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'''"The Old Ones"''' is the 35th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"The Old Ones"''' is the 35th 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 four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Mr. Digge has invited Mandrake for a tour of his latest engineering project, the Mid-Town Traffic Tunnel. When Mandrake, Lothar, and Narda arrive, Mr. Digge reveals a mystery. Three of his workers disappeared without a trace while working in the tunnel, and now a fourth has just vanished.
 
While in the tunnel, a hole opens in the wall, revealing a picture of a saber-toothed tiger and a small stone statue that appears to be from the Stone Age. Suddenly, cavemen attack, knocking down Mandrake and Lothar and kidnapping Narda. Mandrake and Lothar recover and begin searching for Narda in the underground natural tunnel system. They enter a large cave made of natural crystal and encounter an attack from a saber-toothed tiger. Lothar engages and quickly overcomes the beast, only to discover that the giant cat wears a gold collar. They continue wondering who could have tamed and kept a saber-toothed tiger as a pet. Suddenly, the cave expands, revealing an enormous underground world with a large city illuminated by cave walls glowing with radioactive material.
 
Lothar manages to drive away a tyrannosaurus rex, but they are soon attacked by a flock of flying pterodactyls. They flee into a smaller cave, only to discover it is inhabited by a cave bear. Barely managing to capture the bear inside the cave, they find themselves surrounded by giant cavemen who lead them to their city.
 
Trapped in the village, their arrival attracts the interest of a young cave girl. Mandrake tries to communicate with her, showing her a projected illusionary image of Narda, only to find that magic frightens her. A man appears, introducing himself as Senator Hook, who Mandrake knows disappeared without a trace in 1909. He claims to have been a captive of the cave men since his disappearance. The inhabitants of the cave village routinely went to the surface to capture people who became their slaves. The senator was there to learn the cave men's language, and after three weeks of teaching, Mandrake and Lothar could understand their simple language.
 
Mandrake and Lothar manage to escape and encounter the cave girl they met initially. Now, Mandrake can make himself understood, and the girl reveals that Narda is in the Temple of the Ole Ones. Once again, Mandrake and Lothar are captured by the cave men, now riding dinosaurs. They are taken to the temple of the Old Ones, where their judgment will be delivered by their goddess. Joy fills Mandrake when he discovers that their goddess is none other than Narda. All three run to escape the cave men, and Narda explains that after being kidnapped, she was chosen to become their goddess in the Temple of the Old Ones. Riding on the cave men's tame dinosaurs, our friends return to the village and free all the slaves. The cave woman, who has fallen in love with Mandrake, shows them a secret way out of the cave, and everyone finally escapes.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Mr. Digge, chief engineer of the Mid-Town traffic tunnel
*Casey, a worker
*Cavemen
*A cave girl
*Senator Hook, kidnapped by the cavemen in 1909
*The Old Ones
*prehistoric animals
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</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York City
**Mid-Town Traffic Tunnel
***A giant cavern of natural crystal
****City of the Cavemen
*****The Temple of the Old Ones
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story is taken from the strips of April 2, 1945 (Beginning: The Old Ones).
 
*Mandrake use the interjection of surprise: Great Scott!
===Referenced in===
*It is interesting that the cave girl's dress comes in three different variations. The first dress has one shoulder strap, the second has one shoulder strap but is shorter. The third has the same length as the first one but has two shoulder straps. Finally, she appears in the same dress as when we first saw her.
<gallery>
Image:MD-035-Cave-Girl-Dress.jpg|
</gallery>


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Shakespeare-1952.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Album Pif-Paf-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Mandrake248rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Super Albo 022.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Special Mandrake-FS 187.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart29.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 002.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake he 02-09.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-41.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-42.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Pcc-tcms-d035.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"Los hombres de las cavernas", [[Album Pif-Paf 2|''Album Pif-Paf'' #2]] (1954)
*"Contra los hombres de las cavernas", [[Super Album de la Historieta #26]] (?)


=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"The Old Ones", [[Mandrake Annual 1952|''Mandrake Annual'']] (1952)
*"The Old Ones", [[Mandrake Annual 1952|''Mandrake Annual'']] (1952)
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"Los hombres de las cavernas", [[Album Pif-Paf 2|''Album Pif-Paf'' #2]] (1954)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
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=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany ===
*"Die Hohlenmanschen", [[Phantom-Heft 24/1953|''Phantom-Heft'' #24]] (1953)
*"Die Höhlenmenschen", [[Phantom-Heft 24/1953|''Phantom-Heft'' #24]] (1953)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
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*"Nell'etá della pietra", [[New Comics Now 214|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #214]] (1988)
*"Nell'etá della pietra", [[New Comics Now 214|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #214]] (1988)
*"Nell'etá della pietra", [[Mandrake 29 (Comic Art)]] (1993)
*"Nell'etá della pietra", [[Mandrake 29 (Comic Art)]] (1993)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Old Ones", [[Mandrake the Magician 1 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #1'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #2'']] (1949)


