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== Plot Summary == | == 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=== | ===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. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*At sea, thousand miles from the west coast. | |||
*Mu, an ancient crystal city at the ocean bottom. | |||
'''Objects''' | |||
*[[The Crystal Cube]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | == Signifiant cover == | ||
<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 == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:55, 26 October 2024
| Mu | |
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| Start date: | July 10th, 1978 |
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| 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
Brazil
India
India
India
Portugal
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Rainha de Mu", Almanaque do Mandrake #4 (1980)
Finland
- "Meren uhka", Mustanaamio #8 (1988)
France
- "Mystère sous la mer", Spécial Mandrake #22 (1979)
India
- "The Hangman's Knot", Indrajal Comics #338 (1979)
- "Beneath the Sea", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #4 (1992)
- "ஆழ் கடல் அதிசயம்", Mutu Comics #284 (1996)
- "Beneath the Sea", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #51 (1997)
Italy
- "Mu", Mandrake Selezione #19 (1978)
Portugal
- "Mistério no Fundo do Mar", Mundo de Aventuras #331 (1980)
Spain
- "El mundo submarino", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #15 and #16 (1981)
Sweden
- "Hotet från havet", Fantomen #23 (1987)
Turkey
- "Okyanusun Sırrı", Mandrake #239 & #240 & #241 & #242 & #243 (1979)
- "Okyanusun Sırrı", Mandrake Albüm #78 & #79 (1979)
- "Okyanusun Sırrı", Mandrake Albüm #188 & #189
- "Okyanusun Sırrı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #58 & #59
Yugoslavia
- "U kristalnom gradu", Super EKS Almanah #6 (1980)
- "U kristalnom gradu", Mandrakov magazin #17 (1990)