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|Title= Sky Acres | |Title= Sky Acres | ||
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'''"Sky Acres"''' is the 45th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"Sky Acres"''' is the 45th 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. | |||
There is also a three-column variant, but it is similar to the five-column variant divided into two rows. | |||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:40, 2 November 2024
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| Start date: | November 3rd, 1947 |
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| End date: | January 3rd, 1948 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Wolf Valley" |
| Followed by: | "The Ghost Plane" |
"Sky Acres" is the 45th 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
The world's richest and most beautiful woman, Desirée, is spoiled and bored. Although she has suitors queuing at her fabulous home, Sky Acres, she never met anyone who was a match for her. One day she meets Mandrake.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Countess Desiré, the world's richest and most beautiful woman.
- Valditz, the world's greatest pianist.
- Kerstad, the world's greatest soprano singer.
- Remasso, the leading artist (painter) of this century.
- Sven, the greatest writer of age.
- Tody, Desiré's secretary.
- Jacques, Desiré's bodyguard.
- Racques, Desiré's bodyguard.
Locations
- Sky Acres, an estate hung between two mountains.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of November 3, 1947 ("Sky Acres")
- Narda making her own hats.
- The strip of November 21, showing Mandrake spanking Desiré.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "no title", Mandrake el Mago #54 (1964)
Brazil
- "Desirée!", Mandrake, o Mágico #19 (1972)
- "O Império da Condessa", Mandrake #269 (1978)
France
- "Cielville", Aventures et Mystères #136 (1951)
- "La perle céleste", Mandrake #49 (1965)
- "La perle céleste", Spécial Mandrake #83 (1970)
Italy
- "Mandrake nel dominio incantato", Nuove avventure di Mandrake #5 (1949)
- "La perla celeste", Il Vascello #41 (1960)
- "La perla celeste", I Classici dell'Avventura #17 (1962)
- "La perla celeste", Mandrake #53 (1964)
- "La perla celeste", I Classici dell'Avventura #109 (1966)
- "La perla celeste", Mandrake - New Comics Now #259 (1990)
- "La perla celeste", Mandrake 38 (Comic Art) (1994)
New Zealand
- "Sky Acres", Mandrake the Magician #11 and Mandrake the Magician #12 (1950)
- "Sky Acres", Mandrake the Magician #179 and Mandrake the Magician #180 (1958)
Sweden
- "Grevinnan Désirée", Mandrake #3 (1963)