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'''"The Mystery of the Stone Face"''' is the 119th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Mystery of the Stone Face"''' is the 119th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].
This story exists in two different versions. One is intended to cover a third of a newspaper page. The other is intended to cover half a tabloid page. The tabloid version is missing the two panels on the left side.


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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The stone face is an amazing natural formation on land owned by the same family for 10 generation. The land is now owned by the famous poet Winton. Now some miners have found that the mountain with the stone face containing uranium and want to buy it.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
 
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Mr Winton, a famous poet
*Burr, Winton's nephew
*Miner #1
*Miner #2
*A judge
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*US
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=== Behind the scenes===
'''Locations'''
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 14, 1973 (Beginning: The Mystery of the Stone Face!).


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== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake207rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Indrajal218.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
</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 ===
*"La Roca Justiciera", [[Sandokan 2|''Sandokan'' #2]] (1982)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Cara de Pedra", [[Mandrake 207 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #207]] (1973)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
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=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"Mystery of the Stone Face", [[Indrajal Comics 218|''Indrajal Comics'' #218]] (1974)
*"Mystery of the Stone Face", [[Indrajal Comics 218|''Indrajal Comics'' #218]] (1974)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La faccia di pietra", [[I Quaderni del Fumetto 19|''I Quaderni del Fumetto'' #19]] (1975)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden===
*"Stenansiktet", [[Blixt Gordon 7/1969|''Blixt Gordon'' 7/1969]]
*"Stenansiktet", [[Blixt Gordon 7/1969|''Blixt Gordon'' 7/1969]]


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Kayaların yüzü", [[Mandrake 140 (First series)|''Mandrake'' #140]] &ndash; [[Mandrake 141 (First series)|#141]]
*"Kayaların Yüzü", [[Mandrake 140 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #140]] [[Mandrake 141 (Tay)| #141]] (1977)
*"Kayaların yüzü", [[Mandrake Albüm 47|''Mandrake Albüm'' #47]]
*"Kayaların Yüzü", [[Mandrake Albüm 47|''Mandrake Albüm'' #47]]
*"Kayaların yüzü", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 37|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #30]]
*"Kayaların Yüzü", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 30 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #30]]


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia===
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Tajna kamenog lica", [[Super EKS Almanah 67|''Super EKS Almanah'' #67]] (1985)
*"Tajna kamenog lica", [[Super EKS Almanah 67|''Super EKS Almanah'' #67]] (1985)


[[Category:Sunday stories|Mystery of the Stone Face, The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Mystery of the Stone Face, The]]

Latest revision as of 17:10, 26 January 2025

The Mystery of the Stone Face
Start date: January 14th, 1973
End date: April 15th, 1973
# of strips: 14
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Basilisk"
Followed by: "Lothar's Walk in the Park"

"The Mystery of the Stone Face" is the 119th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

This story exists in two different versions. One is intended to cover a third of a newspaper page. The other is intended to cover half a tabloid page. The tabloid version is missing the two panels on the left side.

Plot Summary

The stone face is an amazing natural formation on land owned by the same family for 10 generation. The land is now owned by the famous poet Winton. Now some miners have found that the mountain with the stone face containing uranium and want to buy it.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr Winton, a famous poet
  • Burr, Winton's nephew
  • Miner #1
  • Miner #2
  • A judge

Locations

  • US


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 14, 1973 (Beginning: The Mystery of the Stone Face!).

Signifiant covers

  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • India
    India

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

Brazil

France

Iceland

  • "Leyndardómur steinandlitsins", Vísir August 18, 1973 – November 17, 1973

India

Italy

Sweden

Turkey

Yugoslavia

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