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'''" | '''"Witchmen's Peak"''' is the 70th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | ||
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]]. | ||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
On safari in Africa Lenore hears a strange tale about the Witchmen's Peak, the place where the wich doctors are trained in black magic. And behind every throne in the jungle stands a witchman, the real power. Lenore writes in a letter a to her brother that she intends to explore the mysterious Witchmen's Peak. The letter is a month old Mandrake has not heard from her afterwards and think something must have happened. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]], hereditary King of the mighty Federated Tribes. | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], In US only. | ||
*[[Lenore, Mandrake's sister|Lenore]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *A trader | ||
*Taji, the grand witchman. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | </div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*US | |||
*Africa | |||
**Witchmen's Peak | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is given in the strip of June 3, 1956 (Next Week: "Witchmen's Peak"). | |||
*Interesting the name Witchmen's Peak was used again in a 1971 Sunday story for [[The Phantom]] --> [http://www.phantomwiki.org/The_Tale_of_the_Gooley-Gooley_Witch PhantomWiki: The Tale of the Gooley-Gooley Witch], see also [http://www.phantomwiki.org/Witchmen%27s_Peak PhantomWiki: Witchmen's Peak] | |||
== | == Signifiant covers == | ||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrake025rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Condor Popular-1710.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"''no title''", [[Mandrake 25 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #25]] (1957) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"?", [[Taika-Jim ja Jäädemonit]] (2024) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1962) | *"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1962) | ||
*"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 180|''Mandrake'' #180]] (1968) | *"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 180|''Mandrake'' #180]] (1968) | ||
*"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 262|''Mandrake'' #262]] (1970) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Il picco degli stregani", [[Il Vascello 40 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #40]] (1960) | *"Il picco degli stregani", [[Il Vascello 40 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #40]] (1960) | ||
*"(no title | *"Il picco degli stregoni", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]] (1962) | ||
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 130|''Mandrake'' #130]] (1969) | |||
*"Il picco degli stregoni", [[New Comics Now 274|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #274]] (1991) | *"Il picco degli stregoni", [[New Comics Now 274|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #274]] (1991) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"Heksetoppen", [[Fantomet 24/1998|''Fantomet'' #24]] (1998) | *"Heksetoppen", [[Fantomet 24/1998|''Fantomet'' #24]] (1998) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"O Monte Sagrado", [[Condor Popular Vol. 17 N.° 10|''Condor Popular Vol. 17 N.° 10'']] (1958) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"La Cumbre de los Brujos", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Häxtoppen", [[Fantomen 24/1998|''Fantomen'' #24]] (1998) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Kara | *"Kara Büyünün Sırrı", [[Mandrake 104 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #104]] & [[Mandrake 105 (Tay)| #105]] (1976) | ||
*"Kara Büyünün Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 35 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #35]] | |||
*"Kara Büyünün Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 114 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #114]] | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*" | *"Witchmen's Peak", [[Mandrake the Ultimate|''Mandrake the Ultimate'' #1]] (1989) | ||
[[Category:Sunday stories| | [[Category:Sunday stories|Witchmen's Peak]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:07, 1 June 2024
| Witchmen's Peak | |
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| Start date: | June 10, 1956 |
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| End date: | November 11, 1956 |
| # of strips: | 23 (23 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "City in the Deep" |
| Followed by: | "The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest" |
"Witchmen's Peak" is the 70th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
On safari in Africa Lenore hears a strange tale about the Witchmen's Peak, the place where the wich doctors are trained in black magic. And behind every throne in the jungle stands a witchman, the real power. Lenore writes in a letter a to her brother that she intends to explore the mysterious Witchmen's Peak. The letter is a month old Mandrake has not heard from her afterwards and think something must have happened.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- A trader
- Taji, the grand witchman.
Locations
- US
- Africa
- Witchmen's Peak
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is given in the strip of June 3, 1956 (Next Week: "Witchmen's Peak").
- Interesting the name Witchmen's Peak was used again in a 1971 Sunday story for The Phantom --> PhantomWiki: The Tale of the Gooley-Gooley Witch, see also PhantomWiki: Witchmen's Peak
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Portugal
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "no title", Mandrake #25 (1957)
Finland
- "?", Taika-Jim ja Jäädemonit (2024)
France
- "Le royaume des sorciers", Mandrake #3 (1962)
- "Le royaume des sorciers", Mandrake #180 (1968)
- "Le royaume des sorciers", Mandrake #262 (1970)
Italy
- "Il picco degli stregani", Il Vascello #40 (1960)
- "Il picco degli stregoni", I Classici dell'Avventura #11 (1962)
- "no title", Mandrake #130 (1969)
- "Il picco degli stregoni", Mandrake - New Comics Now #274 (1991)
Norway
- "Heksetoppen", Fantomet #24 (1998)
Portugal
- "O Monte Sagrado", Condor Popular Vol. 17 N.° 10 (1958)
Spain
- "La Cumbre de los Brujos", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)
Sweden
- "Häxtoppen", Fantomen #24 (1998)
Turkey
- "Kara Büyünün Sırrı", Mandrake #104 & #105 (1976)
- "Kara Büyünün Sırrı", Mandrake Albüm #35
- "Kara Büyünün Sırrı", Mandrake Albüm #114
USA
- "Witchmen's Peak", Mandrake the Ultimate #1 (1989)