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Mandrake in the Lost World

Start date:	November 30th, 1936
End date:	April 17th, 1937
# of strips:	120 (20 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Slave Traders of Tygandi"
Followed by:	"In the Cobra's Grip"

"Mandrake in the Lost World" is the 8th 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.

Plot Summary

After weeks of leisurely travel, Mandrake and Lothar reach Capetown, at that moment a young woman stumbles Instantly gestures and Mandrake Mandrake saves Molly Brunswich from death beneath the wheels of a speeding machine.

Molly, the famed avitrix, was to try a solo flight to the South Pole the next day. Trough the African Broadcasting Company Mandrake listens to Molly, suddenly she reported: steem comming from the ground - I'm falling -- falling.

Mandrake and Lothar rush to the airport, hire a plane and headed for the Antartica. In the middle of the Antartic region, the gasoline supply of the plane suddenly gave up and our friends have to jump out. Alone in the snow our friends start to walk, some houers later they walk through a warm steam wall and ends up in a strange tropical land. A prehistoic land, relict from the mesozoic age of dinosaurs. With both Neanderthal and Cro-Mangon men.

Lance told that his people was enslaved by evil men, coming from the sky. It turns out that Clam Stone discovered the tropical land with its oil deposits while with a scientific expedition. He returned with a gang of rough-necks, enslaved the natives, and started drilling for oil.

At the end our friends returned to Cape Town with Lance and Molly in her plane.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Molly Brunswick, a famed avitrix.
Penny, a penguin.
Andy, a Neanderthal man.
Lance son of Fang, a Cro-Mangon man.
Clem Stone, chief of the gang.
Barney, a gang member.
Spice, a gang member.
Bill, a gang member.

Locations

Capetown, South Africa.
The South Pole.

Behind the scenes

Title

The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

Australia
Canada
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Mexico
Mexico
Spain
Yugoslavia

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

"The Lost World", Mandrake The Magician (1938)
"Mandrake in the Lost World", Mandrake the Magician #1 (1990)

Canada

"The Lost World", Classic Adventure Strips #11 (1987)

France

"Voyage en préhistoire", Hop-là! (1939)
"Dans un monde inconnu", Spécial Mandrake #98 (1972) & "Pétrole au Pôle Sud", Spécial Mandrake #99 (1973)
"Voyage en préhistoire", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 4 (1985)

Italy

"Un mondo sconosciuto", Giungla! #132 to #151 (1938)
"Un mondo sconosciuto", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #8 (1940)
"Un mondo sconosciuto" & "Anel l'uomo della presistoria" & "L'assalto dei dinosauri", Mandrake #12 & #13 & #14 (1947)
"In un mondo sconosciuto" & "Petrolio al polo" & "La fin di Gun", Special Mandrake #167 & #168 & #169 (1966)
"Un mondo sconosciuto", Mandrake - New Comics Now #117 (1984)
"Un mondo sconosciuto", Magic Moments - Mandrake - New Comics Now #265 (1991)
"Un mondo sconosciuto", Mandrake 8 (Comic Art) (1992)
"Un mondo sconosciuto", Club dei Trenta #37 (200?)
"Un mondo sconosciuto", Mandrake il mago (2014)

Mexico

"Vapor en el polo Sud" & "Las aventuras de Molly", Paquito #11023 and #11024 (1953)

Spain

"Un mundo desconocido", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #31 - Mandrake #8 (1986)

Turkey

"Meçhul Dünyalarda", 1001 Roman #133 - 166 (1942)
"no given title", #1 to 57 (1949-1950) note: traced editions with extra panels
"no given title", 101 Roman #9 & #10 & #11 & #12 & ? (1950) note: traced editions with extra strips

USA

"Mandrake in the Lost World", Comics Revue #387-388 (2018)

Yugoslavia

Jutarnji list June 10, 1937 – August 28, 1937
"Мандрак на Јужном полу" (romanized as "Mandrak na Južnom polu"), Mika Miš #213 – #257 (1938; no Mandrake pages in issues #218 and #248)
"Мандрак на Јужном полу" (romanized as "Mandrak na Južnom polu"), Zabavnik #105 – #106 (1941)

