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|Title= The Basilisk
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|Start= September 10th, 1972
|Start= September 10th, 1972
|End= January 7th, 1973
|End= January 7th, 1973
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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At a dinner at the Explorer Club, honoring Mandrake and Lothar they meet Dr. Dove. She who claims the mythical creature basilisk really exists in the Amazon.
Our friends joins Dr. Dove on a secret mission deep into the jungle of the Amazone, in search of the weird hypnotic beast. 


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
 
*[[Narda]], one picture at Xanadu only
*[[Hojo]], one picture at Xanadu only
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Dr. Doreen Dove, an explorer and naturalist
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*Dr. Clyde, an explorer and botanist
*Kha-Rha-Bambam, or the basilisk
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]
**Explorers Club
*The Amazon
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==Related stories==
=== Behind the scenes===
===Follows===
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 10, 1972 (Beginning: The Basilisk).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake203rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Indrajal190.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"Buscando al monstruo", [[Sandokan 20|''Sandokan'' #20]] (1983)
*"Buscando al Monstruo", [[Sandokan 20|''Sandokan'' #20]] (1983)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Kha-Rha-Bambam, O Pássaro Hipnotizador", [[Mandrake 203 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #203]] (1972)"
*"Kha-Rha-Bambam, O Pássaro Hipnotizador", [[Mandrake 203 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #203]] (1972)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===

Latest revision as of 17:41, 6 August 2023

The Basilisk
Ms-19720910.jpg
Start date: September 10th, 1972
End date: January 7th, 1973
# of strips: 18 (18 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Blue Thing"
Followed by: "The Mystery of the Stone Face"

"The Basilisk" is the 118th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

At a dinner at the Explorer Club, honoring Mandrake and Lothar they meet Dr. Dove. She who claims the mythical creature basilisk really exists in the Amazon. Our friends joins Dr. Dove on a secret mission deep into the jungle of the Amazone, in search of the weird hypnotic beast.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Dr. Doreen Dove, an explorer and naturalist
  • Dr. Clyde, an explorer and botanist
  • Kha-Rha-Bambam, or the basilisk

Locations

  • New York City
  • The Amazon


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 10, 1972 (Beginning: The Basilisk).

Signifiant covers

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini india.gif India

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini india.gif India

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia

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