Mandrake #4 (1982)
- "Saki, el Camello de Barro", Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial) (2022)
United Kingdom
- "Saki, the Clay Camel", Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra (2016)
USA
- "Saki, the Clay Camel", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Saki, the Clay Camel - Part I" (Pacific Comics Club) and The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Saki, the Clay Camel - Part II" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)
- "Saki, the Clay Camel", Volume One: the complete newspaper dailies 1934-1936 (2024)