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Land of the Little People

Start date:	October 13, 1935
End date:	March 1, 1936
# of strips:	21 (21 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Land of the Fakirs"
Followed by:	"The Circus People"

"Land of the Little People" is the 3rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake and Lothar travel into a strange and unexplored mountain country. They soon befriended Prince Dano of the little people and his sweetheart Derina.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Dano, prince of the little people.
Derina, Prince Dano's sweetheart.
Taro, Derina's little brother.
Brekky, pet frog of Taro.
Bolo, man of the little people.
Og, King of the wooly men. Cannibals and hereditare enemies of the little people.

Locations

A mountain country northward the kingdom of Jehol Khan.
City of the little people.
Village of the wooly men.

Behind the scenes

The title for the story taken from the strip of October 13th, 1935 (Next week: Land of the Little People).

Signifiant covers

Bulgaria
Brazil
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Portugal
Spain
Spain
Spain
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"No País dos Homens Pequeninos", Mandrake #121 (1966)
"No País dos Homens Pequeninos", Mandrake (1974)

Bulgaria

"Царѣтъ на магията" / "Ман∂ракъ въ Царството на Джуджетата", Илюстровано четиво (Iljustrovano chetivo) (1941) (missing the two first pages)
"Царѣтъ на магията" / "Мандракъ въ царството на джуджетата", С перо, четка и звезди. Другите (S pero, chetka i zvezdi) (2017) (missing the two first pages)

France

"Le petit peuple", Robinson #1 to Robinson #21 (1936)
"Mandrake roi de la magie", Collection merveilleuse #1 (1938)
"Au pays des nains méchants", Mandrake roi de la magie #2 (1964)
"Au pays des nains méchants", Mandrake roi de la magie #23 (1967)
"Le petit peuple", L'âge d'or Mandrake #1 (1980)

Italy

"Mandrake e i nani Shinder", L'Audace (1936)
"Mandrake e i nani Shindar" and "Mandrake e il ratto di Derina", Gli Albi delle Grandi Avventure #19 and #25 (1937)
"Mandrake e il ratto di Derina", Albi d'Oro #164, #165, #166, #167, #170, #172, #173, #175 and #176 (1949)
"Mandrake, re della magia", Comics Rama #1, #2, #3 and #4 (1968)
"Il popolo mignon", Mandrake (Garzanti) (1972)
"Il popolo mignon", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #1 (1980)
"Il paese dei piccolo popolo", Tavole domenicali 1935–1937 (2016)

Netherlands

"no title", Doe Mee! #8 to 25 (1936)

Portugal

"No País dos Homens Minúsculos", Mandrake (1979)

Spain

"La Tierra de los Pigmeos", Aventurero #50 - #70 (1936) note: censored version
"La Tierra de los Pigmeos", Merlin el Mago Moderno #4 (1943)
"La Tierra de los Pigmeos", Album Roja #2 (1944)
"En el País de los Enanos", Noveno Arte #2 (1973)
"El Pueblo Bajo", Gran Aventurero #9, #10, #11 and #12 (1989-1990)
"En el País de los Enanos", Mandrake #1 (1999)

Sweden

"I Liliputland", Samlade Serierariteter #16 (1987)

Turkey

"Cüceler Ülkesinde", 1001 Roman #18 - 36 (1939-1940)

United Kingdom

"Land of the Little People", Mandrake the Magician - The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers: Sundays 1935–1937 (2016)

USA

"(no title)", King Comics #3, King Comics #4, King Comics #5, King Comics #6, and King Comics #7 (1936)
"The Little People", The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Little People" (Pacific Comics Club) (2021)

