Wolf Valley

Wolf Valley
Start date:	August 4, 1947
End date:	November 1, 1947
# of strips:	78 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"HRH Cuddles"
Followed by:	"Sky Acres"

"Wolf Valley" is the 44th 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. There is also a three-column variant, but it is similar to the five-column variant divided into two rows.

Plot Summary

Mandrake want to see something of Cockaigne before leaving. Our friends are going to the Wolf Valley. The valley with old legends about werewolves.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• Lothar

One-time characters

Locations

• Cockaigne
  • Wolf Vallay
    • Wolf Inn
    • Wolf Hill

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of August 4, 1947 (Beginning: Wolf Valley)

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Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "En los hombres lobo", Mandrake el Mago #9 (1960)

Australia

• "The Werewolves", Mandrake Comic #7 (1953)
• "Wolf Valley" Mandrake the Magician #7 (1991)

Brazil

• "Lobisomen", Mandrake, o Mágico #23 (1973)
• "O Vale dos Lobos", Mandrake #270 (1978)

Denmark

• "??", Fantomhefte #15

Finland

• "Susilaakso", Mustanaamio #6 (1975)

France

• "La vallée des loups", Aventures et Mystères #132 & #133 (1951)
• "La vallée des loups", Spécial Mandrake #10 (1964)

West Germany

• "Tal der Wölfe", Phantom-Heft #15 (1953)
• "Tal der Wölfe", Comic Taschen Buch #2 (1976)

Italy

• "La valle dei lupi" & "Mandrake fra i mostri", Nuove avventure di Mandrake #1 & #2 (1949)
• "I lupi mannari", Super Albo #6 (1961)
• "I lupi mannari", I Classici dell'Avventura #15 (1962)
• "I lupi mannari", Super Albo #84 (1964)
• "I lupi mannari", Mandrake - New Comics Now #259 (1990)
• "I lupi mannari", Mandrake 37 (Comic Art) (1994)

New Zealand

• "Wolf Valley", Mandrake the Magician #9, Mandrake the Magician #10 and Mandrake the Magician #11 (1950)

Norway

• "I Ulvedalen", Fantom-hefte #15
• "I Ulvedalen", Fantom-hefte #1953
• "Ulvedalen", Fantomet #14 (1987)
• "Ulvedalen", Klassikerserien (2003)

Sweden

• "Vargdalen", Stjärnbragder #10 (1953)
• "Vargdalen", Mandrake #1 (1963)
• "Vargdalen", Fantomen #20 (1974)

United Kingdom

• "Wolf Valley", Mandrake the Magician #6 (1960)

USA

• "The Terror of the Werewolves", Harvey Comics Hits #53 (1951)
• "Wolf Valley", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "Wolf Valley" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)