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'''"The Mirror People"''' is the 33rd Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"The Mirror People"''' is the 33rd 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 == | ||
One night Narda | One night Narda wakes up and has a look at her mirror, she finds that her mirror image is behaving strangely. Suddenly her mirror image, Adran, comes through the mirror and kidnaps her to a strange mirror world. | ||
Trying to rescue her Mandrake and Lothar | Trying to rescue her Mandrake and Lothar find their own mirror images very much alive, evil and powerful. | ||
At the end our friends manage to defeat Ekardnam and Rahtol. But Ekardnam | At the end our friends manage to defeat Ekardnam and Rahtol. But Ekardnam wipes away Mandrake and Lothar's memory about their travel in the strange world. While Narda is left alone, wondering if their adventure was just a dream. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Ekardnam]], in the Mirror World an evil opposites of Mandrake. | |||
*[[Rahtol]], in the Mirror World an evil opposites of Lothar. | |||
*[[Adran]], in the Mirror World an evil opposites of Narda. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
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*[[The Mirror World]] | *[[The Mirror World]] | ||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 7, 1944 (Beginning Next Week = The Mirror People!). | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Kippari kalle 1953-06.jpg|[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland | |||
Capriotti 13.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Capriotti 14.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Il Vascello-02-59.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ilvascellomandrake-02-121.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Mandrake csitw-15.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Comart27.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake FP 097.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
Mandrake FP 098.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-30.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-31.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
1001ozel-100.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey | |||
ClassMandSeries2themirrorpeople.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 === | |||
*"''The Amazing Case of the'' Mirror World", [[Mandrake The Magician (Consolidated Press 1947)|''Mandrake The Magician'']] (1947) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
*"Maaron ja Peilikansa", [[Kippari Kalle 6/1953|''Kippari Kalle'' #6]] (1953) | *"Maaron ja Peilikansa", [[Kippari Kalle 6/1953|''Kippari Kalle'' #6]] (1953) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Le peuple des miroirs", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 241|''Mandrake'' #241]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 242| #242]] (1969) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[L'Avventura|''L'Avventura'']] (1946) | *"Il popolo degli specchi", [[L'Avventura|''L'Avventura'']] (1946) | ||
*"Mandrake contro Ekardnam" | *"Mandrake contro Ekardnam" & "Mandrake nel mondo degli specchi", [[Albo avventure 21 - Mandrake 13|''Mandrake'' #13]] and [[Albo avventure 23 - Mandrake 14| #14]] (1947) | ||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Il Vascello 59 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #59]] (1961) | *"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Il Vascello 59 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #59]] (1961) | ||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 35|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #35]] (1963) | |||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 121|''Mandrake'' #121]] (1969) | *"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 121|''Mandrake'' #121]] (1969) | ||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Mandrake 15 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #15]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976) | |||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[New Comics Now 213|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #213]] (1988) | *"Il popolo degli specchi", [[New Comics Now 213|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #213]] (1988) | ||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Mandrake 27 (Comic Art)]] (1993) | *"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Mandrake 27 (Comic Art)]] (1993) | ||
*"Il Popolo degli Specchi", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999) | *"Il Popolo degli Specchi", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999) | ||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"The Mirror People", [[Mandrake the Magician 97 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #97]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 98 (Feature Productions)| ''Mandrake the Magician'' #98]] (1955) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"Speilfolket", [[Fantom-hefte 9|''Fantom-hefte'' #9]] | *"Speilfolket", [[Fantom-hefte 9|''Fantom-hefte'' #9]] | ||
*"Speilfolket", [[Fantom-hefte 1953|''Fantom-hefte'' #1953]] | *"Speilfolket", [[Fantom-hefte 1953|''Fantom-hefte'' #1953]] | ||
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia=== | |||
