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|Title= Still Lovely, Still Deadly | |Title= Still Lovely, Still Deadly | ||
|image= [[Image:md-2006-01-09.png|400 px]] | |image= [[Image:md-2006-01-09.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:md-2023-06-19.png|400 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2023)'' | ||
|Start= January 9th, 2006 | |Start= January 9th, 2006 | ||
|End= October 7th, 2006 | |End= October 7th, 2006 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Narda and Mandrake have been invited to dinner at Linda and Mel's. During their visit Linda and Mel tells about the strange things happening in the house. Mandrake remembered that the house they live in once was the house of Uncle, in the strange case of "The Mystery of the Striped Orchid". The cace with the rare tropical striped orchid that produce a drug-like odor that arouses an urge to kill. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
* | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Linda, a new member of the Children's Hospital Committee | ||
*Mel, Linda's husbond | |||
*Uncle Junior, son of Uncle. | |||
*Guran, | |||
*Mozz, teller of tales | |||
*[[The Phantom]] | *[[The Phantom]] | ||
*Sheppy, a drug runner | |||
*President Luaga, of Bengalla (mentioned only) | |||
* | *Ed, a policeman in NYC | ||
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</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
**A hospital | |||
*Bengalla | |||
**Mawitaan | |||
**The Scull Cave | |||
*The Twelve Nations | |||
'''Plants''' | |||
*The Striped Orchid | |||
*Accuna Plant, a deadly jungle plant | |||
*White Bellflowers, used for antidote | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 9, 2006 (Beginning: Still Lovely, Still Deadly). | |||
*Mandrake retelling the 1941 daily story "[[The Mystery of the Striped Orchid]]". | |||
== Re-released story in 2023 == | |||
[[Image:md-2023-06-19.png|400 px]] | |||
* Start date: 19 June 2023 / End date: 9 March 2024. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:36, 9 March 2024
| Still Lovely, Still Deadly | |
  (Re-released in 2023) | |
| Start date: | January 9th, 2006 |
|---|---|
| End date: | October 7th, 2006 |
| # of strips: | 234 (39 weeks) |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Treachery... at the Top of the World" |
| Followed by: | "The Hitman from Another Planet" |
"Still Lovely, Still Deadly" is the 251st Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Narda and Mandrake have been invited to dinner at Linda and Mel's. During their visit Linda and Mel tells about the strange things happening in the house. Mandrake remembered that the house they live in once was the house of Uncle, in the strange case of "The Mystery of the Striped Orchid". The cace with the rare tropical striped orchid that produce a drug-like odor that arouses an urge to kill.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Linda, a new member of the Children's Hospital Committee
- Mel, Linda's husbond
- Uncle Junior, son of Uncle.
- Guran,
- Mozz, teller of tales
- The Phantom
- Sheppy, a drug runner
- President Luaga, of Bengalla (mentioned only)
- Ed, a policeman in NYC
Locations
- New York City
- Xanadu
- A hospital
- Bengalla
- Mawitaan
- The Scull Cave
- The Twelve Nations
Plants
- The Striped Orchid
- Accuna Plant, a deadly jungle plant
- White Bellflowers, used for antidote
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 9, 2006 (Beginning: Still Lovely, Still Deadly).
- Mandrake retelling the 1941 daily story "The Mystery of the Striped Orchid".
Re-released story in 2023
- Start date: 19 June 2023 / End date: 9 March 2024.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: