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'''"The Astro Pirates"''' is the 99th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Astro Pirates"''' is the 99th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].
This story exist in three variations. Fredericks drew the strips with three rows in landscape format which scaled down to fit half a newspaper page. By cutting the top row, the strip fills a third of a newspaper page. By rearranging the panels to portrait format, the strip fit a tabloid page.


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is from the strip of August 14th, 1966 (Beginning: The Astro-Pirates!).  
*The story title is from the strip of August 14th, 1966 (Beginning: The Astro-Pirates!).  
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Fantasia-suplemento-114.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Almanaquemandrake1968.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Igig14.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mundodeav-01-1168.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"Los astropiratas", [[Impacto 85|''Impacto'' #85]] (1967)
*"??", [[Fantasía Suplemento 114|''Fantasía Suplemento'' #114]] (1969)
*"??", [[Fantasía Suplemento 114|''Fantasía Suplemento'' #114]] (1969)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Piratas do Ar", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1968|''Almanaque do Mandrake'']] (1968)
*"Os Piratas do Ar", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1968|''Almanaque do Mandrake'']] (1968)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Ilmarosvot pitävät jalokivistä", [[Taika-Jim 5|''Taika-Jim'' #5]] (1971)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
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*"Gli astropirati", [[I Giganti 14|''I Giganti'' #14]] (1967)
*"Gli astropirati", [[I Giganti 14|''I Giganti'' #14]] (1967)
*"Gli astropirati", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 60|''Mandrake'' #60]] (1973)
*"Gli astropirati", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 60|''Mandrake'' #60]] (1973)
*"Gli astro-pirati", [[Quando Mandrake conobbe Lothar: Tavole domenicali 1965–1969|Tavole domenicali  1965–1969]] (2022)
*"Gli astro-pirati", [[Mandrake – Tutte le Strip 1965 / 1969]] (2025)


=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
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=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Stratosfärpirater", [[Blixt Gordon 1/1969|''Blixt Gordon'' #1/1969]]
*"Luftpiraterna", [[Blixt Gordon 1/1969|''Blixt Gordon'' #1/1969]]


=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
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*"Hava Korsanları", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 39 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #39]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 40 (Tay)| #40]]
*"Hava Korsanları", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 39 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #39]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 40 (Tay)| #40]]
*"Hava Korsanları", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 24 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #24]]
*"Hava Korsanları", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 24 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #24]]
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Astro Pirates", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar]]'' (2018)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===

Latest revision as of 11:35, 18 February 2026

The Astro Pirates
Start date: August 14th, 1966
End date: December 25th, 1966
# of strips: 20 (20 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel"
Followed by: "The Blackout Caper"

"The Astro Pirates" is the 99th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

This story exist in three variations. Fredericks drew the strips with three rows in landscape format which scaled down to fit half a newspaper page. By cutting the top row, the strip fills a third of a newspaper page. By rearranging the panels to portrait format, the strip fit a tabloid page.

Plot Summary

Narda is going home for a visit, but the departure date is Friday the 13th, a black cat walking under a ladder and she spilled salt. And onboard PO 112, astro-pirates land atop the ocean-spanning plane 35 000 feet above the sea.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Ned, man aboard a cruise ship.
  • Mr. Marks, head of a company that insures most big jewel shipments.
  • Axel, private secretary of Mr. Marks.
  • Max, an Astro Pirate.

Locations

Organizations


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is from the strip of August 14th, 1966 (Beginning: The Astro-Pirates!).

Signifiant covers

  • Argentina
    Argentina
  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Portugal
    Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

Brazil

Finland

France

Italy

Portugal

Sweden

Spain

Turkey

United Kingdom

Yugoslavia

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