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|Title= The Atalan Deep | |Title= The Atalan Deep | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:ms-19450624.jpg|250px|border]] | ||
|Start= June 24th, 1945 | |Start= June 24th, 1945 | ||
|End= November 4th, 1945 | |End= November 4th, 1945 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Argus sails over the Atalan deep, then suddenly, before the eyes of our friends, a fishing boat vanishes in a weired light. Investigating the mystery our friends ending up in a dome at the sea bottom. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*[[Colonel Barton|Blaine]] | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *Alina, Queen of Atalan. | ||
*Toltec ''(/Toltex)'', a man in Atalan. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*South Pacific | |||
**The Atalan Deep | |||
**Atalan, a city ten miles under the surface of the sea. | |||
'''Vehicles''' | |||
*S.S.[[Argos|Argus]], Blaine's yacht. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of June 17 and 24, 1945 (Next Week: The Atalan Deep / Beginning: The Atalan Deep). | |||
*[[Eleanor Allina Epstein|Alina]], ''named'' after Lee Falk's mother or his stepsister Ailine (Aileen/Arleen). | |||
*It is interesting to see how Queen Alina's dress has been drawn throughout history. She first appears in week nine wearing an outfit resembling a tight-fitting swimsuit with a halter neck and some loosely hanging shoulder straps. A transparent long dress is attached to the suit, and she wears a crown on her head. In the picture of her the following week, the outfit is almost identical, but now the swimsuit is drawn more like a two-piece bikini. The week after that, the outfit is similar to when she was first depicted. In the last week of the story, the loosely hanging shoulder straps have disappeared from her outfit. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:MS-031-Queen-Dress.jpg|''sample'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | == Signifiant covers == | ||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrake063rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandglénat1.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Super Albo 006.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Icda-m-101.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Laracc-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake FP 125.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-33.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-34.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Official-M-sundays-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina === | |||
*"El propundo Atalan", [[Ra-Ta-Plán 544|''Ra-Ta-Plán'' # 544]] to [[Ra-Ta-Plán 563|''Ra-Ta-Plán'' #563]] (1945/1946) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"A Rainha de Netúnia", [[Mandrake 63 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #63]] (1962) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Le gouffre de l'Atlantide", [[ | *"Dans l'abîme de l'Atlantide", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 55|''Mandrake'' #55]] (1965) | ||
*"Le gouffre d'Atlantis", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 419|''Mandrake'' #419]] (1974) | |||
*"Le gouffre de l'Atlantide", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 1|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #1]] (1980) | |||
*"no title", [[Le Journal de Mickey 1864|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1864]] (1988) | |||
*"La faille des Atlantes", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #88-11]] (1988) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", [[L'Avventura|''L'Avventura'']] (1947) | *"Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", [[L'Avventura|''L'Avventura'']] (1947) | ||
*" | *"Negli abissi di Atlantide", [[Super Albo 6 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #6]] (1962) | ||
*"Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 50|''Mandrake'' #50]] (1963) | |||
*"Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 101|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #101]] (1965) | |||
*"Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 65|''Mandrake'' #65]] (1974) | |||
*"Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", [[New Comics Now 80|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #80]] (1983) | |||
*"The Atalan Deep", [[La raccolta de la grande avventura dei fumetti 2|''La raccolta de la grande avventura dei fumetti'' #2]] (1990) | |||
*"Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 1|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1993) | |||
*''"no title"'', [[I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - serie oro 12|''Mandrake'' - La rotta delle meraviglie]] (2004) | |||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | === [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | ||
