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{{Newspaperbox  
{{Newspaperbox  
|Title= The Secret Weapon Caper
|Title= The Secret Weapon Caper
|image=  
|image= [[Image:md-1967-06-05.jpg|400 px]]
|Start= june 5, 1967
|Start= June 5, 1967
|End= September 23, 1967
|End= September 23, 1967
|Strips= 96 (16 weeks)
|Strips= 96 (16 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Return of Evil - The Cobra]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Return of Evil]]"
|Followed= "[[The Mysterious Bureau]]"
|Followed= "[[The Mysterious Bureau]]"
|}}
|}}
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Dr. Oork a previous chemistry teacher and now inventor trying to sell a secret weapon to the military and police. But they all see him as a mad scientist. In order to raise funds for further inventions and experiments Dr. Oork try out his secret weapon, a sleeping gas.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Jed]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Dr. Oork, an inventor.
*Tops, a ganglord.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]
*The Police station
**[[S.S. Dept.|SS Dept]], the Silly Stuff Department.


'''Organizations'''
*[[Inter-Intel]]
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
===Title===
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of June 5, 1967 (Beginning: Secret Weapon Caper).
===Easter Eggs===
*Dr. Oork has prison number [[39013|'''39013''']].
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Image:MD-1967-08-28-p.jpg|28 Aug, 1967
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== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
 
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Gás do Sono", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1969|''Almanaque do Mandrake'']] (1969)
*"O Gás do Sono", [[Mandrake Especial 10|''Mandrake Especial'' #10]]  (1987)
 
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Nukkuva kaupunki", [[Mustanaamio 11/1983|''Mustanaamio'' #11]] (1983)
 
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le secret du docteur Oork", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 263|''Mandrake'' #263]], [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 264| #264]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 265| #265]] (1970)
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1554 to #1565]] (1982)
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #82-01 to #82-10]]  (1982)
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 3|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 3'']] (2015)
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 4)|''Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 4)'']] (2017)
 
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Vengeful Wizard", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 21|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 23 No. 21]] (1986)
*"??", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 37|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #37]] and [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 38| #38]] (1995)
*"??", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 76|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #76]] (1999)
*"தூங்கும் நகரம்!"",  [[Muthu Comics 466|''Mutu Comics'' #466]] (2022)
 
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il segreto del dott. Oork", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 67|''Mandrake'' #67]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 68| #68]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 69| #69]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 70| #70]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 71| #71]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 72| #72]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 73| #73]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 74| #74]] (1968)
*"Il segreto del dottor Oork", [[New Comics Now 381|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #381]] (1997)
 
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Den sovende byen", [[Fantomet 22/1986|''Fantomet'' #22]] (1986)


===Referenced in===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Roubaram Um Milhão", [[Selecções 88|''Selecções'' #88]] (1968)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Det hemliga vapnet", [[Swisch 9/1970|''Swisch'' #9/1970]] (1970)
*"Den sovande staden", [[Fantomen 2/1983|''Fantomen'' #2]] (1983)


== Reprints ==
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
This story has been published in the following publications:
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake 8 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #8]] [[Mandrake 9 (Tay)| #9]] and [[Mandrake 10 (Tay)| #10]] (1974)
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Albüm 3 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #3]] and [[Mandrake Albüm 4 (Tay)| #4]]
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Albüm 214 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #214]]
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake 34 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #34]], [[Mandrake 35 (Tay second series)| #35]] and [[Mandrake 36 (Tay second series)| #36]]
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 9 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #9]] and [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 10 (Tay)| #10]]
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 50 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #50]]


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Ludi doktor", [[Stripoteka 410|''Stripoteka'' #410]] (1976)
*"Trka za ludim doktorom", [[Super EKS Almanah 37|''Super EKS Almanah'' #37]] (1982)
*"Trka za ludim doktorom", [[Mandrakov magazin 15|''Mandrakov magazin'' #15]] (1990)


[[Category:Daily stories|Secret Weapon Caper, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Secret Weapon Caper, The]]

Latest revision as of 13:10, 16 October 2023

The Secret Weapon Caper
Md-1967-06-05.jpg
Start date: June 5, 1967
End date: September 23, 1967
# of strips: 96 (16 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Return of Evil"
Followed by: "The Mysterious Bureau"

"The Secret Weapon Caper" is the 134th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Dr. Oork a previous chemistry teacher and now inventor trying to sell a secret weapon to the military and police. But they all see him as a mad scientist. In order to raise funds for further inventions and experiments Dr. Oork try out his secret weapon, a sleeping gas.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Dr. Oork, an inventor.
  • Tops, a ganglord.

Locations

  • New York City
  • The Police station
    • SS Dept, the Silly Stuff Department.

Organizations


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of June 5, 1967 (Beginning: Secret Weapon Caper).

Easter Eggs

  • Dr. Oork has prison number 39013.

  • 28 Aug, 1967

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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