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 '''"Mandrake in the Lost World"''' is the 8th 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.
 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+After weeks of leisurely travel, Mandrake and Lothar reach Capetown, at that moment a young woman stumbles Instantly gestures and Mandrake Mandrake saves Molly Brunswich from death beneath the wheels of a speeding machine.
+Molly, the famed avitrix, was to try a solo flight to the South Pole the next day. Trough the African Broadcasting Company Mandrake listens to Molly, suddenly she reported: ''steem comming from the ground - I'm falling -- falling''.
+Mandrake and Lothar rush to the airport, hire a plane and headed for the Antartica. In the middle of the Antartic region, the gasoline supply of the plane suddenly gave up and our friends have to jump out. Alone in the snow our friends start to walk, some houers later they walk through a warm steam wall and ends up in a strange tropical land. A prehistoic land, relict from the mesozoic age of dinosaurs. With both Neanderthal and Cro-Mangon men.
+Lance told that his people was enslaved by evil men, coming from the sky. It turns out that Clam Stone discovered the tropical land with its oil deposits while with a scientific expedition. He returned with a gang of rough-necks, enslaved the natives, and started drilling for oil.
+At the end our friends returned to Cape Town with Lance and Molly in her plane.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''One-time characters'''
-*[[Molly Brunswick]]
+*Molly Brunswick, a famed avitrix.
+*Penny, a penguin.
+*Andy, a Neanderthal man.
+*Lance son of Fang, a Cro-Mangon man.
+*Clem Stone, chief of the gang.
+*Barney, a gang member.
+*Spice, a gang member.
+*Bill, a gang member.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*Capetown, South Africa.
+*The South Pole.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+===Title===
+*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Frew-mtm-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Cas11.jpg|[[Image:mini_canada.gif]] Canada
+Collana Albi grandi avventure-08-o.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Albi grandi avventure 33.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Albi grandi avventure 34.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Collana Albi grandi avventure 35.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Special Mandrake-FS 167.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Special Mandrake-FS 168.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Special Mandrake-FS 169.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ncn-mandrake-265a.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Comart08.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Club-dei-Trenta-037.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Paquito11023.jpg|[[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico
+Paquito11024.jpg|[[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico
+Mandrake esteve 8.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Mika Mis 222.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
-*"The Lost World", [[Mandrake the Magician Book no. 1 (Consolidated Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] (1938)
+*"The Lost World", [[Mandrake The Magician (Consolidated Press 1938)|''Mandrake The Magician'']] (1938)
 *"Mandrake in the Lost World", [[Mandrake the Magician 1 (Frew)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] (1990)
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 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
 *"Voyage en préhistoire", [[Hop-là!|''Hop-là!'']] (1939)
-*"Voyage en préhistoire", [[Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 4 (Futuropolis)|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 4]] (1985)
+*"Dans un monde inconnu", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 98|''Spécial Mandrake'' #98]] (1972) & "Pétrole au Pôle Sud", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 99|''Spécial Mandrake'' #99]] (1973)
+*"Voyage en préhistoire", [[Futuropolis Copyright - Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 4]] (1985)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[Giungla!|''Giungla!'' #132 to #151]] (1938)
 *"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (8)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #8]] (1940)
-*"In un mondo sconosciuto", [[Special Mandrake 167 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #167]] (1966)
+*"Un mondo sconosciuto" & "Anel l'uomo della presistoria" & "L'assalto dei dinosauri",  [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 33 (second serie)|''Mandrake'' #12]] & [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 34 (second serie)| #13]] & [[Collana Albi grandi avventure 35 (second serie)| #14]] (1947)
-**"Petrolio al polo", [[Special Mandrake 168 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #168]] (1966)
+*"In un mondo sconosciuto" & "Petrolio al polo" & "La fin di Gun", [[Special Mandrake 167 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #167]] & [[Special Mandrake 168 (Fratelli Spada)| #168]] & [[Special Mandrake 169 (Fratelli Spada)| #169]] (1966)
-**"La fin di Gun", [[Special Mandrake 169 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #169]] (1966)
+*"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[New Comics Now 117|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #117]] (1984)
-*"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[Mandrake 8 (Comic Art)|''Mandrake'' #8]] (1992)
+*"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[New Comics Now 265|''Magic Moments - Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #265]] (1991)
+*"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[Mandrake 8 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
+*"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[Club dei Trenta - Albo 37|''Club dei Trenta'' #37]] (200<small>?</small>)
+*"Un mondo sconosciuto", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics)|''Mandrake il mago'']] (2014)
+=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
+*"Vapor en el polo Sud" & "Las aventuras de Molly", [[Paquito 11023|''Paquito'' #11023]] and [[Paquito 11024| #11024]] (1953)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"Un mundo desconocido", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 31 - Mandrake 8|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #31 - ''Mandrake'' #8]] (1986)
+=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
+*"Meçhul Dünyalarda", [[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'' #133 - 166]] (1942)
+*''"no given title"'', [[Çocuk Alemi| #1 to 57]] (1949-1950) <small>note: traced editions with extra panels</small>
+*''"no given title"'', [[101 Roman 9|''101 Roman'' #9]] & [[101 Roman 10| #10]] & [[101 Roman 11| #11]] & [[101 Roman 12| #12]] & ? (1950) <small>note: traced editions with extra strips</small>
-=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Kingdom of Spain ===
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
-*"Un mundo desconocido", [[Mandrake 8 (Grandes clasicos de los Comics del Pasado)|''Mandrake'' #8]] (1986)
+*"Mandrake in the Lost World", [[Comics Revue 387-388|''Comics Revue'' #387-388]] (2018)
-=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] Kingdom of Yugoslavia ===
+=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
-*"Мандрак на Јужном полу" (romanized as "Mandrak na Južnom polu"), [[Mika Miš 213|''Mika Miš'' #213]] &ndash; [[Mika Miš 217|#217]], [[Mika Miš 219|#219]] &ndash; [[Mika Miš 247|#247]], [[Mika Miš 249|#249]] &ndash; [[Mika Miš 257|#257]] (1938)
+*''[[Jutarnji list]]'' June 10, 1937 &ndash; August 28, 1937
+*"Мандрак на Јужном полу" (romanized as "Mandrak na Južnom polu"), [[Mika Miš 213|''Mika Miš'' #213]] &ndash; [[Mika Miš 257|#257]] (1938; no Mandrake pages in issues #218 and #248)
 *"Мандрак на Јужном полу" (romanized as "Mandrak na Južnom polu"), [[Zabavnik 105|''Zabavnik'' #105]] &ndash; [[Zabavnik 106|#106]] (1941)
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