*[[The Boys' Paper / The Boys' Comic Paper|''The Boys' Paper'']] (1947) | *[[The Boys' Paper / The Boys' Comic Paper|''The Boys' Paper'']] (1947) | ||
*"The Atalan Deep", [[Mandrake the Magician 125 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #125'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 126 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #126'']] (1956 or 1957) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El mar Atalán" & "Combate submarino", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 33|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #33]] & [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 34| #34]] (1947) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*[[King Comics | *''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 129|''King Comics'' #129]], [[King Comics 130|''King Comics'' #130]], [[King Comics 131|''King Comics'' #131]], [[King Comics 132|''King Comics'' #132]] and [[King Comics 133|''King Comics'' #133]] (1947) | ||
*"The Atalan Deep", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 1|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #1]] (1989) | *"The Atalan Deep", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 1|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #1]] (1989) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Atlanske dubine", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 13|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #13]] (1991) | |||
[[Category:Sunday stories|Atalan Deep, The]] | [[Category:Sunday stories|Atalan Deep, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:32, 19 November 2024
| The Atalan Deep | |
| |
| Start date: | June 24th, 1945 |
|---|---|
| End date: | November 4th, 1945 |
| # of strips: | 20 (20 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Kingdom of the Wind" |
| Followed by: | "The Twins of Karana" |
"The Attalan Deep" is the 31st Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Argus sails over the Atalan deep, then suddenly, before the eyes of our friends, a fishing boat vanishes in a weired light. Investigating the mystery our friends ending up in a dome at the sea bottom.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Blaine
- Alina, Queen of Atalan.
- Toltec (/Toltex), a man in Atalan.
Locations
- South Pacific
- The Atalan Deep
- Atalan, a city ten miles under the surface of the sea.
Vehicles
- S.S.Argus, Blaine's yacht.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of June 17 and 24, 1945 (Next Week: The Atalan Deep / Beginning: The Atalan Deep).
- Alina, named after Lee Falk's mother or his stepsister Ailine (Aileen/Arleen).
- It is interesting to see how Queen Alina's dress has been drawn throughout history. She first appears in week nine wearing an outfit resembling a tight-fitting swimsuit with a halter neck and some loosely hanging shoulder straps. A transparent long dress is attached to the suit, and she wears a crown on her head. In the picture of her the following week, the outfit is almost identical, but now the swimsuit is drawn more like a two-piece bikini. The week after that, the outfit is similar to when she was first depicted. In the last week of the story, the loosely hanging shoulder straps have disappeared from her outfit.
sample
Signifiant covers
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
Spain
Spain
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El propundo Atalan", Ra-Ta-Plán # 544 to Ra-Ta-Plán #563 (1945/1946)
Brazil
- "A Rainha de Netúnia", Mandrake #63 (1962)
France
- "Dans l'abîme de l'Atlantide", Mandrake #55 (1965)
- "Le gouffre d'Atlantis", Mandrake #419 (1974)
- "Le gouffre de l'Atlantide", Mandrake le Magicien #1 (1980)
- "no title", Le Journal de Mickey #1864 (1988)
- "La faille des Atlantes", Donald Magazine #88-11 (1988)
Italy
- "Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", L'Avventura (1947)
- "Negli abissi di Atlantide", Super Albo #6 (1962)
- "Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", Mandrake #50 (1963)
- "Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", I Classici dell'Avventura #101 (1965)
- "Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", Mandrake #65 (1974)
- "Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", Mandrake - New Comics Now #80 (1983)
- "The Atalan Deep", La raccolta de la grande avventura dei fumetti #2 (1990)
- "Negli abissi dell'Atlantide", Mandrake #1 (1993)
- "no title", Mandrake - La rotta delle meraviglie (2004)
New Zealand
- The Boys' Paper (1947)
- "The Atalan Deep", Mandrake the Magician #125 and Mandrake the Magician #126 (1956 or 1957)
Spain
- "El mar Atalán" & "Combate submarino", Merlin el Mago Moderno #33 & #34 (1947)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #129, King Comics #130, King Comics #131, King Comics #132 and King Comics #133 (1947)
- "The Atalan Deep", The Official Mandrake Sundays #1 (1989)
Yugoslavia
- "Atlanske dubine", Biblioteka Nostalgija #13 (1991)