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The Ghost Whale

Start date:	June 11, 1950
End date:	August 27, 1950
# of strips:	12 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Jungle Adventure"
Followed by:	"The Department Store Mystery"

"The Ghost Whale" is the 45th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

While the S.S. Argos leaves the West African port Mandrake runs into two seperat mysteries: A native fishing fleet destroyed by a "ghost whale", and a cruise ship attacked by pirates who come from nowhere and return into the sea.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Arlen Blaine
Jans, one of the "ghost pirates"
Captain of the "ghost pirates"

Locations

West Africa
- A port
- At sea

Vehicles

S.S. Argus, Blaine's yacht.

Behind the scenes

At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Ghost Whale", which is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

Argentina
Brazil
Italy
New Zealand

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"La ballena Fantasma", Siete Días Ilustrados #503 (supplement) (1977)

Brazil

"Os Piratas da Baleia Fantasma", Novo Gibi #1783 (1952)
"A Baleia-Fantasma", Mandrake #147 (1969) note: may be wrong !

France

"La baleine fantôme", Mandrake #29 (1964)
"La baleine fantôme", Le Journal de Mickey #951-#953 (1970)
"La baleine fantôme", Mandrake #319 (1971)
"La baleine fantôme", Mandrake #428 (1975)
"La baleine fantôme", Mandrake le Magicien #4 (1982)

India

"The Ghost Whale", The Phantom #12 (2001)

Italy

"Il fantasma del mare", Mandrake #44 (1963)
"Il fantasma del mare", I Classici dell'Avventura #87 (1965)
"La balena fantasma", Mandrake #74 (1975)
"Il fantasma del mare", Mandrake - New Comics Now #169 (1986)
"Il fantasma del mare", Mandrake #3 (1994)
"no title", Mandrake - La rotta delle meraviglie (2004)

New Zealand

"The Ghost Whale", Mandrake the Magician #51 (1953)

Norway

"Spøkelsehvalen", Skippern (1954)
"Spøkelseshvalen", Fantomet #5 (1997)

Portugal

"O Velho das Baleias", Condor Popular #3 Vol. 3 (1955)

Spain

"La ballena fantasma", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)

Sweden

"Spökvalen", Fantomen #5 (1997)

USA

"The Ghost Whale", The Official Mandrake Sundays #4 (1989)

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 == Plot Summary ==
+While the S.S. Argos leaves the West African port Mandrake runs into two seperat mysteries: A native fishing fleet destroyed by a "ghost whale", and a cruise ship attacked by pirates who come from nowhere and return into the sea.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
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 '''One-time characters'''
-*
+*[[Colonel Barton|Arlen Blaine]]
+*Jans, one of the "ghost pirates"
+*Captain of the "ghost pirates"
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*West Africa
+**A port
+**At sea
+'''Vehicles'''
+*S.S. [[Argos|Argus]], Blaine's yacht.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Ghost Whale"''', which is lifted from the plot.
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Siete Días Ilustrados-mtm-1970.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
+Novo-Gibi-1783.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Ilvascello mandrake-044.JPEG|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake FP 051.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
-*"La ballena Fantasma", [[Mandrake el Mago en La ballena Fantasma (Siete Días Ilustrados)|''Mandrake el Mago'' en La ballena Fantasma]] (1970)
+*"La ballena Fantasma", [[Siete Días Ilustrados 503 1977|''Siete Días Ilustrados'' #503 (supplement)]] (1977)
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Os Piratas da Baleia Fantasma", [[Novo Gibi 1783|''Novo Gibi'' #1783]] (1952)
+*"A Baleia-Fantasma", [[Mandrake 147 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #147]] (1969) <small>note: may be wrong !</small>
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
 *"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 29|''Mandrake'' #29]] (1964)
+*"La baleine fantôme", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #951-#953]] (1970)
 *"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 319|''Mandrake'' #319]] (1971)
-*"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection BD V.F) 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)
+*"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 428|''Mandrake'' #428]] (1975)
+*"La baleine fantôme", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)
 === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
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 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"Il fantasma del mare", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 44|''Mandrake'' #44]] (1963)
+*"Il fantasma del mare", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 87|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #87]] (1965)
+*"La balena fantasma", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 74|''Mandrake'' #74]] (1975)
+*"Il fantasma del mare", [[New Comics Now 169|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #169]] (1986)
 *"Il fantasma del mare", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1994)
+*''"no title"'', [[I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - serie oro 12|''Mandrake'' - La rotta delle meraviglie]] (2004)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"The Ghost Whale", [[Mandrake the Magician 51 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #51'']] (1953)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
 *"Spøkelsehvalen", [[Skippern]] (1954)
+*"Spøkelseshvalen", [[Fantomet 5/1997|''Fantomet'' #5]] (1997)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Velho das Baleias", [[Condor Popular Vol. 3 N.° 3|''Condor Popular'' #3 Vol. 3]] (1955)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"La ballena fantasma", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Spökvalen", [[Fantomen 5/1997|''Fantomen'' #5]] (1997)
 === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===