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'''"Witchman's Peak"''' is the 70th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"Witchmen's Peak"''' is the 70th 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 ==
On safari in Africa Lenore hears a strange tale about the Witchmen's Peak, the place where the wich doctors are trained in black magic. And behind every throne in the jungle stands a witchman, the real power. Lenore writes in a letter a to her brother that she intends to explore the mysterious Witchmen's Peak. The letter is a month old Mandrake has not heard from her afterwards and think something must have happened.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]], hereditary King of the mighty Federated Tribes.
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]], In US only.
 
*[[Lenore, Mandrake's sister|Lenore]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*
*A trader
*Taji, the grand witchman.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*US
*Africa
**Witchmen's Peak


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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story is given in the strip of June 3, 1956 (Next Week: "Witchmen's Peak").
*Interesting the name Witchmen's Peak was used again in a 1971 Sunday story for [[The Phantom]] --> [http://www.phantomwiki.org/The_Tale_of_the_Gooley-Gooley_Witch PhantomWiki: The Tale of the Gooley-Gooley Witch], see also [http://www.phantomwiki.org/Witchmen%27s_Peak PhantomWiki: Witchmen's Peak]


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake025rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Condor Popular-1710.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:


[[Category:Sunday stories|Witchman's Peak]]
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"''no title''", [[Mandrake 25 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #25]] (1957)
 
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"?", [[Taika-Jim ja Jäädemonit]] (2024)
 
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1962)
*"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 180|''Mandrake'' #180]] (1968)
*"Le royaume des sorciers", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 262|''Mandrake'' #262]] (1970)
 
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il picco degli stregani", [[Il Vascello 40 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #40]] (1960)
*"Il picco degli stregoni", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]]  (1962)
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 130|''Mandrake'' #130]] (1969)
*"Il picco degli stregoni", [[New Comics Now 274|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #274]] (1991)
 
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Heksetoppen", [[Fantomet 24/1998|''Fantomet'' #24]] (1998)
 
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Monte Sagrado", [[Condor Popular Vol. 17 N.° 10|''Condor Popular Vol. 17 N.° 10'']] (1958)
 
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La Cumbre de los Brujos", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)
 
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Häxtoppen", [[Fantomen 24/1998|''Fantomen'' #24]] (1998)
 
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Kara Büyünün Sırrı", [[Mandrake 104 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #104]] & [[Mandrake 105 (Tay)| #105]] (1976)
*"Kara Büyünün Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 35 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #35]]
*"Kara Büyünün Sırrı", [[Mandrake Albüm 114 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #114]]
 
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Witchmen's Peak", [[Mandrake the Ultimate|''Mandrake the Ultimate'' #1]] (1989)
 
[[Category:Sunday stories|Witchmen's Peak]]

Latest revision as of 08:07, 1 June 2024

Witchmen's Peak
Start date: June 10, 1956
End date: November 11, 1956
# of strips: 23 (23 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "City in the Deep"
Followed by: "The Miss Galaxy Beauty Contest"

"Witchmen's Peak" is the 70th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

On safari in Africa Lenore hears a strange tale about the Witchmen's Peak, the place where the wich doctors are trained in black magic. And behind every throne in the jungle stands a witchman, the real power. Lenore writes in a letter a to her brother that she intends to explore the mysterious Witchmen's Peak. The letter is a month old Mandrake has not heard from her afterwards and think something must have happened.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • A trader
  • Taji, the grand witchman.

Locations

  • US
  • Africa
    • Witchmen's Peak


Behind the scenes

Signifiant covers

  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • Portugal
    Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

Finland

France

Italy

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Turkey

USA

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