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|Title= The Gift from 8 | |Title= The Gift from 8 | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1989-07-10.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= July 10th, 1989 | |Start= July 10th, 1989 | ||
|End= October 21th, 1989 | |End= October 21th, 1989 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Octon attempting to kill Mandrake, but it is a cover for the seventh arm of 8 to perform a robbery. A great gold robbery at the Federal Bank Deposit. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Karma]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[Octon]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*Pamet Street, hide-out for the 7th arm of 8. | |||
'''Organizations''' | '''Organizations''' | ||
*[[ | *[[8]] | ||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The story title is lifted from the plot. | |||
===Easter Eggs – Cameos=== | |||
*[[Real_Life_References_-_Locations#Appearances_of_Cape_Cod_Addresses|Pamet]] Street, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod. | |||
=== | ===Curiosa=== | ||
*The strip of August 8th, is filled with as many as nine 8's. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | ||
*"? | *"The Gift from 8" (?) [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 7|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #7]] (1992) | ||
*"? | *"The Gift from 8" (?) [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 54|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #54]] (1997) | ||
*"The Gift from 8" (?) [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 78|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #78]] (1997) | |||
*"Mandrake and the Deadly '8'" [[Comic World 37|''Comic World'' #37]] (1999?) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
Latest revision as of 12:43, 14 March 2024
| The Gift from 8 | |
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| Start date: | July 10th, 1989 |
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| End date: | October 21th, 1989 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Matter Mover" |
| Followed by: | "King Kered" |
"The Gift from 8" is the 203rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Octon attempting to kill Mandrake, but it is a cover for the seventh arm of 8 to perform a robbery. A great gold robbery at the Federal Bank Deposit.
Appearances
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Easter Eggs – Cameos
- Pamet Street, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
Curiosa
- The strip of August 8th, is filled with as many as nine 8's.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Kasi, koplan lahja", Mustanaamio #6 (1993)
India
- "The Gift from 8" (?) Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #7 (1992)
- "The Gift from 8" (?) Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #54 (1997)
- "The Gift from 8" (?) Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #78 (1997)
- "Mandrake and the Deadly '8'" Comic World #37 (1999?)
Italy
- "Rapina alla banca federale", Mandrake - New Comics Now #288 (1992)
Norway
- "En gave fra Okton", Fantomet #7 (1993)
Sweden
- "En gåva från Octon", Fantomen #2 (1993)