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'''"The Werewolf"''' is the 5th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"The Werewolf"''' is the 5th 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 six newspaper columns, the other to span five. | |||
In this story one find a special made [[Special Strips|"Merry Christmas"]] strip for December the 25th of 1935. | In this story one find a special made [[Special Strips|"Merry Christmas"]] strip for December the 25th of 1935. | ||
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== Signifiant covers == | == Signifiant covers == | ||
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Mandrakecolecaoking.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakeespecial04.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | Mandrakeespecial04.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | ||
Mandrakecolecao05.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | Mandrakecolecao05.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | ||
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Mandrake esteve 5.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | Mandrake esteve 5.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | ||
ClassMandSeries2thewerewolf.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | ClassMandSeries2thewerewolf.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | ||
Mika Mis 172.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | |||
Mika Mis 192.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | Mika Mis 192.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"Mandrake contra o Monstro da Meia-Noite", [[Coleção King 2|''Coleção King '' #2]] (1949) - illustated text version | |||
*"Lobisomem!", [[Mandrake Especial 4|''Mandrake Especial'' #4]] (1987) | *"Lobisomem!", [[Mandrake Especial 4|''Mandrake Especial'' #4]] (1987) | ||
*"No Vale do Lobisomem", [[Mandrake Coleção 5|''Mandrake Coleção'' #5]] (1990) | *"No Vale do Lobisomem", [[Mandrake Coleção 5|''Mandrake Coleção'' #5]] (1990) | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*" | *"Kurt Adam", [[Ateş|''Ateş'']] (1938) | ||
*''no title'', [[Afacan|''Afacan'' #33 - 36 and #38 - 40]] (1942) <small>Note: Incomplete. Traced form from #39</small> | *''no title'', [[Afacan|''Afacan'' #33 - 36 and #38 - 40]] (1942) <small>Note: Incomplete. Traced form from #39</small> | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*"The Werewolf", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020) | *"The Werewolf", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020) | ||
*"The Werewolf", [[Volume One: the complete newspaper dailies 1934-1936]] (2024) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | === [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | ||
Latest revision as of 11:25, 30 October 2024
| The Werewolf | |
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| Start date: | November 4th, 1935 |
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| End date: | February 29th, 1936 |
| # of strips: | 102 (17 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Saki, the Clay Camel" |
| Followed by: | "The Return of the Clay Camel" |
"The Werewolf" is the 5th 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 six newspaper columns, the other to span five. In this story one find a special made "Merry Christmas" strip for December the 25th of 1935.
Plot Summary
Mandrake chases a werewolf.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Boris
- Vasil, son of Boris
- Lora Gates, nieces of Boris.
- Emil Jacques, a circus man.
- Bo-Bo, the dog-faced boy.
Locations
- Europe
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Special strip
- In this story one find a special made "Merry Christmas" strip for December the 25th of 1935.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Mexico
Mexico
Spain
USA
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Mandrake contra o Monstro da Meia-Noite", Coleção King #2 (1949) - illustated text version
- "Lobisomem!", Mandrake Especial #4 (1987)
- "No Vale do Lobisomem", Mandrake Coleção #5 (1990)
France
- "Mandrake et le Loup-Garou", Hop-là! (1938)
- "Le loup-garou" & "Nuit d'épouvante", Collection à 8 Francs Le loup-garou & Nuit d'épouvante (1945)
- "Le loup-garou", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 2 (1982)
French Polynesia
- "Il lupo mannaro" & "L'orrore del circo", Mandrake #31 & #32 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.
Italy
- "Il fenomeno del circo", L'Avventuroso #109 - #128 (1936-1937)
- "Il fenomeno da circo", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #5 (1937)
- "Il lupo umano" Mistero #47 - part 1 only (1947)
- "Il lupo umano" & "La casa dei rumori" & "La barracca misteriosa" & "Il fenomeno da circo", Albi Economici Nerbini #13 & #14 & #15 & #16 (1949)
- "Il fenomeno del circo" & "Il cugino Vasil", Special Mandrake #161 & #162 (1965)
- "Il lupo mannaro" & "L'orrore del circo", Mandrake #31 & #32 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
- "Il lupo mannaro", Mandrake - New Comics Now #116 (1984)
- "Il lupo mannaro", Mandrake 5 (Comic Art) (1991)
- "Il lupo mannaro", Mandrake il mago (2014)
Mexico
- "Contra el hombre lobo" & "Vence e Boris", Paquito #11017 and #11018 (1953)
Spain
- "El Circo del Horror (El Hombre Lobo)", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #20 - Mandrake #5 (1982)
- "El Hombre-Lobo", Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial) (2022)
Turkey
- "Kurt Adam", Ateş (1938)
- no title, Afacan #33 - 36 and #38 - 40 (1942) Note: Incomplete. Traced form from #39
United Kingdom
- "The Werewolf", Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra (2016)
USA
- "The Werewolf", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)
- "The Werewolf", Volume One: the complete newspaper dailies 1934-1936 (2024)
Yugoslavia
- Jutarnji list February 21, 1937 – April 27, 1937
- "Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), Mika Miš #172 – #209 (1938)
- "Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), Zabavnik #53 and #56 (1939)