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'''"The Dome"''' is the 31st Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"The Dome"''' is the 31st 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 four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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When a jewelry store is attacked by robbers disguised as firefighters, Mandrake manages to have one of the thugs arrested. Unfortunately the leader of the gang - a mysterious man with a black mask on his face and nicknamed "The Dome" - kidnaps Narda.
Despite various traps, Mandrake will prevail over the bandits and finally Narda will succeed in unmasking "The Dome", a man without eyes and without nose since his birth. As Mandrake pursues "The Dome", the entire underground realm of the latter is filling with river water and the man is drowning in trying to run away. At the end, the police overcome the whole gang.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Louie, a thug
*Dome, a master criminal
*Specs, Dome's right-hand man


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York <small>(?)</small>
**4th and West
**8th and North
*The Willows, an island in a river
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 31, 1944 (Beginning "The Dome").
 
===Referenced in===


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Super-comics-series-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake14saber.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Super Albo 030.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-13.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart25.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-19.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-20.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-21.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
1001ozel-003.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
ClassMandSeries2thedome.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
ClassMandSeries2thedome2.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Mandrake Meets the Dome", [[The Supercomic Series 3|''The Supercomic Series'' #3]] (1948)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Cabeça", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 14|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #14]] (1972)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"L'homme aux plans infaillibles", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 1|''Spécial Mandrake'' #1]] (1963)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"L'infallibile cupola", [[Super Albo 30 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #30]] (1963)
*"L'infallibile cupola", [[Mandrake 13 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #13]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
*"L'infallibile cupola", [[New Comics Now 213|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #213]] (1988)
*"L'infallibile cupola", [[Mandrake 25 (Comic Art)]] (1993)
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
*"L'infallibile cupola", [[Mandrake 13 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #13]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976) <small>note: Italian text.</small>
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El hombre de la mascara negra" & "Merlin al servicio del Domo" & "El fin del Domo", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 19|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #19]] & [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 20| #20]] & [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 21| #21]] (1946)
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Korkunç Adam", [[1001 Özel 3|''1001 Özel'' #3]] (1952) <small>Note: starts half-way through the original adventure.</small>
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Dome", [[Comics Revue 212|''Comics Revue'' #212]] &ndash; [[Comics Revue 217|#217]] (2002/2003)
*"The Dome", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Dome Part I" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Dome Part I" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] and [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Dome Part II" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Dome Part II" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019)


[[Category:Daily stories|Dome, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Dome, The]]

Latest revision as of 14:50, 21 October 2024

The Dome
Md-1944-01-31.png
Start date: January 31st, 1944
End date: June 24th, 1944
# of strips: 126 (21 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Earthshaker"
Followed by: "Doctor Congo"

"The Dome" is the 31st 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 four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.

Plot Summary

When a jewelry store is attacked by robbers disguised as firefighters, Mandrake manages to have one of the thugs arrested. Unfortunately the leader of the gang - a mysterious man with a black mask on his face and nicknamed "The Dome" - kidnaps Narda. Despite various traps, Mandrake will prevail over the bandits and finally Narda will succeed in unmasking "The Dome", a man without eyes and without nose since his birth. As Mandrake pursues "The Dome", the entire underground realm of the latter is filling with river water and the man is drowning in trying to run away. At the end, the police overcome the whole gang.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Louie, a thug
  • Dome, a master criminal
  • Specs, Dome's right-hand man

Locations

  • New York (?)
    • 4th and West
    • 8th and North
  • The Willows, an island in a river


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 31, 1944 (Beginning "The Dome").

Signifiant covers

  • Mini australia.gif Australia

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

  • Mini turkey.gif Turkey

  • Mini usa.gif USA

  • Mini usa.gif USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini french polynesia.png French Polynesia

  • "L'infallibile cupola", Mandrake #13 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

  • "Korkunç Adam", 1001 Özel #3 (1952) Note: starts half-way through the original adventure.

Mini usa.gif USA

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