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|Title= The Frame-Up | |Title= The Frame-Up | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1975-11-17.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= November 17th, 1975 | |Start= November 17th, 1975 | ||
|End= February 14th, 1976 | |End= February 14th, 1976 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
The Mayor honored Mandrake and Lothar with the highest citizens' award for their help with the [[Super Shark]]. Mr. Fatts now have seen six of his buddies put away by Mandrake and Lothar and decided it now was time to put away Mandrake and Lothar. | |||
Fatts managed to obtain mandrake's fingerprints on a wet paper, asking for an autograph after a show. And he managed to fool Mandrake into a dark wharf without witnesses, pretending Derek needed help. | |||
Then he did a brutal jewel robbery, where one of the band members were disguised as Mandrake, and left ''Mandrake's'' fingerprints all over the crime scene. A perfect frame-up... | |||
At the end Mandrake thougt the frame-up was too perfect to come from Fatts. Fatts told him that he got his orders ''like in a dream'', from a man wearing a silver mask.... | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only. | |||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[Derek, Mandrake's twin brother|Derek]], on phone only. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Mr. Fatts, a small-time racketeer. | |||
*Lily, | |||
*Tom, a clerk in a jewel store. | |||
*Stan, a man in a bar. | |||
*[[Luciphor|The Cobra]], | |||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*Resturant Francaiso, Mandrake's favourite restaurant. | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*There is no "Next week: New adventure" or "Beginning:.." indicating that the previous history ended and a new started. | |||
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot. | |||
=== | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | |||
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark === | |||
*"Fælden", [[Fantomet 320|''Fantomet'' #320]] (1990) | |||
== | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
*"Ansa", [[Mustanaamio 18/1987|''Mustanaamio'' #18]] (1987) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*" | *"Les empreintes de Mandrake", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 12|''Spécial Mandrake'' #12]] (1978) | ||
*"La machination", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1786]] (1986) | |||
*"La machination", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #86-37]] (1986) | |||
*"Çà chauffe pour Mandrake", [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 129|''Janus Stark'' #129]] and [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 130| #130]] (1989) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"The Trickster", [[Indrajal Comics 290|''Indrajal Comics'' #290]] (1977) | |||
*"மாண்ட்ரேக் கொள்ளைக்காரனா ?", [[Muthu Comics 90|''Muthu Comics'' #90]] (1979) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Il cubo di cristallo", [[Mandrake Selezione 9|''Mandrake Selezione'' #9]] (1978) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"Culpado ou Inocente?", [[Mandrake - Culpado ou Inocente?|''Mandrake:'' Culpado ou Inocente?]] (1976) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"Falsas Huellas", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 8|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #8]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 9| #9]] (1981) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Fällan", [[Fantomen 7/1987|''Fantomen'' #7]] (1987) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"İftira", [[Mandrake 94 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #94]] [[Mandrake 95 (Tay)| #95]] [[Mandrake 96 (Tay)| #96]] (1976) | *"İftira", [[Mandrake 94 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #94]] & [[Mandrake 95 (Tay)| #95]] & [[Mandrake 96 (Tay)| #96]] (1976) | ||
*"İftira", [[Mandrake Albüm 32 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #32]] | *"İftira", [[Mandrake Albüm 32 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #32]] | ||
*"İftira", [[Mandrake 26 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #66]] [[Mandrake 27 (Tay second series)| #27]] | *"İftira", [[Mandrake 26 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #66]] & [[Mandrake 27 (Tay second series)| #27]] | ||
*"İftira", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 7 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #7]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 8 (Tay)| #8]] | *"İftira", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 7 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #7]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 8 (Tay)| #8]] | ||
*"İftira", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 43 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #43]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 44 (Tay)| #44]] | *"İftira", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 43 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #43]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 44 (Tay)| #44]] | ||
*"İftira", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 22 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #22]] | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Frame-Up", [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 207|''The Menomonee Falls Gazette'' from #207]] to [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 219| #219]] (1975/1976) | |||
=== [[Image: | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | ||
*"Nameštena igra", [[Super EKS Almanah 23|''Super EKS Almanah'' #23]] (1981) | |||
*"Nameštena igra", [[Mandrak magazin 3|''Mandrak magazin'' #3]] (1989) | *"Nameštena igra", [[Mandrak magazin 3|''Mandrak magazin'' #3]] (1989) | ||
[[Category:Daily stories|Frame-Up, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Frame-Up, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:13, 2 December 2018
| The Frame-Up | |
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| Start date: | November 17th, 1975 |
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| End date: | February 14th, 1976 |
| # of strips: | 78 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Super Shark" |
| Followed by: | "The Evil Twin" |
"The Frame-Up" is the 162nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
The Mayor honored Mandrake and Lothar with the highest citizens' award for their help with the Super Shark. Mr. Fatts now have seen six of his buddies put away by Mandrake and Lothar and decided it now was time to put away Mandrake and Lothar.
Fatts managed to obtain mandrake's fingerprints on a wet paper, asking for an autograph after a show. And he managed to fool Mandrake into a dark wharf without witnesses, pretending Derek needed help.
Then he did a brutal jewel robbery, where one of the band members were disguised as Mandrake, and left Mandrake's fingerprints all over the crime scene. A perfect frame-up...
At the end Mandrake thougt the frame-up was too perfect to come from Fatts. Fatts told him that he got his orders like in a dream, from a man wearing a silver mask....
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mr. Fatts, a small-time racketeer.
- Lily,
- Tom, a clerk in a jewel store.
- Stan, a man in a bar.
- The Cobra,
Locations
- New York
- Xanadu
- Resturant Francaiso, Mandrake's favourite restaurant.
Behind the scenes
- There is no "Next week: New adventure" or "Beginning:.." indicating that the previous history ended and a new started.
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Denmark
- "Fælden", Fantomet #320 (1990)
Finland
- "Ansa", Mustanaamio #18 (1987)
France
- "Les empreintes de Mandrake", Spécial Mandrake #12 (1978)
- "La machination", Le Journal de Mickey #1786 (1986)
- "La machination", Donald Magazine #86-37 (1986)
- "Çà chauffe pour Mandrake", Janus Stark #129 and #130 (1989)
India
- "The Trickster", Indrajal Comics #290 (1977)
- "மாண்ட்ரேக் கொள்ளைக்காரனா ?", Muthu Comics #90 (1979)
Italy
- "Il cubo di cristallo", Mandrake Selezione #9 (1978)
Portugal
- "Culpado ou Inocente?", Mandrake: Culpado ou Inocente? (1976)
Spain
- "Falsas Huellas", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #8 and #9 (1981)
Sweden
- "Fällan", Fantomen #7 (1987)
Turkey
- "İftira", Mandrake #94 & #95 & #96 (1976)
- "İftira", Mandrake Albüm #32
- "İftira", Mandrake #66 & #27
- "İftira", Mandrake Süper Albüm #7 & #8
- "İftira", Mandrake Süper Albüm #43 & #44
- "İftira", Mandrake Süper Albüm #22
USA
- "The Frame-Up", The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #207 to #219 (1975/1976)
Yugoslavia
- "Nameštena igra", Super EKS Almanah #23 (1981)
- "Nameštena igra", Mandrak magazin #3 (1989)