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'''"Lothar the Champ"''' is the 26th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Lothar the Champ"''' is the 26th 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. The six-column variant was replaced with a four-column variant from the week of April 20.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Sharpy tricked Lothar into signing a contract, forcing him to wrestle under Sharpy's management. Soon Lothar, "The Jungle King", starts his sensational career as a wrestler. 


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Snaggle-Tooth Joe, a professional wrestler.
*Gorilla Mike, a professional wrestler.
*Sharpy, a manager in the wrestling game.
*Killer, a professional wrestler.
*Jerry, the Killer's manager.
*Joe, a promoter - signing contracts for the fights.
*Doc Splevin, journalist in Green Sheet Sport.
*Bonecrusher, a professional wrestler.
*Nails, a gangster.
*Bull Burly, the heavyweight wrestling champion of the world.
*Ed, a gangster at a pool-room.
*The Grizzly, a new wrestling sensation.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
*Spring and Dale Roads, Nail's hangout.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of November 8, 1941 (Beginning Monday: "Lothar, the Champ").
 
*Note the strip of June 30, 1942. Mandrake have got a wire about a new job, some sort of [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The WWII Years|espionage]], in Washington.
===Referenced in===


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
O globo juvenil-810.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake11saber.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake12saber.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Almanaqueferias1965.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Kippari kalle 1954-09.jpg|[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland
Super Albo 040.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo 042.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascellomandrake-02-163.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascellomandrake-02-164.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-09.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-10.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Ncn-mandrake-181.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart21.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 085.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 086.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 087.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 088.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 089.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-12.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Mandrake esteve 14.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Official-m-bw-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
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== 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 ===
*"Lothar, O Lutador" & "Lothar, Campeão!", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 11|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #11]] & [[Mandrake, o Mágico 12|#12]] (1971)
*"O Campeão Lotar", [[Almanaque de Férias do Mandrake 1965|''Almanaque de Férias do Mandrake'']] (1965)


=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"no title", [[Kippari Kalle 9/1954|''Kippari Kalle'' #9]] (1954) <small>Note: Only last part.</small>
*"no title", [[Kippari Kalle 9/1954|''Kippari Kalle'' #9]] (1954) <small>Note: Only last part.</small>
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les pirates du ring", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 4|''Spécial Mandrake'' #4]] & "Le triomphe de Lothar" [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 5|''Spécial Mandrake'' #5]] (1963/1964)
*"Les pirates du ring" ''(I & II)'' & "Le triomphe de Lothar" & "La suite dès que possible", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 291|''Mandrake'' #291]] & [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 292| #292]] & [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 293| #293 ]] & [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 294| #294]] (1970)
*"Lothar le champion", [[Futuropolis Copyright - Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 3|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 3]] (1984)
=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*no given title, [[Phantom-Heft 5/1954|''Phantom-Heft'' #5]] (1954) <small>edited part of strips from April 4 to May 11 1942</small>
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I pirati del ring" and "Il trionfo di Lotar", [[Super Albo 40 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Mandrake'' #40]] and [[Super Albo 42 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)| #42]] (1963)
*"I pirati del ring" and "Il trionfo di Lotar", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 163|''Mandrake'' #163]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 164| #164]] (1970)
*"I pirati del ring" & "I gangsters di nails" & Lothar il campione, [[Mandrake 9 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #9]] & [[Mandrake 10 (Comics Stars in the World)| #10]] & [[Mandrake 11 (Comics Stars in the World)| #11]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
*"I pirati del ring", [[New Comics Now 181|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #181]] (1986)
*"I pirati del ring", [[Mandrake 21 (Comic Art)]] (1993)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Lothar the Champ", [[Mandrake the Magician 85 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #85]], [[Mandrake the Magician 86 (Feature Productions)| #86]], [[Mandrake the Magician 87 (Feature Productions)| #87]], [[Mandrake the Magician 88 (Feature Productions)| #88]], [[Mandrake the Magician 89 (Feature Productions)| #89]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 90 (Feature Productions)| #90]] (1954)
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
*"I pirati del ring" & "I gangsters di nails" & Lothar il campione, [[Mandrake 9 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #9]] & [[Mandrake 10 (Comics Stars in the World)| #10]] & [[Mandrake 11 (Comics Stars in the World)| #11]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976) <small>note: Italian text.</small>
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Campeon a la fuerza" and "Fuerza contra fuerza", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 11|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #11]] and [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 12| #12]] (1944)
*"Los piratas del ring", [[Los Clásicos Americanos de El Boletín - Mandrake 14|''Los Clásicos Americanos de El Boletín'' - ''Mandrake'' #14]] (1992)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"no title", [[The Official Mandrake 1 (bw cover)|''The Official Mandrake'' #1]] &ndash; [[The Official Mandrake 2 (bw cover)|''The Official Mandrake'' #2]] &ndash; [[The Official Mandrake 3 (bw cover)|''The Official Mandrake'' #3]] (1989)
*"Lothar the Champ", [[Three Thrillings for Mandrake (Pacific Comics Club)|''Three Thrillings for Mandrake'']] (1976)
*''"no title"'', [[The Official Mandrake 1 (bw cover)|''The Official Mandrake'' #1]] &ndash; [[The Official Mandrake 2 (bw cover)|''The Official Mandrake'' #2]] &ndash; [[The Official Mandrake 3 (bw cover)|''The Official Mandrake'' #3]] (1989)


[[Category:Daily stories|Lothar the Champ]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Lothar the Champ]]

Latest revision as of 16:16, 23 October 2024

Lothar the Champ
Md-1941-11-10.png
Start date: November 10th, 1941
End date: July 11th, 1942
# of strips: 210 (35 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Great Grando"
Followed by: "The Rumor Factory"

"Lothar the Champ" is the 26th 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. The six-column variant was replaced with a four-column variant from the week of April 20.

Plot Summary

Sharpy tricked Lothar into signing a contract, forcing him to wrestle under Sharpy's management. Soon Lothar, "The Jungle King", starts his sensational career as a wrestler.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Snaggle-Tooth Joe, a professional wrestler.
  • Gorilla Mike, a professional wrestler.
  • Sharpy, a manager in the wrestling game.
  • Killer, a professional wrestler.
  • Jerry, the Killer's manager.
  • Joe, a promoter - signing contracts for the fights.
  • Doc Splevin, journalist in Green Sheet Sport.
  • Bonecrusher, a professional wrestler.
  • Nails, a gangster.
  • Bull Burly, the heavyweight wrestling champion of the world.
  • Ed, a gangster at a pool-room.
  • The Grizzly, a new wrestling sensation.

Locations

  • New York
  • Spring and Dale Roads, Nail's hangout.


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of November 8, 1941 (Beginning Monday: "Lothar, the Champ").
  • Note the strip of June 30, 1942. Mandrake have got a wire about a new job, some sort of espionage, in Washington.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini germany.gif West Germany

  • no given title, Phantom-Heft #5 (1954) edited part of strips from April 4 to May 11 1942

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini french polynesia.png French Polynesia

  • "I pirati del ring" & "I gangsters di nails" & Lothar il campione, Mandrake #9 & #10 & #11 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini usa.gif USA