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|Title= The Werewolf | |Title= The Werewolf | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1935-11-04.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= November 4th, 1935 | |Start= November 4th, 1935 | ||
|End= February 29th, 1936 | |End= February 29th, 1936 | ||
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'''"The Werewolf"''' is the 5th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"The Werewolf"''' is the 5th Mandrake [[daily 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]]. | ||
This story exists in two variants, one made to span six newspaper columns, the other to span five. | |||
In this story one find a special made [[Special Strips|"Merry Christmas"]] strip for December the 25th of 1935. | |||
== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mandrake chases a werewolf. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Boris | |||
*Vasil, son of Boris | |||
*Lora Gates, nieces of Boris. | |||
*Emil Jacques, a circus man. | |||
*Bo-Bo, the dog-faced boy. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*Europe | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot. | |||
=== | ===Special strip=== | ||
*In this story one find a special made [[Special Strips|"Merry Christmas"]] strip for December the 25th of 1935. | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrakecolecaoking.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakeespecial04.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakecolecao05.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Collection8francs-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Collana Albi grandi avventure-05-c.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Mistero-47.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Albi Economici Nerbini-13.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Albi Economici Nerbini-14.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Albi Economici Nerbini-15.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Albi Economici Nerbini-16.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Special Mandrake-FS 161.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Special Mandrake-FS 162.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Mandrake csitw-31.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Collana Mandrake csitw-32.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Ncn-mandrake-116.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Comart05.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Paquito11017.jpg|[[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico | |||
Paquito11018.jpg|[[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico | |||
Mandrake esteve 5.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
ClassMandSeries2thewerewolf.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
Mika Mis 172.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | |||
Mika Mis 192.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"El Circo del Horror (El Hombre Lobo)", [[Mandrake 5 | *"Mandrake contra o Monstro da Meia-Noite", [[Coleção King 2|''Coleção King '' #2]] (1949) - illustated text version | ||
*"Lobisomem!", [[Mandrake Especial 4|''Mandrake Especial'' #4]] (1987) | |||
*"No Vale do Lobisomem", [[Mandrake Coleção 5|''Mandrake Coleção'' #5]] (1990) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Mandrake et le Loup-Garou", [[Hop-là!|''Hop-là!'']] (1938) | |||
*"Le loup-garou" & "Nuit d'épouvante", [[Collection à 8 Francs (Le loup-garou)|''Collection à 8 Francs'' Le loup-garou]] & [[Collection à 8 Francs (Nuit d'épouvante)| Nuit d'épouvante]] (1945) | |||
*"Le loup-garou", [[Futuropolis Copyright - Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 2|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 2]] (1982) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia=== | |||
*"Il lupo mannaro" & "L'orrore del circo", [[Mandrake 31 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #31]] & [[Mandrake 32 (Comics Stars in the World)| #32]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) <small>note: Italian text.</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Il fenomeno del circo", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'' #109 - #128]] (1936-1937) | |||
*"Il fenomeno da circo", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (5)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #5]] (1937) | |||
*"Il lupo umano" [[Mistero 47| ''Mistero'' #47]] - part 1 only (1947) | |||
*"Il lupo umano" & "La casa dei rumori" & "La barracca misteriosa" & "Il fenomeno da circo", [[Albi Economici Nerbini 13|''Albi Economici Nerbini'' #13]] & [[Albi Economici Nerbini 14| #14]] & [[Albi Economici Nerbini 15| #15]] & [[Albi Economici Nerbini 16| #16]] (1949) | |||
*"Il fenomeno del circo" & "Il cugino Vasil", [[Special Mandrake 161 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #161]] & [[Special Mandrake 162 (Fratelli Spada)| #162]] (1965) | |||
*"Il lupo mannaro" & "L'orrore del circo", [[Mandrake 31 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #31]] & [[Mandrake 32 (Comics Stars in the World)| #32]] (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) | |||
*"Il lupo mannaro", [[New Comics Now 116|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #116]] (1984) | |||
*"Il lupo mannaro", [[Mandrake 5 (Comic Art)]] (1991) | |||
