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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Still on vacation Mandrake and Lothar now are on a train. Suddenly the train jolts to a sudden stop and the train driver claims he | |||
saw a giant grasshopper on the rails. Our friends jump off the train to investigate the mystery closer. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Mac, a train driver. | |||
*Phillips, a scientist. | |||
*Val, the daughter of Phillips. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
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</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of September 3, 1955 (Next Week: Experiment). | |||
*Val is probably named after Lee Falk's daughter [[Valerie Falk]]. | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrake-cc-arg-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina | |||
Mandrake020rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrake294rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Il Vascello-02-14.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Icda-m-009.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Super Albo 142.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Tigre-30.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"I mostri radioattivi", [[Il Vascello 14 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #14]] (1959) | *"I mostri radioattivi", [[Il Vascello 14 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #14]] (1959) | ||
*"I monstri radioattivi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 9 | *"I monstri radioattivi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 9|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #9]](1962) | ||
*"I mostri radioattivi", [[Super Albo 142 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #142]] (1965) | |||
*"I mostri radioattivi", [[New Comics Now 331|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #331]] (1994) | *"I mostri radioattivi", [[New Comics Now 331|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #331]] (1994) | ||
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*"Kjempeinsektene", [[Fantomet 24/1980|''Fantomet'' #24]] (1980) | *"Kjempeinsektene", [[Fantomet 24/1980|''Fantomet'' #24]] (1980) | ||
*"Kjempeinsektene", [[Serie-pocket 119 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #119]] (1986) | *"Kjempeinsektene", [[Serie-pocket 119 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #119]] (1986) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"Experiências Perigosas", [[Tigre 30|''Tigre'' #30]] (1957) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"Los Monstruos Radiactivos", [[Mandrake 36 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #36]] (1998) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Jätteinsekterna", [[Fantomen 8/1978|''Fantomen'' #8]] (1978) | *"Jätteinsekterna", [[Fantomen 8/1978|''Fantomen'' #8]] (1978) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"Larger than Life", [[Mandrake the Magician 5 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #5]] (1959) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | |||
*"Експеримент" ("romanized as "Eksperiment"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 984|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #984]] (1970) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Experiment, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Experiment, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:25, 3 April 2026
| The Experiment | |
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| Start date: | September 5, 1955 |
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| End date: | November 12, 1955 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "U-Hunt" |
| Followed by: | "Michael" |
"The Experiment" is the 84th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Still on vacation Mandrake and Lothar now are on a train. Suddenly the train jolts to a sudden stop and the train driver claims he saw a giant grasshopper on the rails. Our friends jump off the train to investigate the mystery closer.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mac, a train driver.
- Phillips, a scientist.
- Val, the daughter of Phillips.
Locations
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of September 3, 1955 (Next Week: Experiment).
- Val is probably named after Lee Falk's daughter Valerie Falk.
Signifiant covers
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Argentina -
Brazil -
Brazil -
Italy -
Italy -
Italy -
Portugal
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "??", Mandrake el Mago #76 (1966)
- "El gigante", Mandrake el Mago #3 (2003 ?)
Brazil
- "no title", Mandrake #20 (1956)
- "Os Insetos Gigantes", Mandrake #294 (1980)
Denmark
- "Kæmpeinsekterne", Fantomet #172 (1981)
Finland
- "Jättihyönteiset", Mustanaamio #16 (1978)
- "Jättihyönteiset", Sarjakirja #114 (1986)
France
- "Les monstres radioactifs", Spécial Mandrake #80 (1970)
- "Les monstres radioactifs", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 3 (Soleil) (1993)
- "Expérience", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "I mostri radioattivi", Il Vascello #14 (1959)
- "I monstri radioattivi", I Classici dell'Avventura #9(1962)
- "I mostri radioattivi", Super Albo #142 (1965)
- "I mostri radioattivi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #331 (1994)
Norway
- "Kjempeinsektene", Fantomet #24 (1980)
- "Kjempeinsektene", Serie-pocket #119 (1986)
Portugal
- "Experiências Perigosas", Tigre #30 (1957)
Spain
- "Los Monstruos Radiactivos", Mandrake #36 (1998)
Sweden
- "Jätteinsekterna", Fantomen #8 (1978)
United Kingdom
- "Larger than Life", Mandrake the Magician #5 (1959)
Yugoslavia
- "Експеримент" ("romanized as "Eksperiment"), Politikin Zabavnik #984 (1970)