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|Title= The Strange Fisherman | |Title= The Strange Fisherman | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1959-05-18.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= May 18, 1959 | |Start= May 18, 1959 | ||
|End= August 1, 1959 | |End= August 1, 1959 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
The towering Rela Moutain range, remote an unexplored, is the home of the dreaded giant Rela bear. For centuries the Rela Pass have been home of the even more dreaded badits of Rela Pass. For centuries caravans were forced to use Rela Pass and have to pay tribute to the bandits. Today big planes pass over Rela without paying any tribute, not knowing of the bandit kingdom below. The hereditary King Rork came up with an idea, while Mandrake plans to go bear-hunting. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], first part of the story. | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Rork, bandit king of Rela Pass | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*Rela Mountain ''(in East Europe ?)'' | |||
**Rela Pass | |||
'''Vehicles''' | |||
*X-346, an airliner | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 18, 1959 (Beginning: The Strange Fisherman). | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Young-13.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Mandrake302rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakecolecao31.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Il Vascello-02-36.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mandrake FP 210.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina === | |||
*"Extraña pesca", [[Mandrake el mago 10 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #10]] (1960) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia === | |||
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake the Magician 13 (Young's Merchandising)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #13]] (1962 <small>(?)</small>) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | ||
*"Solan salaisuus", [[Sarjakirja 1/1989|''Sarjakirja'' #1 | *"Solan salaisuus", [[Mustanaamio 21/1980|''Mustanaamio'' #21]] (1980) | ||
*"Solan salaisuus", [[Sarjakirja 1/1989|''Sarjakirja'' #1]] (1989) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Etranges pêcheurs", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961'']] (2012) | *"Etranges pêcheurs", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961'']] (2012) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"La valle degli orsi", [[Il Vascello 36 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #36]] (1960) | |||
*"La valle degli orsi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 7|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #7]] (1962) | |||
*"La valle degli orsi", [[New Comics Now 46|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #46]] (1981) | |||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"The Strange Fisherman", [[Mandrake the Magician 210 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #210'']] (1959) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"Relapassets Gåte", [[Fantomet 15/1982|''Fantomet'' #15]] (1982) | |||
*"Relapassets gåte", [[Serie-pocket 151 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #151]] (1989) | *"Relapassets gåte", [[Serie-pocket 151 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #151]] (1989) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"Os aviões desaparecidos", [[Mundo de Aventuras 537|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #537]] (1960) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*"Extraño pescador", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 12|''Serie Amarilla'' #12]] (1959) | *"Extraño pescador", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 12|''Serie Amarilla'' #12]] (1959) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Den egendomlige fiskaren", [[Serie-pressen 16/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #16]] (1972) | |||
*"Relapassets gåta", [[Fantomen 15/1980|''Fantomen'' #15]] (1980) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | ||
*"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Rela Pass Bandits", [[Mandrake the Magician 14 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #14]] (1961) | *"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Rela Pass Bandits", [[Mandrake the Magician 14 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #14]] (1961) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Краљ бандита" (romanized as "Kralj bandita", [[Politikin Zabavnik 1452|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1452]] (1979) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Strange Fisherman, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Strange Fisherman, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 26 July 2023
| The Strange Fisherman | |
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| Start date: | May 18, 1959 |
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| End date: | August 1, 1959 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Queen of the Cats" |
| Followed by: | "The Spaceman Mystery" |
"The Strange Fisherman" is the 102nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The towering Rela Moutain range, remote an unexplored, is the home of the dreaded giant Rela bear. For centuries the Rela Pass have been home of the even more dreaded badits of Rela Pass. For centuries caravans were forced to use Rela Pass and have to pay tribute to the bandits. Today big planes pass over Rela without paying any tribute, not knowing of the bandit kingdom below. The hereditary King Rork came up with an idea, while Mandrake plans to go bear-hunting.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Rork, bandit king of Rela Pass
Locations
- Rela Mountain (in East Europe ?)
- Rela Pass
Vehicles
- X-346, an airliner
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 18, 1959 (Beginning: The Strange Fisherman).
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
New Zealand
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Extraña pesca", Mandrake el Mago #10 (1960)
Australia
- "no title", Mandrake the Magician #13 (1962 (?))
Brazil
- "O Estranho Pescador", Mandrake #302 (1981)
- "Lothar, o Rei dos Bandidos", Mandrake Coleção #31 (1992)
Finland
- "Solan salaisuus", Mustanaamio #21 (1980)
- "Solan salaisuus", Sarjakirja #1 (1989)
France
- "Etranges pêcheurs", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)
Italy
- "La valle degli orsi", Il Vascello #36 (1960)
- "La valle degli orsi", I Classici dell'Avventura #7 (1962)
- "La valle degli orsi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #46 (1981)
New Zealand
- "The Strange Fisherman", Mandrake the Magician #210 (1959)
Norway
- "Relapassets Gåte", Fantomet #15 (1982)
- "Relapassets gåte", Serie-pocket #151 (1989)
Portugal
- "Os aviões desaparecidos", Mundo de Aventuras #537 (1960)
Spain
- "Extraño pescador", Serie Amarilla #12 (1959)
Sweden
- "Den egendomlige fiskaren", Serie-pressen #16 (1972)
- "Relapassets gåta", Fantomen #15 (1980)
United Kingdom
- "Mandrake the Magician in.... The Rela Pass Bandits", Mandrake the Magician #14 (1961)
Yugoslavia
- "Краљ бандита" (romanized as "Kralj bandita", Politikin Zabavnik #1452 (1979)