*"Il popolo degli specchi", [[Mandrake 15 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #15]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976) <small>note: Italian text.</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"El espejo roto", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 30|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #30]] and | *"El espejo roto" & "El mundo de los espejos", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 30|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #30]] and [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 31| #31]] (1947) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Spegelvärlden", [[Stjärnbragder 4|''Stjärnbragder'' #4]] (1953) | *"Spegelvärlden", [[Stjärnbragder 4|''Stjärnbragder'' #4]] (1953) | ||
*"I spegelvärlden", [[Mandrake 1/1962 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962) | *"I spegelvärlden", [[Mandrake 1/1962 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Aynanın Oyunu", [[1001 Özel 100|''1001 Özel'' #100]] (1954) <small>Note: starts with the strip of November 1, 1944. A new ending is made from the strip of November 23, 1944.</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Mystic Mirror of Evil" & "Mirror Menace" & "Perilous Pursuit!", [[Magic Comics 120|''Magic Comics'' #120]] & [[Magic Comics 121| #121]] & [[Magic Comics 122| #122]] (1949) | |||
*"The Mirror People", [[Comics Revue 258|''Comics Revue'' #258]], [[Comics Revue 259|''Comics Revue'' #259]], [[Comics Revue 260|''Comics Revue'' #260]], [[Comics Revue 261|''Comics Revue'' #261]] & [[Comics Revue 262|''Comics Revue'' #262]] (2007-2008). | |||
*"The Mirror People", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Mirror People" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Mirror People" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Mirror People, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Mirror People, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:36, 21 October 2024
| The Mirror People | |
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| Start date: | October 9th, 1944 |
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| End date: | December 16th, 1944 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Doctor Congo" |
| Followed by: | "The Ice Lady" |
"The Mirror People" is the 33rd 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
One night Narda wakes up and has a look at her mirror, she finds that her mirror image is behaving strangely. Suddenly her mirror image, Adran, comes through the mirror and kidnaps her to a strange mirror world.
Trying to rescue her Mandrake and Lothar find their own mirror images very much alive, evil and powerful.
At the end our friends manage to defeat Ekardnam and Rahtol. But Ekardnam wipes away Mandrake and Lothar's memory about their travel in the strange world. While Narda is left alone, wondering if their adventure was just a dream.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda
- Ekardnam, in the Mirror World an evil opposites of Mandrake.
- Rahtol, in the Mirror World an evil opposites of Lothar.
- Adran, in the Mirror World an evil opposites of Narda.
One-time characters
Locations
- New York
- The Mirror World
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 7, 1944 (Beginning Next Week = The Mirror People!).
Signifiant covers
-
Finland -
Italy -
Italy -
Italy -
Italy -
Italy -
Italy -
New Zealand -
New Zealand -
Spain -
Spain -
Turkey -
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Amazing Case of the Mirror World", Mandrake The Magician (1947)
Brazil
- "O Mundo dos Espelhos", Mandrake, o Mágico #18 (1972)
Denmark
- "??", Fantomhefte #9 (1953)
Finland
- "Maaron ja Peilikansa", Kippari Kalle #6 (1953)
France
- "Le peuple des miroirs", Mandrake #241 and #242 (1969)
Italy
- "Il popolo degli specchi", L'Avventura (1946)
- "Mandrake contro Ekardnam" & "Mandrake nel mondo degli specchi", Mandrake #13 and #14 (1947)
- "Il popolo degli specchi", Il Vascello #59 (1961)
- "Il popolo degli specchi", I Classici dell'Avventura #35 (1963)
- "Il popolo degli specchi", Mandrake #121 (1969)
- "Il popolo degli specchi", Mandrake #15 (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
- "Il popolo degli specchi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #213 (1988)
- "Il popolo degli specchi", Mandrake 27 (Comic Art) (1993)
- "Il Popolo degli Specchi", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999)
New Zealand
- "The Mirror People", Mandrake the Magician #97 and Mandrake the Magician #98 (1955)
Norway
- "Speilfolket", Fantom-hefte #9
- "Speilfolket", Fantom-hefte #1953
French Polynesia
- "Il popolo degli specchi", Mandrake #15 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.
Portugal
- "No Mundo do Espelho", Mandrake No Mundo do Espelho (197?)
Spain
- "El espejo roto" & "El mundo de los espejos", Merlin el Mago Moderno #30 and #31 (1947)
Sweden
- "Spegelvärlden", Stjärnbragder #4 (1953)
- "I spegelvärlden", Mandrake #1 (1962)
Turkey
- "Aynanın Oyunu", 1001 Özel #100 (1954) Note: starts with the strip of November 1, 1944. A new ending is made from the strip of November 23, 1944.
USA
- "The Mystic Mirror of Evil" & "Mirror Menace" & "Perilous Pursuit!", Magic Comics #120 & #121 & #122 (1949)
- "The Mirror People", Comics Revue #258, Comics Revue #259, Comics Revue #260, Comics Revue #261 & Comics Revue #262 (2007-2008).
- "The Mirror People", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Mirror People" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)