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'''"The Ice Lady"''' is the 34th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"The Ice Lady"''' is the 34th 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 == | ||
A strange lady has the mysterious power to freeze other people. With her unusual force, this "Ice Lady" is able to transform a steel structure into pure iced piece. For that, she uses a specific gas, the Iceotene, which transforms her victims into statues. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany === | === [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany === | ||
*"Eine unheimliche Frau" [[Prinz Eisenherz 3/1954|''Prinz Eisenherz'' #3]] (1954) | *"Eine unheimliche Frau" [[Prinz Eisenherz-Heft 3/1954|''Prinz Eisenherz-Heft'' #3]] (1954) | ||
*"Die Eisfrau", [[Comic Taschen Buch 2|''Comic Taschen Buch'' #2]] (1976) | *"Die Eisfrau", [[Comic Taschen Buch 2|''Comic Taschen Buch'' #2]] (1976) | ||
*"Eine unheimliche Frau" [[Prinz Eisenherz 3/1954|''Prinz Eisenherz'' #3]] (1992) = new release of 1954 issue | *"Eine unheimliche Frau" [[Prinz Eisenherz 3/1954|''Prinz Eisenherz'' #3]] (1992) = new release of 1954 issue | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"La | *"La Mujer de Hielo", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 36|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #36]], "El Gas Secreto", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 37|#37]], and "El Libro e Negro", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 38|#38]] (1947) | ||
*"La Mujer de Hielo", [[Mandrake 5 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1997) | *"La Mujer de Hielo", [[Mandrake 5 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1997) | ||
Latest revision as of 17:37, 21 October 2024
| The Ice Lady | |
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| Start date: | December 18, 1944 |
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| End date: | March 31, 1945 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Mirror People" |
| Followed by: | "The Old Ones" |
"The Ice Lady" is the 34th 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
A strange lady has the mysterious power to freeze other people. With her unusual force, this "Ice Lady" is able to transform a steel structure into pure iced piece. For that, she uses a specific gas, the Iceotene, which transforms her victims into statues.
Appearances
Locations
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of December 18, 1944 (Beginning - The Ice Lady!).
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand
Portugal
Spain
Spain
Spain
Spain
USA
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Ice Lady" Mandrake the Magician #11 (1991)
Brazil
- "A Mulher de Gelo", Mandrake, o Mágico #16 (1972)
- "A Dama do Gelo", Mandrake #256 (1977)
France
- "Une dangereuse invention", Spécial Mandrake #11 (1964)
West Germany
- "Eine unheimliche Frau" Prinz Eisenherz-Heft #3 (1954)
- "Die Eisfrau", Comic Taschen Buch #2 (1976)
- "Eine unheimliche Frau" Prinz Eisenherz #3 (1992) = new release of 1954 issue
Italy
- "La donna di ghiaccio", L'Avventura (1946)
- "La ghiacciaia della morte", Mandrake #15 and "La macchina infernale", Mandrake #16
- "La donna di ghiaccio", Super Albo #10 (1961)
- "La donna di ghiaccio", I Classici dell'Avventura #15 (1962)
- "La donna di ghiaccio", Super Albo #86 (1964)
- "La donna di ghiaccio", Mandrake - New Comics Now #214 (1988)
Mexico
- "?", Paquito Domingo #1330 (first part) (1945)
New Zealand
- "The Ice Lady", Mandrake the Magician #98, Mandrake the Magician #99 and Mandrake the Magician #100 (1955)
Portugal
- "A Dama do Gelo", Mandrake #8 (197?)
Spain
- "La Mujer de Hielo", Merlin el Mago Moderno #36, "El Gas Secreto", #37, and "El Libro e Negro", #38 (1947)
- "La Mujer de Hielo", Mandrake #5 (1997)
Sweden
- "Is-kvinnan", Mandrake #1 (1962)
USA
- "The Ice Lady", Comics Revue #269 – #274 (2008/2009)
- "The Ice Lady", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Ice Lady" (Pacific Comics Club) (2015)
- "The Ice Lady", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Ice Lady" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)