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|Title= The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)
|Title= The Trade Commission
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|Start= September 16th, 1962
|Start= September 16th, 1962
|End= March 10th, 1963
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|Followed= "[[The Ghost Lover]]"
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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]].


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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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===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Col Carlson, chief of "operation way-out".
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*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.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*US
**Washington
***The White House
*Deep space
**''The Blue Planet''
'''Vehicles'''
*Mercury twelve, a space capsule orbiting Earth.
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==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 ==
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Mandrake082rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Spécial-Mandrake 85.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Grande Ameaça!", [[Selecções 35|''Selecções'' #35]] (1964)
*"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 ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
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*"Değişen Uzaylılar", [[Mandrake Albüm 63 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #63]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 64 (Tay)| #64]] (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]]
*"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 10:52, 1 November 2024

The Trade Commission
Ms-19620916.jpg

Ms-19620916-original-art.jpg (original art)
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.

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

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey