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In the Cobra's Grip

Start date:	April 19th, 1937
End date:	September 11th, 1937
# of strips:	126 (21 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Mandrake in the Lost World"
Followed by:	"Mandrake in America"

"In the Cobra's Grip" is the 9th 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

Mr. Duchamp found a package at the back door, with a mysterious block of glowing metal. Soon Duchamp is under the spell of the Cobra, a dangerous man with an obsession for power. The natives call him The Wizard. He is adept at hypnosis and telepaty and is a genious in mechanics and chemistry. And he have a dream, - to be the first emperor of the Earth.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Monsieur Duchamp, a world famed chemist.
Suzette, daughter of Mr. Duchamp
Dr. Andre Petain, Suzette's fiancé.
Henri, a waiter.
Marie, Duchamp's housekeeper.
Igor, one of the Cobra's men.
Efraim, a scientist.
Oaks, a scientist.
Holtz, a scientist.
Melankoff, a scientist.

Locations

France
- Paris
  - Hotel de Roi
- Gravet
Tibet
- Ruhai, a village
- The eastern cave-land, where the five red rivers rise, the Cobra's hide-out.

Behind the scenes

Title

The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Real Life References

In 1930 the Epstein family's cook (servant) was the 31 years old Marie Latimore.

Signifiant covers

Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

"The Evil Spirit of the Cobra", Mandrake The Magician (1938)

Canada

(no given title), Classic Adventure Strips #1 (1985)

France

"Dans les griffes du Cobra", Hop-là! (1939-1940)
"Dans les griffes du Cobra", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 4 (1985)

French Polynesia

"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", Mandrake #26 & #27 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.

Italy

"Nelle spire del Cobra", Giungla! #152 to #171 (1938)
"Nelle spire del Cobra", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #9 (1940)
"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "Il covo misterioso" & "La vittoria di Mandrake", Mandrake #7 & #8 & #9 (1946)
"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", Mandrake #25 & #26 (1960)
"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", Il Vascello #43 supplemento (1961)
"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "Ritorno alla Luce", Special Mandrake #170 & #171 (1966)
"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", Mandrake #26 & #27 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
"Nelle spire del Cobra", Mandrake - New Comics Now #117 (1984)
"Nelle spire del Cobra", Mandrake 9 (Comic Art) (1992)
"Nelle spire del Cobra", Mandrake il mago Volume 2 (2015)
"Nelle spire del Cobra", Superfumetti #9 (2015)

Mexico

"??", Paquito #11025 to Paquito #11028 (195?)

Spain

"El fin del Cobra", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #31 - Mandrake #8 (1986)

Turkey

"Kobra'ya Karşı", 1001 Roman #167 - 196 (1942-1943)
"no title", Kara Maske #10 &.... (1947)

USA

"In the Cobra's Grip", Comics Revue #389-390 (2018)

Yugoslavia

"Kobra", Jutarnji list August 29, 1937 – November 22, 1937

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 |End= September 11th, 1937
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 '''"In the Cobra's Grip"''' is the 9th 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 ==
-{{stub}}
+Mr. Duchamp found a package at the back door, with a mysterious block of glowing metal. Soon Duchamp is under the spell of the Cobra, a dangerous man with an obsession for power. The natives call him ''The Wizard''. He is adept at hypnosis and telepaty and is a genious in mechanics and chemistry. And he have a dream, - to be the first emperor of the Earth.
 ===Appearances===
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 *[[Mandrake]]
 *[[Lothar]]
+*[[Luciphor|The Cobra]]
 '''One-time characters'''
-*[[Monsieur Duchamp]]
+*Monsieur Duchamp, a world famed chemist.
-*[[Suzette Duchamp]]
+*Suzette, daughter of Mr. Duchamp
-*[[Andre Petain]]
+*Dr. Andre Petain, Suzette's fiancé.
-*[[Marie]]
+*Henri, a waiter.
-*[[Luciphor (The Cobra)]]
+*Marie, Duchamp's housekeeper.
+*Igor, one of the Cobra's men.
+*Efraim, a scientist.
+*Oaks, a scientist.
+*Holtz, a scientist.
+*Melankoff, a scientist.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*France
+**Paris
+***Hotel de Roi
+**Gravet
+*Tibet
+**Ruhai, a village
+**The eastern cave-land, where the five red rivers rise, the Cobra's hide-out.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+===Title===
+*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
-===Referenced in===
+===Real Life References===
+*In 1930 the Epstein family's cook ''(servant)'' was the 31 years old Marie Latimore.
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Collana Albi grandi avventure-09.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Albi grandi avventure 19.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Albi grandi avventure 20.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Albi grandi avventure 21.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Il Vascello-02-25.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Il Vascello-02-26.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Special Mandrake-FS 170.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Special Mandrake-FS 171.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Mandrake csitw-26.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Mandrake csitw-27.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Comart09.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake esteve 8.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
-*"The Evil Spirit of the Cobra", [[Mandrake the Magician Book no. 1 (Consolidated Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] (1938)
+*"The Evil Spirit of the Cobra", [[Mandrake The Magician (Consolidated Press 1938)|''Mandrake The Magician'']] (1938)
 === [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
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 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
 *"Dans les griffes du Cobra", [[Hop-là!|''Hop-là!'']] (1939-1940)
-*"Dans les griffes du Cobra", [[Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 4 (Futuropolis)|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 4]] (1985)
+*"Dans les griffes du Cobra", [[Futuropolis Copyright - Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 4]] (1985)
+=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", [[Mandrake 26 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #26]] & [[Mandrake 27 (Comics Stars in the World)| #27]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) <small>note: Italian text.</small>
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"Nelle spire del Cobra", [[Giungla!|''Giungla!'' #152 to #171]] (1938)
-*"Nelle spire del Cobra", [[Special Mandrake 170 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #170]] (1966)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (9)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #9]] (1940)
-**"Ritorno alla Luce", [[Special Mandrake 171 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #171]] (1966)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "Il covo misterioso" & "La vittoria di Mandrake", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 19 (second serie)|''Mandrake'' #7]] & [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 20 (second serie)| #8]] & [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 21 (second serie)| #9]] (1946)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", [[Il Vascello 25 (second series)|''Mandrake'' #25]] & [[Il Vascello 26 (second series)| #26]] (1960)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", [[Il Vascello 43 Supplemento (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #43 supplemento]] (1961)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "Ritorno alla Luce", [[Special Mandrake 170 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #170]] & [[Special Mandrake 171 (Fratelli Spada)| #171]] (1966)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", [[Mandrake 26 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #26]] & [[Mandrake 27 (Comics Stars in the World)| #27]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra", [[New Comics Now 117|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #117]] (1984)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra", [[Mandrake 9 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics) Volume 2|''Mandrake il mago Volume 2'']] (2015)
+*"Nelle spire del Cobra", [[Superfumetti 9 (Mondadori Comics)|''Superfumetti'' #9]] (2015)
+=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
+*"??", [[Paquito 11025|''Paquito'' #11025]] to [[Paquito 11028|''Paquito'' #11028]] (195?)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"El fin del Cobra", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 31 - Mandrake 8|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #31 - ''Mandrake'' #8]] (1986)
+=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
+*"Kobra'ya Karşı", [[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'' #167 - 196]] (1942-1943)
+*''"no title"'', [[Kara Maske 10|''Kara Maske'' #10]] &.... (1947)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"In the Cobra's Grip", [[Comics Revue 389-390|''Comics Revue'' #389-390]] (2018)
-=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Kingdom of Spain ===
+=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
-*"El fin del Cobra", [[Mandrake 8 (Grandes clasicos de los Comics del Pasado)|''Mandrake'' #8]] (1986)
+*"Kobra", ''[[Jutarnji list]]'' August 29, 1937 &ndash; November 22, 1937
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