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The Double

Start date:	September 8th, 1963
End date:	January 19th, 1964
# of strips:	20 (20 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Ghost Lover"
Followed by:	"The Castaway"

"The Double" is the 93rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Four years ago the people overthrew the dictatorship and elected Andros as president. Now Andros was ill and needed medical treatment in US. But the young democracy was unstable and people loyal to the old dictator tried to use the situation to make a coup. Mandrake stepped in as president Andros double and kept the situation stabile until Andros returned.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Andros, president of a small far away European country.
Max, ambassador in US and one of the conspirators.
Tano, general.
Corre, general. on photo only
Louisa, countess. on photo only

Locations

USA
- Pamet Beach
Europe
- A small country.

Behind the scenes

Title

The story title is from the strip of September 8th, 1963 (Beginning: The Double).

Real Life References

Pamet Beach, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Italy

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"Conspiración frustrada", Mandrake el Mago #51 (1964)

Brazil

"Rei por um Dia", Mandrake #90 (1964)
"O Senhor Presidente", Mandrake #219 (1974)

Finland

"Presidentti Andros", Taika-Jim #1 (1971)
"Andros", Mustanaamio #16 (2001)

France

"?", Confidences #1039 to #1058 (1967)
"Le sosie d'Andros", Spécial Mandrake #81 (1970)
"La doublure", Le Journal de Mickey #1087 - 1097 (1973)

Italy

"Il sosia di Andros", Super Albo #104 (1964)
"Il sosia di Andros", Mandrake - New Comics Now #364 and #348 (1995)

Netherlands

("no title"), Heintje #13 to Heintje #18 (1967)

Norway

"Andros", Fantomet #16 (2001)

Portugal

"Conspiração", Mundo de Aventuras #820 and #821 (1965)

Spain

"El doble", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1962-1965 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)

Sweden

"Andros", Fantomet #16 (2001)

Turkey

"Başkan Mandrake", Mandrake #231 & #232 & #233 (1978)
"Başkan Mandrake", Mandrake Albüm #75 & #76 (1978)

Yugoslavia

"Председников двојник" (romanized as "Predsednikov dvojnik"), Politikin Zabavnik #1460 (1979)

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 ===Appearances===
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+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
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 *Corre, general. <small>on photo only</small>
 *Louisa, countess. <small>on photo only</small>
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
-*A small European country.
+*USA
+**Pamet Beach
+*Europe
+**A small country.
 </div><br clear="all">
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Title===
+*The story title is from the strip of September 8th, 1963 (Beginning: The Double).
+===Real Life References===
+*[[Real_Life_References_-_Locations#Appearances_of_Cape_Cod_Addresses|Pamet]] Beach, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mtm-edmal-51.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake090rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake219rge.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Super Albo 104.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Rei por um Dia", [[Mandrake 90 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #90]] (1964)
 *"O Senhor Presidente", [[Mandrake 219 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #219]] (1974)
 === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
 *"Presidentti Andros", [[Taika-Jim 1|''Taika-Jim'' #1]] (1971)
+*"Andros", [[Mustanaamio 16/2001|''Mustanaamio'' #16]] (2001)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"?", [[Confidences|''Confidences'' #1039 to #1058]] (1967)
 *"Le sosie d'Andros", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 81|''Spécial Mandrake'' #81]] (1970)
+*"La doublure", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1087 - 1097]] (1973)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Il sosia di Andros", [[Super Albo 104 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #104]] (1964)
 *"Il sosia di Andros", [[New Comics Now 364|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #364]] and [[New Comics Now 348| #348]] (1995)
+=== [[Image:mini_netherlands.gif]] Netherlands ===
+*("no title"), [[Heintje 13|Heintje #13]] to [[Heintje 18|Heintje #18]] (1967)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
 *"Andros", [[Fantomet 16/2001|''Fantomet'' #16]] (2001)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"Conspiração", [[Mundo de Aventuras 820|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #820]] and [[Mundo de Aventuras 821| #821]] (1965)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"El doble", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1962-1965 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Andros", [[Fantomen 16/2001|''Fantomet'' #16]] (2001)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"Başkan Mandrake", [[Mandrake 231 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #231]] [[Mandrake 232 (Tay)| #232]] [[Mandrake 233 (Tay)| #233]] (1978)
+*"Başkan Mandrake", [[Mandrake 231 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #231]] & [[Mandrake 232 (Tay)| #232]] & [[Mandrake 233 (Tay)| #233]] (1978)
+*"Başkan Mandrake", [[Mandrake Albüm 75 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #75]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 76 (Tay)| #76]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
+*"Председников двојник" (romanized as "Predsednikov dvojnik"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1460|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1460]] (1979)
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