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'''"Pleasant Valley"''' is the 38th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"Pleasant Valley"''' is the 38th 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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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strips of January 12 and 14, 1946 (Next Week = Pleasant Valley & Beginning: Pleasant Valley). | *The title for the story is taken from the strips of January 12 and 14, 1946 (Next Week = Pleasant Valley & Beginning: Pleasant Valley). | ||
*Mystery: Narda speaking to Lothar in the end of the fifth week, and he is active in the story from the seventh week. Oddly enough he was not in the car with Mandrake and Nards at the beginning | *Mystery: Narda speaking to Lothar in the end of the fifth week, and he is active in the story from the seventh week. Oddly enough he was not in the car with Mandrake and Nards at the beginning of the story. So how did he get to Pleasant Valley ? | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Super-comics-series-06.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Mandrake260rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Ilvascello mandrake-052.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Icda-m-107.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Comart32.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake FP 006.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
Mandrake FP 007.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
Mandrake he 02-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal | |||
Mandrake formatic-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal | |||
Mandrake formatic-02.jpg[[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden | |||
ClassMandSeries2pleasantvalley.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Sauterelles sur la vallée", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 31|''Mandrake'' #31]] (1964) | |||
*"Sauterelles sur la vallée", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 320|''Mandrake'' #320]] (1971) | *"Sauterelles sur la vallée", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 320|''Mandrake'' #320]] (1971) | ||
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*"Cavallette nella valle", [[New Comics Now 215|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #215]] (1988) | *"Cavallette nella valle", [[New Comics Now 215|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #215]] (1988) | ||
*"Cavallette nella valle", [[Mandrake 32 (Comic Art)]] (1994) | *"Cavallette nella valle", [[Mandrake 32 (Comic Art)]] (1994) | ||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"Pleasant Valley", [[Mandrake the Magician 6 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #6'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 7 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #7'']] (1950) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Gräshoppsdalen", [[Mandrake 1/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1963) | *"Gräshoppsdalen", [[Mandrake 1/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1963) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Kanatlı Canavarlara Karșı", [[1001 Özel 118|''1001 Özel'' #118]] (1954) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"Pleasant Valley", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Pleasant Valley" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "Pleasant Valley" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Pleasant Valley]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Pleasant Valley]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:10, 23 October 2024
| Pleasant Valley | |
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| Start date: | January 14th, 1946 |
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| End date: | March 23rd, 1946 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Sleeping Beauty" |
| Followed by: | "Medusa" |
"Pleasant Valley" is the 38th 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
Mandrake and Narda drive a trip and come to Pleasant Valley. Despite the name Pleasant Valley strange things are happening in Pleasant Valley.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Sally, the young daughter of Mr. Carter
- Mr. Carter, a farmer
- A living scarecrow
- Dr. Beetle, a scientist experimenting on locusts
- Big Jim, a man trying to buy up land
- Farmer #2
Locations
- Pleasant Valley
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strips of January 12 and 14, 1946 (Next Week = Pleasant Valley & Beginning: Pleasant Valley).
- Mystery: Narda speaking to Lothar in the end of the fifth week, and he is active in the story from the seventh week. Oddly enough he was not in the car with Mandrake and Nards at the beginning of the story. So how did he get to Pleasant Valley ?
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
New Zealand
Portugal
Portugal
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "La invasion de las langostas", Libro de Oro - Mandrake el Mago #3 (1961)
Australia
- "Pleasant Valley", The Supercomic Series #6 (1948)
Belgium
- "(no title given)", Story# 238 to Story#249 (1950)
Brazil
- "O Vale Feliz", Mandrake #260 (1977)
France
- "Sauterelles sur la vallée", Mandrake #31 (1964)
- "Sauterelles sur la vallée", Mandrake #320 (1971)
Italy
- "Cavallette nella valle", L'Avventura (1947)
- "Locuste a Vallegaia", Mandrake #52 (1963)
- "Locuste a Vallegaia", I Classici dell'Avventura #107 (1966)
- "Cavallette nella valle", Mandrake - New Comics Now #215 (1988)
- "Cavallette nella valle", Mandrake 32 (Comic Art) (1994)
New Zealand
- "Pleasant Valley", Mandrake the Magician #6 and Mandrake the Magician #7 (1950)
Portugal
- "A Flauta de Prata", Mandrake #2 (197?)
Sweden
- "Gräshoppsdalen", Mandrake #1 (1963)
Turkey
- "Kanatlı Canavarlara Karșı", 1001 Özel #118 (1954)
USA
- "Pleasant Valley", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Pleasant Valley" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)