*"Il lupo mannaro", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics)|''Mandrake il mago'']] (2014) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico === | |||
*"Contra el hombre lobo" & "Vence e Boris", [[Paquito 11017|''Paquito'' #11017]] and [[Paquito 11018| #11018]] (1953) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El Circo del Horror (El Hombre Lobo)", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 20 - Mandrake 5|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #20 - ''Mandrake'' #5]] (1982) | |||
*"El Hombre-Lobo", [[Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2022) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Kurt Adam", [[Ateş|''Ateş'']] (1938) | |||
*''no title'', [[Afacan|''Afacan'' #33 - 36 and #38 - 40]] (1942) <small>Note: Incomplete. Traced form from #39</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"The Werewolf", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra]]'' (2016) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Werewolf", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020) | |||
*"The Werewolf", [[Volume One: the complete newspaper dailies 1934-1936]] (2024) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] | === [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | ||
*''[[Jutarnji list]]'' February 21, 1937 – April 27, 1937 | |||
*"Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), [[Mika Miš 172|''Mika Miš'' #172]] – [[Mika Miš 209|#209]] (1938) | *"Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), [[Mika Miš 172|''Mika Miš'' #172]] – [[Mika Miš 209|#209]] (1938) | ||
*"Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), [[Zabavnik 53|''Zabavnik'' #53]] and [[Zabavnik 56|#56]] (1939) | *"Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), [[Zabavnik 53|''Zabavnik'' #53]] and [[Zabavnik 56|#56]] (1939) | ||
[[Category:Daily stories|Werewolf, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Werewolf, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:25, 30 October 2024
| The Werewolf | |
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| Start date: | November 4th, 1935 |
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| End date: | February 29th, 1936 |
| # of strips: | 102 (17 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Saki, the Clay Camel" |
| Followed by: | "The Return of the Clay Camel" |
"The Werewolf" is the 5th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span six newspaper columns, the other to span five. In this story one find a special made "Merry Christmas" strip for December the 25th of 1935.
Plot Summary
Mandrake chases a werewolf.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Boris
- Vasil, son of Boris
- Lora Gates, nieces of Boris.
- Emil Jacques, a circus man.
- Bo-Bo, the dog-faced boy.
Locations
- Europe
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Special strip
- In this story one find a special made "Merry Christmas" strip for December the 25th of 1935.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Mexico
Mexico
Spain
USA
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Mandrake contra o Monstro da Meia-Noite", Coleção King #2 (1949) - illustated text version
- "Lobisomem!", Mandrake Especial #4 (1987)
- "No Vale do Lobisomem", Mandrake Coleção #5 (1990)
France
- "Mandrake et le Loup-Garou", Hop-là! (1938)
- "Le loup-garou" & "Nuit d'épouvante", Collection à 8 Francs Le loup-garou & Nuit d'épouvante (1945)
- "Le loup-garou", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 2 (1982)
French Polynesia
- "Il lupo mannaro" & "L'orrore del circo", Mandrake #31 & #32 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.
Italy
- "Il fenomeno del circo", L'Avventuroso #109 - #128 (1936-1937)
- "Il fenomeno da circo", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #5 (1937)
- "Il lupo umano" Mistero #47 - part 1 only (1947)
- "Il lupo umano" & "La casa dei rumori" & "La barracca misteriosa" & "Il fenomeno da circo", Albi Economici Nerbini #13 & #14 & #15 & #16 (1949)
- "Il fenomeno del circo" & "Il cugino Vasil", Special Mandrake #161 & #162 (1965)
- "Il lupo mannaro" & "L'orrore del circo", Mandrake #31 & #32 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
- "Il lupo mannaro", Mandrake - New Comics Now #116 (1984)
- "Il lupo mannaro", Mandrake 5 (Comic Art) (1991)
- "Il lupo mannaro", Mandrake il mago (2014)
Mexico
- "Contra el hombre lobo" & "Vence e Boris", Paquito #11017 and #11018 (1953)
Spain
- "El Circo del Horror (El Hombre Lobo)", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #20 - Mandrake #5 (1982)
- "El Hombre-Lobo", Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial) (2022)
Turkey
- "Kurt Adam", Ateş (1938)
- no title, Afacan #33 - 36 and #38 - 40 (1942) Note: Incomplete. Traced form from #39
United Kingdom
- "The Werewolf", Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra (2016)
USA
- "The Werewolf", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Werewolf" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)
- "The Werewolf", Volume One: the complete newspaper dailies 1934-1936 (2024)
Yugoslavia
- Jutarnji list February 21, 1937 – April 27, 1937
- "Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), Mika Miš #172 – #209 (1938)
- "Мандрак у борби против вукодлака", (romanized as "Mandrak u borbi protiv vukodlaka"), Zabavnik #53 and #56 (1939)