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'''"The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)"''' is the 91st Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Trade Commission"''' is the 91st 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]].
=== Original drawing (First Sunday page) ===
[[Image:Ms-19620916-original-art.jpg|250px|border]]


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
{{stub}}
A few years ago "operation way-out", a communications project for outer space, sent out a satellite. When the satellite is captured by some strange aliens the signals suddenly stops.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Col Carlson, chief of "operation way-out".
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
*Mac, an astronaut.
*Jim, a farmer.
*Captain Jim, owner of a boat.
*The President of the United States.
*Ugo, a alian on a trade mission hoping to sell suchi crystals.
*Tubo, a alian on a trade mission hoping to sell suchi crystals.
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*US
**Washington
***The White House
*Deep space
**''The Blue Planet''
'''Vehicles'''
*Mercury twelve, a space capsule orbiting Earth.
</div><br clear="all">
</div><br clear="all">


==Related stories==
== Behind the scenes ==
===Follows===
*The story title is taken from the strip of September 23, 1962 (Beginning: The Trade Commission). A similar title is at the end of the strip of September 9th, 1962 (Next Week: Trade Commission).
*Note: At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is ''"The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)"''.


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake082rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Spécial-Mandrake 85.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
</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 ===
*"A Estranha Aventura", [[Mandrake 82 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #82]] (1963)
*"A Estranha Aventura", [[Mandrake 218 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #218]] (1974)


=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Avaruuden kauppamiehet", [[Taika-Jim 2|''Taika-Jim'' #2]] (1971)
*"Avaruuden kauppamiehet", [[Taika-Jim 2|''Taika-Jim'' #2]] (1971)
*"Suurlähettiläät", [[Mustanaamio 22/2001|''Mustanaamio'' #22]] (2001)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La planète Azur", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 85|''Spécial Mandrake'' #85]] (1970)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il pianeta azzurro", [[Super Albo 52 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo - Mandrake'' #52]] (1963)
*"Il pianeta azzurro", [[New Comics Now 334|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #334]] and [[New Comics Now 364| #364]] (1994-1995)
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Ambassadørene", [[Fantomet 22/2001|''Fantomet'' #22]] (2001)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Grande Ameaça!", [[Selecções 35|''Selecções'' #35]] (1964)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Delegación comercial", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1962-1965 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Ambassadörerna", [[Fantomen 22/2001|''Fantomen'' #22]] (2001)
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Değişen Uzaylılar", [[Mandrake 195 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #195]] & [[Mandrake 196 (Tay)| #196]] & [[Mandrake 197 (Tay)| #197]] (1978)
*"Değişen Uzaylılar", [[Mandrake Albüm 63 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #63]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 64 (Tay)| #64]] (1978)
*"Değişen Uzaylılar", [[Mandrake Albüm 175 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #175]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 176 (Tay)| #176]]
*"Uzaylılar Geliyor, [[Yeni Mandrake Süper Maceralar 1|''Yeni Mandrake - Süper Maceralar'' #1]] & [[Yeni Mandrake Süper Maceralar 2| #2]] (2011)


[[Category:Sunday stories|Trade Commission (The Blue Planet), The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Trade Commission, The]]

Latest revision as of 11:58, 29 September 2025

The Trade Commission
Start date: September 16th, 1962
End date: March 10th, 1963
# of strips: 26 (26 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Task Test"
Followed by: "The Ghost Lover"

"The Trade Commission" is the 91st Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Original drawing (First Sunday page)

Plot Summary

A few years ago "operation way-out", a communications project for outer space, sent out a satellite. When the satellite is captured by some strange aliens the signals suddenly stops.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Col Carlson, chief of "operation way-out".
  • Mac, an astronaut.
  • Jim, a farmer.
  • Captain Jim, owner of a boat.
  • The President of the United States.
  • Ugo, a alian on a trade mission hoping to sell suchi crystals.
  • Tubo, a alian on a trade mission hoping to sell suchi crystals.

Locations

  • US
    • Washington
      • The White House
  • Deep space
    • The Blue Planet

Vehicles

  • Mercury twelve, a space capsule orbiting Earth.


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of September 23, 1962 (Beginning: The Trade Commission). A similar title is at the end of the strip of September 9th, 1962 (Next Week: Trade Commission).
  • Note: At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)".

Signifiant covers

  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • France
    France

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

Finland

France

Italy

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

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