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'''"Visitors from Space"''' is the 16th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Visitors from Space"''' is the 16th 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.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Visiting Mr. Rocks a huge metal globe was found on a hill of the palatial estate. From the globe comes a tall man in an unfamiliar barbaric dress followed by a beautiful woman with long, flowing, golden hair, wearing a glittering costume. And the mysterious couple say they come from Mars...


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*[[Mr. Rocks]]
*Mr. Rocks, a billionaire.
*[[Janice Rocks]]
*Janice Rocks, daughter of Mr. Rocks.
*[[Kid Glove Kid]]
*Prof. Hubert, of the local college.
*[[Doris]]
*M 601, a man from Mars.
*[[Joe]]
*F 390, a woman from Mars.
*[[Duke]]
*Betsy, a horse.
*Kid Glove Kid, a master mind of crime (aka M 601).
*Doris, Kid Glove Kid's girlfriend (aka F 390).
*Steve Wilson, editor of Evening Gazette (?)
*Jones, alias of Kid Glove Kid.
*Joe, a journalist.
*Duke, a journalist.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
*Pine Forks
**''The big swamp''
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
===Title===
 
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 3, 1938 (Starting Next Week = Visitors from Space)
===Referenced in===


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake056rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake04saber.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandroi060.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Super Albo 092.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-28.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-147.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 067.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake esteve 10.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
1001romanspecial16.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Viajantes de Marte", [[Mandrake 56 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #56]] (1961)
*"Marcianos", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 4|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #4]] (1970)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les envoyés de Mars", [[Aventures et Mystère 60 (Sage 1947-1949) |''Aventures et Mystère'' #60]] (1948)
*"La sphère martienne", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 24|''Spécial Mandrake'' #24]] (1965)
*"La sphère martienne", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 24|''Spécial Mandrake'' #24]] (1965)
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
*"La sfera marziana", [[Mandrake 28 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #28]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) <small>note: Italian text.</small>


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La sfera marziana", [[Super Albo 92 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo - Mandrake'' #92]] (1964)
*"La sfera marziana", [[Super Albo 92 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo - Mandrake'' #92]] (1964)
*"La sfera marziana", [[Mandrake 28 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #28]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
*"La sfera marziana", [[New Comics Now 147|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #147]] (1985)
*"La sfera marziana", [[New Comics Now 147|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #147]] (1985)
*"La sfera marziana", [[Mandrake 13 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
*"La sfera marziana", [[Mandrake 13 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
*"La sfera marziana", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics) Volume 2|''Mandrake il mago Volume 2'']] (2015)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Visitors from Space", [[Mandrake the Magician 67 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #67'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 68 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #68'']] (1954)


=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La esfera marciana", [[Mandrake 10 (Grandes clasicos de los Comics del Pasado)|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1986)
*"La esfera marciana", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 34 - Mandrake 10|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #34 - ''Mandrake'' #10]] (1988)
 
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Merihli İnsanlar", [[1001 Roman - Özel Sayı 16|''1001 Roman - Özel Sayı'' #16]] (1941)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"no title", [[The Official Mandrake 10|''The Official Mandrake'' #10]] (1989)
*''"no title''", [[Critter 5|''Critter'' #5]] (1974)
*''"no title''", [[The Official Mandrake 10|''The Official Mandrake'' #10]] (1989)
*"Visitors from Space", [[Comics Revue 411-412|''Comics Revue'' #411-412]] (2020)
*"Visitors from Space", [[Volume Three: the complete newspaper dailies 1938-1939]] (2025)
 
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Ljudi s Marsa", ''[[Jutarnji list]]'' May 17, 1939 &ndash; July 18, 1939
*"Мандрак и људи са Марса", (romanized as "Mandrak i ljudi sa Marsa"), [[Mika Miš 288|''Mika Miš'' #288]] &ndash; [[Mika Miš 305|#305]] (1939)


[[Category:Daily stories|Visitors from Space]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Visitors from Space]]

Latest revision as of 13:00, 1 December 2024

Visitors from Space
Start date: December 5th, 1938
End date: February 4th, 1939
# of strips: 54 (9 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Mandrake in Love"
Followed by: "The Deep South"

"Visitors from Space" is the 16th 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.

Plot Summary

Visiting Mr. Rocks a huge metal globe was found on a hill of the palatial estate. From the globe comes a tall man in an unfamiliar barbaric dress followed by a beautiful woman with long, flowing, golden hair, wearing a glittering costume. And the mysterious couple say they come from Mars...

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr. Rocks, a billionaire.
  • Janice Rocks, daughter of Mr. Rocks.
  • Prof. Hubert, of the local college.
  • M 601, a man from Mars.
  • F 390, a woman from Mars.
  • Betsy, a horse.
  • Kid Glove Kid, a master mind of crime (aka M 601).
  • Doris, Kid Glove Kid's girlfriend (aka F 390).
  • Steve Wilson, editor of Evening Gazette (?)
  • Jones, alias of Kid Glove Kid.
  • Joe, a journalist.
  • Duke, a journalist.

Locations

  • New York
  • Pine Forks
    • The big swamp


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 3, 1938 (Starting Next Week = Visitors from Space)

Signifiant covers

  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • France
    France
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Italy
    Italy
  • New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • Spain
    Spain
  • Turkey
    Turkey

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

France

French Polynesia

  • "La sfera marziana", Mandrake #28 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.

Italy

New Zealand

Spain

Turkey

USA

Yugoslavia

  • "Ljudi s Marsa", Jutarnji list May 17, 1939 – July 18, 1939
  • "Мандрак и људи са Марса", (romanized as "Mandrak i ljudi sa Marsa"), Mika Miš #288 – #305 (1939)
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