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*[[Hojo]] | *[[Hojo]] | ||
*[[Jed]] | *[[Jed]] | ||
*[[Baron Chance]], number one jet-set playboy. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Ember, a cigarette girl eg. Baron Chance's girlfriend. | *Ember, a cigarette girl eg. Baron Chance's girlfriend. | ||
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*At Xanadu there is a red phone, a direct line to Inter-Intel. | *At Xanadu there is a red phone, a direct line to Inter-Intel. | ||
*A service station, the new secret entrance to Inter-Intel. | *A service station, the new secret entrance to Inter-Intel. | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Mandrake151rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrake324rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Grandesinimigosmandrake3.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Grandesinimigos.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mmm-237.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Bucky-039.jpg|[[Image:mini_israel.gif]] Israel | |||
Ilvascellomandrake-02-089.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
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== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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*"A Vingança do Barão Chance", [[Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake 3|''Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake'' #3]] (1989) | *"A Vingança do Barão Chance", [[Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake 3|''Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake'' #3]] (1989) | ||
*"A Vingança do Barão Chance", [[Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake (Minissérie Encadernada)|''Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake (Minissérie Encadernada)'']] (1989) | *"A Vingança do Barão Chance", [[Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake (Minissérie Encadernada)|''Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake (Minissérie Encadernada)'']] (1989) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Jeu de hasard", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 237|''Mandrake'' #237]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 238| #238]] (1969) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"சூதே இது பொய்யடா!", [[Muthu Comics 466|''Mutu Comics'' #466]] (2022) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_israel.gif|border]] Israel === | === [[Image:mini_israel.gif|border]] Israel === | ||
*"עושה נפלאות", [[Bucky 39|''Bucky'' #39]] – [[Bucky 42|#42]] (1968) | *"עושה נפלאות", [[Bucky 39|''Bucky'' #39]] – [[Bucky 42|#42]] (1968) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Gioco d'azzardo", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 88|''Mandrake'' #88]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 89| #89]] (1968) | *"Gioco d'azzardo", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 88|''Mandrake'' #88]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 89| #89]] (1968) | ||
*"Il gioco d'azzardo", [[Quando Mandrake conobbe Lothar: Tavole domenicali 1965–1969|Tavole domenicali 1965–1969]] (2022) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El juego de azar", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2018) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
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*"Hırsız Baron", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 43 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #43]] | *"Hırsız Baron", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 43 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #43]] | ||
*"Hırsız Baron", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 21 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #21]] | *"Hırsız Baron", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 21 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #21]] | ||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | |||
*"The Game of Chance", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar]]'' (2018) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | ||
Latest revision as of 10:30, 28 December 2022
| The Game of Chance | |
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| Start date: | October 1st, 1967 |
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| End date: | February 11th, 1968 |
| # of strips: | 20 (20 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar" |
| Followed by: | "Invasion of the Babu" |
"The Game of Chance" is the 102nd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Police in a dozen countries have sent queries to Inter-Intel about Baron Chance, but Inter-Intel has no records on him. Mandrake and Narda went to the casino and discovered that Chance tried to bribe a federal judge, later he also kidnapped Narda.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Ember, a cigarette girl eg. Baron Chance's girlfriend.
Behind the scenes
- The story title is from the strip of October 1st, 1967 (Beginning: The Game of Chance).
- At Xanadu there is a red phone, a direct line to Inter-Intel.
- A service station, the new secret entrance to Inter-Intel.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
Israel
Italy
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Ruleta sangrienta", Fantasía Suplemento #127 (1970 ?)
Brazil
- "O Barão Chance", Mandrake #151 (1969)
- "O Barão Bandido", Mandrake #324 (1983)
- "A Vingança do Barão Chance", Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake #3 (1989)
- "A Vingança do Barão Chance", Os Grandes Inimigos do Mandrake (Minissérie Encadernada) (1989)
France
- "Jeu de hasard", Mandrake #237 and #238 (1969)
India
- "சூதே இது பொய்யடா!", Mutu Comics #466 (2022)
Israel
Italy
- "Gioco d'azzardo", Mandrake #88 and #89 (1968)
- "Il gioco d'azzardo", Tavole domenicali 1965–1969 (2022)
Spain
- "El juego de azar", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial) (2018)
Sweden
- "Baron Chance", Blixt Gordon #4/1969
Turkey
- "Hırsız Baron", Mandrake #74 – #75 (1975)
- "Hırsız Baron", Mandrake Albüm #25
- "Hırsız Baron", Mandrake Albüm #98 – #99
- "Hırsız Baron", Mandrake #23 – #24
- "Hırsız Baron", Mandrake Süper Albüm #6 – #7
- "Hırsız Baron", Mandrake Süper Albüm #43
- "Hırsız Baron", Mandrake Süper Albüm #21
United Kingdom
- "The Game of Chance", Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar (2018)
Yugoslavia
- "Игра случаја"/"Igra slučaja", Politikin Zabavnik #1376 (1978)
- "Život na kredit", Super EKS Almanah #25 (1981)
- "Život na kredit", Mandrak magazin #7 (1989)