=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Antepasados prehistóricos" & "El templo cavernícola", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 41|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #41]] & [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 42| #42]] (194?)
*"Antepasados prehistóricos" & "El templo cavernícola", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 41|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #41]] & [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 42| #42]] (1947)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
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=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Old Ones", [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (U.K. Comic Fandom Publishing)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #2]]
*"The Old Ones", [[Mandrake the Magician 2 (U.K. Comic Fandom Publishing)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #2]]
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Old Ones", [[The Classic Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Old Ones" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Old Ones" (Pacific Comics Club)'' ]] (20??)


[[Category:Daily stories|Old Ones, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Old Ones, The]]

Latest revision as of 19:17, 21 October 2024

The Old Ones
Md-1945-04-02.png
Start date: April 2nd, 1945
End date: June 30th, 1945
# of strips: 78 (13 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Ice Lady"
Followed by: "The Mysterious Prince"

"The Old Ones" is the 35th 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 four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.

Plot Summary

Mr. Digge has invited Mandrake for a tour of his latest engineering project, the Mid-Town Traffic Tunnel. When Mandrake, Lothar, and Narda arrive, Mr. Digge reveals a mystery. Three of his workers disappeared without a trace while working in the tunnel, and now a fourth has just vanished.

While in the tunnel, a hole opens in the wall, revealing a picture of a saber-toothed tiger and a small stone statue that appears to be from the Stone Age. Suddenly, cavemen attack, knocking down Mandrake and Lothar and kidnapping Narda. Mandrake and Lothar recover and begin searching for Narda in the underground natural tunnel system. They enter a large cave made of natural crystal and encounter an attack from a saber-toothed tiger. Lothar engages and quickly overcomes the beast, only to discover that the giant cat wears a gold collar. They continue wondering who could have tamed and kept a saber-toothed tiger as a pet. Suddenly, the cave expands, revealing an enormous underground world with a large city illuminated by cave walls glowing with radioactive material.

Lothar manages to drive away a tyrannosaurus rex, but they are soon attacked by a flock of flying pterodactyls. They flee into a smaller cave, only to discover it is inhabited by a cave bear. Barely managing to capture the bear inside the cave, they find themselves surrounded by giant cavemen who lead them to their city.

Trapped in the village, their arrival attracts the interest of a young cave girl. Mandrake tries to communicate with her, showing her a projected illusionary image of Narda, only to find that magic frightens her. A man appears, introducing himself as Senator Hook, who Mandrake knows disappeared without a trace in 1909. He claims to have been a captive of the cave men since his disappearance. The inhabitants of the cave village routinely went to the surface to capture people who became their slaves. The senator was there to learn the cave men's language, and after three weeks of teaching, Mandrake and Lothar could understand their simple language.

Mandrake and Lothar manage to escape and encounter the cave girl they met initially. Now, Mandrake can make himself understood, and the girl reveals that Narda is in the Temple of the Ole Ones. Once again, Mandrake and Lothar are captured by the cave men, now riding dinosaurs. They are taken to the temple of the Old Ones, where their judgment will be delivered by their goddess. Joy fills Mandrake when he discovers that their goddess is none other than Narda. All three run to escape the cave men, and Narda explains that after being kidnapped, she was chosen to become their goddess in the Temple of the Old Ones. Riding on the cave men's tame dinosaurs, our friends return to the village and free all the slaves. The cave woman, who has fallen in love with Mandrake, shows them a secret way out of the cave, and everyone finally escapes.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr. Digge, chief engineer of the Mid-Town traffic tunnel
  • Casey, a worker
  • Cavemen
  • A cave girl
  • Senator Hook, kidnapped by the cavemen in 1909
  • The Old Ones
  • prehistoric animals

Locations

  • New York City
    • Mid-Town Traffic Tunnel
      • A giant cavern of natural crystal
        • City of the Cavemen
          • The Temple of the Old Ones


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strips of April 2, 1945 (Beginning: The Old Ones).
  • Mandrake use the interjection of surprise: Great Scott!
  • It is interesting that the cave girl's dress comes in three different variations. The first dress has one shoulder strap, the second has one shoulder strap but is shorter. The third has the same length as the first one but has two shoulder straps. Finally, she appears in the same dress as when we first saw her.
  • MD-035-Cave-Girl-Dress.jpg

Signifiant covers

  • Mini australia.gif Australia

  • Mini argentina.gif Argentina

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

  • Mini portugal.gif Portugal

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

  • Mini usa.gif USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini germany.gif West Germany

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

Mini usa.gif USA

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