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|Title= Mu
|Title= Mu
|image=  
|image= [[Image:md-1978-07-10.png|400 px]]
|Start= July 10th, 1978
|Start= July 10th, 1978
|End= December 16th, 1978
|End= December 16th, 1978
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|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Cooler]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Cooler]]"
|Followed= "[[The Demon Dance]]"
|Followed= "[[The Demon Dancer]]"
|}}
|}}
'''"Mu"''' is the 170th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Mu"''' is the 170th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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One day as Mandrake sleeps he dreams a strange dream, a nightmare about a unknown deep-sea creature. Next day Theron made a ''call'' about a strange dream, then Jed called about an underwater deep-sea mystery. It almost seemed as if someone deep in the ocean did try to send a message to the surface. Capt. Lark and Mandrake entered a batosphere and dived into the deep to see if they could solve the mystery. 


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
 
*[[Theron]]
*[[Jed]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Mr Tyrone, a mining engineer.
*Captain Lark, at a deep-sea mining ship.
*Scotty, at a deep-sea mining ship.
*The Queen of the World ''(The Queen of Mu)''.
*Toti, a royal pet seal.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*[[Xanadu]]
*At sea, thousand miles from the west coast.
*Mu, an ancient crystal city at the ocean bottom.
'''Objects'''
*[[The Crystal Cube]]


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==Related stories==
== Signifiant cover ==
===Follows===
<gallery>
Almanaquedomandrake04.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Indrajal338.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
Digest-mandrake-004.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
Muthu-comics-284.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
Mundodeav-02-331.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Mmem-vertice-15.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
</gallery>
 
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:


===Referenced in===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Rainha de Mu", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 4|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #4]]  (1980)


=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Meren uhka", [[Mustanaamio 8/1988|''Mustanaamio'' #8]] (1988)


== Reprints ==
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
This story has been published in the following publications:
*"Mystère sous la mer", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 22|''Spécial Mandrake'' #22]]  (1979)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Hangman's Knot", [[Indrajal Comics 338|''Indrajal Comics'' #338]] (1979)
*"The Hangman's Knot", [[Indrajal Comics 338|''Indrajal Comics'' #338]] (1979)
*"Beneath the Sea" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 4|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #4]] (1992)
*"Beneath the Sea", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 4|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #4]] (1992)
*"Beneath the Sea" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 51|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #51]] (1997)
*"ஆழ் கடல் அதிசயம்", [[Muthu Comics 284|''Mutu Comics'' #284]] (1996)
*"Beneath the Sea", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 51|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #51]] (1997)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Mu", [[Mandrake Selezione 19|''Mandrake Selezione'' #19]] (1978)
*"Mu", [[Mandrake Selezione 19|''Mandrake Selezione'' #19]] (1978)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"U kristalnom gradu", [[Mandrakov magazin 17|''Mandrakov magazin'' #17]] (1990)
*"Mistério no Fundo do Mar", [[Mundo de Aventuras 331 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #331]] (1980)
 
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El mundo submarino", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 15|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #15]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 16| #16]] (1981)
 
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Hotet från havet", [[Fantomen 23/1987|''Fantomen'' #23]] (1987)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Okyanusun Sırrı", [[Mandrake 239 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #239]] [[Mandrake 240 (Tay)| #240]] [[Mandrake 241 (Tay)| #241]] [[Mandrake 242 (Tay)| #242]] [[Mandrake 243 (Tay)| #243]] (1979)
*"Okyanusun Sırrı", [[Mandrake 239 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #239]] & [[Mandrake 240 (Tay)| #240]] & [[Mandrake 241 (Tay)| #241]] & [[Mandrake 242 (Tay)| #242]] & [[Mandrake 243 (Tay)| #243]] (1979)
*"Okyanusun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 188 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #188]] [[Mandrake Albüm 189 (Tay)| #189]]
*"Okyanusun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 78 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #78]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 79 (Tay)| #79]] (1979)
*"Okyanusun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 58 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #58]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 59 (Tay)| #59]]
*"Okyanusun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 188 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #188]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 189 (Tay)| #189]]
*"Okyanusun Sırrı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 58 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #58]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 59 (Tay)| #59]]


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"U kristalnom gradu", [[Super EKS Almanah 6|''Super EKS Almanah'' #6]] (1980)
*"U kristalnom gradu", [[Mandrakov magazin 17|''Mandrakov magazin'' #17]] (1990)


[[Category:Daily stories|Mu]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Mu]]

Latest revision as of 07:55, 26 October 2024

Mu
Start date: July 10th, 1978
End date: December 16th, 1978
# of strips: 138 (23 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Cooler"
Followed by: "The Demon Dancer"

"Mu" is the 170th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

One day as Mandrake sleeps he dreams a strange dream, a nightmare about a unknown deep-sea creature. Next day Theron made a call about a strange dream, then Jed called about an underwater deep-sea mystery. It almost seemed as if someone deep in the ocean did try to send a message to the surface. Capt. Lark and Mandrake entered a batosphere and dived into the deep to see if they could solve the mystery.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr Tyrone, a mining engineer.
  • Captain Lark, at a deep-sea mining ship.
  • Scotty, at a deep-sea mining ship.
  • The Queen of the World (The Queen of Mu).
  • Toti, a royal pet seal.

Locations

  • Xanadu
  • At sea, thousand miles from the west coast.
  • Mu, an ancient crystal city at the ocean bottom.

Objects


Signifiant cover

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

Finland

France

India

Italy

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

Yugoslavia