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|Title= Centofacce allo | |Title= Centofacce allo sbaraglio | ||
|image= [[Image:spada-FP-169.jpg|280 px]] | |image= [[Image:spada-FP-169.jpg|280 px]] | ||
|1st=[[Mandrake- Il Vascello | |1st=[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 122|''Mandrake'' #122]] (1969) | ||
|Pages= 24 pgs | |Pages= 24 pgs | ||
|Writer= n/a | |Writer= n/a | ||
|Artist= | |Artist= [[Senio Pratesi]] | ||
|Producer=[[Fratelli Spada]] | |Producer=[[Fratelli Spada]] | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
'''"Centofacce allo | '''"Centofacce allo sbaraglio"''' is an Italian made [[Mandrake]] story from 1969. | ||
==Plot summary== | ==Plot summary== | ||
Jed and the Police Chief paid Mandrake a visit to ask him about his experiences with Centofacce. Mandrake told of his experience with the criminal of a thousand faces and how Centofacce disguised himself in many different guises in the case of Aunt Clot's diadem. | |||
The chief of police, for his part, told about the theft of Trajan's crown, where Centofacce was masquerading as the Rajah and how he later disguised himself as Professor Croft and obtained a formula of irreplaceable value. | |||
Now the police and Inter-Intel had a covert operation underway. The rich banker Moor had hired the thief Flith to steal the diamond "Thutankan fire" and the handover was to take place at the International Hotel. The police had arrested him and two agents now posed as Moor and his daughter Jole. But the police had become aware that another notorious thief was after "Thutankan fire" - Centofacce. | |||
===Appearances=== | |||
<div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Recurring characters''' | |||
*[[Mandrake]] | |||
*[[Lothar]] | |||
*[[Jed]] | |||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[Centofacce]], the man with the thousand faces | |||
'''One-time characters''' | |||
*Moor, a banker | |||
*Jole Moor | |||
*Flith, a thief | |||
*Liz, Flith's girlfriend | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | |||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
*International Hotel, at the pacific coast | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
This story has references to the three previous stories where Centofacce was involved: "[[Il diadema di zia Clot (Spada)|Il diadema di zia Clot]]", "[[Centofacce meno una (Spada)|Centofacce meno una]]" and "[[Castello ai Caraibi (Spada)|Castello ai Caraibi]]". | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Centofacce allo | *"Centofacce allo sbaraglio", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 122|''Mandrake'' #122]] (1969) | ||
[[Category:Fratelli Spada stories|Centofacce allo haraglic]] | [[Category:Fratelli Spada stories|Centofacce allo haraglic]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:13, 14 September 2024
| Centofacce allo sbaraglio | |
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| 1st publication: | Mandrake #122 (1969) |
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| # of pages: | 24 pgs |
| Writer: | n/a |
| Artist: | Senio Pratesi |
| Producer: | Fratelli Spada |
"Centofacce allo sbaraglio" is an Italian made Mandrake story from 1969.
Plot summary
Jed and the Police Chief paid Mandrake a visit to ask him about his experiences with Centofacce. Mandrake told of his experience with the criminal of a thousand faces and how Centofacce disguised himself in many different guises in the case of Aunt Clot's diadem.
The chief of police, for his part, told about the theft of Trajan's crown, where Centofacce was masquerading as the Rajah and how he later disguised himself as Professor Croft and obtained a formula of irreplaceable value.
Now the police and Inter-Intel had a covert operation underway. The rich banker Moor had hired the thief Flith to steal the diamond "Thutankan fire" and the handover was to take place at the International Hotel. The police had arrested him and two agents now posed as Moor and his daughter Jole. But the police had become aware that another notorious thief was after "Thutankan fire" - Centofacce.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Jed
- The Police Chief
- Centofacce, the man with the thousand faces
One-time characters
- Moor, a banker
- Jole Moor
- Flith, a thief
- Liz, Flith's girlfriend
Locations
- New York City
- International Hotel, at the pacific coast
Behind the scenes
This story has references to the three previous stories where Centofacce was involved: "Il diadema di zia Clot", "Centofacce meno una" and "Castello ai Caraibi".
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
France
- "Millefaces en danger", Mandrake #269 (1970)
Italy
- "Centofacce allo sbaraglio", Mandrake #122 (1969)