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|Title= City of Gold | |Title= City of Gold | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:ms-19390205.jpg|250px|border]] | ||
|Start= February 5th, 1939 | |Start= February 5th, 1939 | ||
|End= August 6th, 1939 | |End= August 6th, 1939 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mandrake and Lothar joins Dr. Cole and his daughter on their search for the legendary City of Gold. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
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'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Dr. Cole, an explorer | |||
*Babs, daughter of Cole | |||
*A pilot | |||
*Chief, a gangster | |||
**Thug #1 | |||
**Thug #2 | |||
**Thug #3 | |||
**Bud, thug #4 | |||
*The Old Chief, in an Amazon village | |||
**His wife and granddson | |||
*Tragor, oldes man of the cliff-dwellers | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | </div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City (?) | |||
**Baden Ferry | |||
***Dr. Cole's private air field | |||
*The Amazon River | |||
**A hostile village | |||
**A cliff city | |||
**The City of Gold | |||
'''Vehicles''' | |||
*Sikorsky S-38 ''(The Explorer's Air Yacht)'' | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"City of Gold"''', which is lifted from the plot. | |||
===Real Life References=== | |||
*Baden is a neighborhood of [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - St. Louis Addresses|St. Louis]] and in Baden: Halls Ferry Road. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Stamp-Trinidad-Tobago.jpg|Sikorsky S-38 | |||
</gallery> | |||
== | == Signifiant covers == | ||
<gallery> | |||
Super-comics-series-16.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Gibi41.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Gibi74.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrake-Porte-Dorée-Tome 4.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Spécial-Mandrake 84.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Super Albo 020.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Afacan-3-001.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia === | |||
*"Mandrake Discovers the City of Gold", [[The Supercomic Series 16|''The Supercomic Series'' #16]] (1949) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_belgium.gif]] Belgium === | |||
*"(no title given)", [[Story 4|''Story''# 4]] to [[Story 29|''Story''#29]] (1945) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"Mandrake no Amazonas", [[Gibi 35|''Gibi'' #35]], [[Gibi 38|38]], [[Gibi 41|41]], [[Gibi 44|44]], [[Gibi 47|47]], [[Gibi 50|50]], [[Gibi 53|53]], [[Gibi 56|56]], [[Gibi 59|59]], [[Gibi 62|62]], [[Gibi 65|65]], [[Gibi 68|68]], [[Gibi 71|71]], [[Gibi 74|74]], [[Gibi 77|77]], [[Gibi 80|80]], [[Gibi 83|83]] (1939) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Mandrake dans la ville d'or", [[Robinson 172|''Robinson #172'']] to [[Robinson 197|''Robinson #197'']] (1940) | |||
*"La ville d'or", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 84|''Spécial Mandrake'' #84]] (1970) | |||
*"Mandrake dans la ville d'or", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 2|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #2]] (1980) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"മാന്ഡ്രേക്ക് സ്വർണ്ണ നഗരത്തിൽ" ''(romanized as "Mandrake Swarna Nagarathil")'', [[Mandrake 3 (Regal 2019 Series)|''Mandrake'' (#3)]] (2019) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Mandrake nella città d'oro", [[L'Avventura|''L'Avventura'']] (1948-1949) | |||
*"La città d'oro", [[Super Albo 20 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' # 20]] (1962) | |||
*"Mandrake nella citta' d'oro", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 2|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #2]] (1980) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"''Cidade de Ouro''", [[Mundo de Aventuras Especial 19|''Mundo de Aventuras'' Especial #19]] (1977) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"Mandrake en la Ciudad de Oro", [[Mandrake 5 - Páginas Dominicales 1939/40|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1999) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Altın Şehirde", [[Afacan|''Afacan'' #1 - 21]] (1942) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | ||
*[[King Comics | *''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 45|''King Comics'' #45]], [[King Comics 46|''King Comics'' #46]], [[King Comics 47|''King Comics'' #47]], [[King Comics 48|''King Comics'' #48]], [[King Comics 49|''King Comics'' #49]], [[King Comics 50|''King Comics'' #50]], [[King Comics 51|''King Comics'' #51]] and [[King Comics 52|''King Comics'' #52]] (1940) | ||
*"no title", [[Feature Book 46|''Feature Book'' #46]] (1946) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Legenda o zlatnom gradu", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 3|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #3]] (1985) | |||
[[Category:Sunday stories|City of Gold]] | [[Category:Sunday stories|City of Gold]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:07, 30 March 2024
| City of Gold | |
| |
| Start date: | February 5th, 1939 |
|---|---|
| End date: | August 6th, 1939 |
| # of strips: | 162 (27 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Clairvoyant" |
| Followed by: | "The Evil Man" |
"City of Gold" is the 11th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake and Lothar joins Dr. Cole and his daughter on their search for the legendary City of Gold.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Dr. Cole, an explorer
- Babs, daughter of Cole
- A pilot
- Chief, a gangster
- Thug #1
- Thug #2
- Thug #3
- Bud, thug #4
- The Old Chief, in an Amazon village
- His wife and granddson
- Tragor, oldes man of the cliff-dwellers
Locations
- New York City (?)
- Baden Ferry
- Dr. Cole's private air field
- Baden Ferry
- The Amazon River
- A hostile village
- A cliff city
- The City of Gold
Vehicles
- Sikorsky S-38 (The Explorer's Air Yacht)
Behind the scenes
Title
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "City of Gold", which is lifted from the plot.
Real Life References
- Baden is a neighborhood of St. Louis and in Baden: Halls Ferry Road.
Sikorsky S-38
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
France
France
Italy
Turkey
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Mandrake Discovers the City of Gold", The Supercomic Series #16 (1949)
Belgium
Brazil
- "Mandrake no Amazonas", Gibi #35, 38, 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56, 59, 62, 65, 68, 71, 74, 77, 80, 83 (1939)
France
- "Mandrake dans la ville d'or", Robinson #172 to Robinson #197 (1940)
- "La ville d'or", Spécial Mandrake #84 (1970)
- "Mandrake dans la ville d'or", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)
India
- "മാന്ഡ്രേക്ക് സ്വർണ്ണ നഗരത്തിൽ" (romanized as "Mandrake Swarna Nagarathil"), Mandrake (#3) (2019)
Italy
- "Mandrake nella città d'oro", L'Avventura (1948-1949)
- "La città d'oro", Super Albo # 20 (1962)
- "Mandrake nella citta' d'oro", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #2 (1980)
Portugal
- "Cidade de Ouro", Mundo de Aventuras Especial #19 (1977)
Spain
- "Mandrake en la Ciudad de Oro", Mandrake #5 (1999)
Turkey
- "Altın Şehirde", Afacan #1 - 21 (1942)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #45, King Comics #46, King Comics #47, King Comics #48, King Comics #49, King Comics #50, King Comics #51 and King Comics #52 (1940)
- "no title", Feature Book #46 (1946)
Yugoslavia
- "Legenda o zlatnom gradu", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)