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|Title= Mirage in Space | |Title= Mirage in Space | ||
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|Start= April 25th, 1977 | |Start= April 25th, 1977 | ||
|End= July 30th, 1977 | |End= July 30th, 1977 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Two manned rocket to Mars had to interrupt their mission when the astronauts saw strange visiones in deep space. As a master of illusions Mandrake was asked to help. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]], until strip of May 16. | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], at Xanadu only | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*An admiral, ''(from the previous story)'' | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *Rondi, grandchild of the admiral | ||
*Patrick, grandchild of the admiral | |||
*Colonel Borg, an astronaut | |||
*Smiley, an astronaut. Note: Named Connor in the strip of June 1st. | |||
*A general, at the Space Control Center | |||
*Astronaut #1 | |||
*Astronaut #2 | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
*Space Control Center | |||
*Space | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The story title is lifted from the plot. | |||
=== | ===Easter Eggs – Cameos=== | ||
*Rondi is the name of Lee Falk's granddaughter. | |||
*Patrick, likely named after Fred Fredericks' son Patrick. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*" | *"Mistério No Espaço!", [[Mandrake 300 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #300]] (1981) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Mirages dans l'espace", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 17|''Spécial Mandrake'' #17]] (1978) | *"Mirages dans l'espace", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 17|''Spécial Mandrake'' #17]] (1978) | ||
*"Cap sur Mars", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1791]] (1986) | *"Cap sur Mars", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1791]] (1986) | ||
*"Cap sur Mars", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #86-42]] (1986) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | ||
Latest revision as of 12:06, 20 May 2020
| Mirage in Space | |
  (original art)
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| Start date: | April 25th, 1977 |
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| End date: | July 30th, 1977 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Pacific Circle" |
| Followed by: | "8" |
"Mirage in Space" is the 167th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Two manned rocket to Mars had to interrupt their mission when the astronauts saw strange visiones in deep space. As a master of illusions Mandrake was asked to help.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- An admiral, (from the previous story)
- Rondi, grandchild of the admiral
- Patrick, grandchild of the admiral
- Colonel Borg, an astronaut
- Smiley, an astronaut. Note: Named Connor in the strip of June 1st.
- A general, at the Space Control Center
- Astronaut #1
- Astronaut #2
Locations
- New York
- Space Control Center
- Space
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Easter Eggs – Cameos
- Rondi is the name of Lee Falk's granddaughter.
- Patrick, likely named after Fred Fredericks' son Patrick.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Mistério No Espaço!", Mandrake #300 (1981)
France
- "Mirages dans l'espace", Spécial Mandrake #17 (1978)
- "Cap sur Mars", Le Journal de Mickey #1791 (1986)
- "Cap sur Mars", Donald Magazine #86-42 (1986)
India
- "50,000 Miles in Space", Indrajal Comics #310 (1978)
Italy
- "Visioni nello spazio", Mandrake Selezione #14 (1978)
Portugal
- "Mistério no Espaço", Mundo de Aventuras #239 (1978)
Spain
- "Visiones Siderales", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #12 and #13 (1981)
Turkey
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake #182 & #183 & #184 (1977-1978)
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Albüm #59 (1978)
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Albüm #161 & #162
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #34 & #35
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #16 & #17
Yugoslavia
- "Ekspedicija Mars", Super EKS Almanah #2 (1979)