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'''"The Circus Adventure"''' is the 27th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Circus Adventure"''' is the 27th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
The story was probably written by others than [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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At Sam Jones's circus there have been one unexplainable accident after another.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Sam Jones, circus owner.
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*Sylva, Sam's daughter.
*Mr Jasper, a banker.
*A rhinolion, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*A giraffagator, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*A two-headed osterich, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*A monkey with elephant head, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*A fat lady, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*A thin man, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*A two-headed man, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*A midget, at the circus ''(Mandrake's magic)''.
*Carlo, a ringmaster at the circus.
*Spike, friend of Carlo.
*Gombo, a gorilla at the circus.
*Combo's keeper.
*Tota, Sylva's pet lion.
*Joe, an elephant  at the circus.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*US (?)
**The city
***Sam's Colossal Circus.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Circus Adventure"''', which is lifted from the plot.


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake054rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-22.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
</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 ===
*"Conspiração no circo", [[Mandrake 54 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #54]] (1961)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Mandrake et le cirque de Sam Jones", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 7|''Spécial Mandrake'' #7]] (1964)
*"Le cirque de Sam Jones", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 4|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #4]] (1980)
*"Le cirque de Sam Jones", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Editions de la Porte Dorée) 2]] (2015)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il circo di Sam Jones",  [[Super Albo 26 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #26]] (1963)
*"Il circo di Sam Jones", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 4|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #4]] (1980)
*"Il circo di Sam Jones",  [[New Comics Now 42|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #42]] (1981)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El circo extraordinario", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 22|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #22]] (194?)
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*''no title'', [[Hullabaloo 4|''Hullabaloo'' #4]] (1970s ?)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1945-1946)
*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 115|''King Comics'' #115]], [[King Comics 116|''King Comics'' #116]], [[King Comics 117|''King Comics'' #117]] and [[King Comics 118|''King Comics'' #118]] (1945/1946)
*"The Colossal Circus", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 1|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #1]] (1989)
 
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Semov cirkus", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 13|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #13]] (1991)


[[Category:Sunday stories|Circus Adventure, The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Circus Adventure, The]]

Latest revision as of 09:17, 2 October 2023

The Circus Adventure
Ms-19440528.jpg
Start date: May 28th, 1944
End date: August 27th, 1944
# of strips: 14 (14 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Garden of Wuzzu"
Followed by: "The Santa Claus Pirates"

"The Circus Adventure" is the 27th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

At Sam Jones's circus there have been one unexplainable accident after another.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Sam Jones, circus owner.
  • Sylva, Sam's daughter.
  • Mr Jasper, a banker.
  • A rhinolion, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • A giraffagator, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • A two-headed osterich, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • A monkey with elephant head, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • A fat lady, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • A thin man, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • A two-headed man, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • A midget, at the circus (Mandrake's magic).
  • Carlo, a ringmaster at the circus.
  • Spike, friend of Carlo.
  • Gombo, a gorilla at the circus.
  • Combo's keeper.
  • Tota, Sylva's pet lion.
  • Joe, an elephant at the circus.

Locations

  • US (?)
    • The city
      • Sam's Colossal Circus.


Behind the scenes

  • At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Circus Adventure", which is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

Mini usa.gif USA

Mini kingdomyugoslavia.png Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia

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