Yugoslavia

Mika Miš #61 – #81 (1937)
"У земљи патуљака" (romanized as "U zemlji patuljaka"), Zabavnik #12 (1937)
"U zemlji patuljaka", Super EKS Almanah #8 (1980)
"U zemlji patuljaka", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (1981)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-Mandrake and Lothar journy into a strange and unexplored mountain country. They soon befriended Prince Dano of the little people and his sweetheart Derina.
+Mandrake and Lothar travel into a strange and unexplored mountain country. They soon befriended Prince Dano of the little people and his sweetheart Derina.
 ===Appearances===
@@ Line 39: / Line 39: @@
 ==Behind the scenes==
 *The title for the story taken from the strip of October 13th, 1935 (Next week: Land of the Little People).
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Iljustrovano chetivo-cover-02.jpg|[[Image:Mini_bulgaria.gif]] Bulgaria
+Mandrake121rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrakealbum.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Iljustrovano chetivo-cover-02.jpg[[Image:Mini_bulgaria.gif]] Bulgaria
+Collection merveilleuse-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Albi dei tre porcellini-19.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Albi dei tre porcellini-25.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+COMICSrama-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Garzanticover.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrakealbum-spain.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
+LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Novenoarte02.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Mandrakemagerit sunday-01.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Samladeserierariteter16.png[[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden
+SundayPagesMandSeriesTheLittlePeople.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
@@ Line 46: / Line 65: @@
 *"No País dos Homens Pequeninos", [[Mandrake 121 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #121]] (1966)
 *"No País dos Homens Pequeninos", [[Mandrake (EBAL)|''Mandrake'']] (1974)
+=== [[Image:Mini_bulgaria.gif]] Bulgaria ===
+*"Царѣтъ на магията" / "Ман∂ракъ въ Царството на Джуджетата", [[Iljustrovano chetivo|''Илюстровано четиво (Iljustrovano chetivo)'']] (1941) <small>(missing the two first pages)</small>
+*"Царѣтъ на магията" / "Мандракъ въ царството на джуджетата", [[S pero, chetka i zvezdi|''С перо, четка и звезди. Другите (S pero, chetka i zvezdi)'']] (2017) <small>(missing the two first pages)</small>
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
-*"Le petit peuple", [[Robinson|''Robinson'']] (1936)
+*"Le petit peuple", [[Robinson 1|''Robinson  #1'']] to [[Robinson 21|''Robinson  #21'']] (1936)
 *"Mandrake roi de la magie", [[Collection merveilleuse 1|''Collection merveilleuse'' #1]] (1938)
 *"Au pays des nains méchants", [[Mandrake roi de la magie (CELEG) 2|''Mandrake roi de la magie'' #2]] (1964)
 *"Au pays des nains méchants", [[Mandrake roi de la magie (CELEG / Giff Wiff 23 bis)|''Mandrake roi de la magie'' #23]] (1967)
+*"Le petit peuple", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 1|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #1]] (1980)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
@@ Line 57: / Line 81: @@
 *"Mandrake e i nani Shindar" and "Mandrake e il ratto di Derina", [[Gli Albi dei tre porcellini 19|''Gli Albi delle Grandi Avventure'' #19]] and [[Gli Albi dei tre porcellini 25| #25]] (1937)
 *"Mandrake e il ratto di Derina", [[Albi d'Oro 164|''Albi d'Oro'' #164]], [[Albi d'Oro 165| #165]], [[Albi d'Oro 166| #166]], [[Albi d'Oro 167| #167]], [[Albi d'Oro 170| #170]], [[Albi d'Oro 172| #172]], [[Albi d'Oro 173| #173]], [[Albi d'Oro 175| #175]] and [[Albi d'Oro 176| #176]] (1949)
-*"Mandrake, re della magia", [[COMICSrama 1|''COMICSrama'' #1]], [[COMICSrama 2| #2]], [[COMICSrama 3| #3]] and [[COMICSrama 4| #4]] (1968)
+*"Mandrake, re della magia", [[Comics Rama 1|''Comics Rama'' #1]], [[Comics Rama 2| #2]], [[Comics Rama 3| #3]] and [[Comics Rama 4| #4]] (1968)
 *"Il popolo mignon", [[Mandrake (Garzanti)|''Mandrake (Garzanti)'']] (1972)
+*"Il popolo mignon", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 1|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #1]] (1980)
+*"Il paese dei piccolo popolo", [[Il regno segreto degli assassini: Tavole domenicali 1935–1937|Tavole domenicali 1935–1937]] (2016)
+=== [[Image:mini_netherlands.gif]] Netherlands ===
+*"''no title''", [[Doe Mee!|''Doe Mee!'' #8 to 25]] (1936)
 === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
@@ Line 65: / Line 94: @@
 === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
 *"La Tierra de los Pigmeos", [[Aventurero|''Aventurero'' #50 - #70]] (1936) <small>note: censored version</small>
-*"La Tierra de los Pigmeos", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 4|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #4]] (1942)
+*"La Tierra de los Pigmeos", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 4|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #4]] (1943)
 *"La Tierra de los Pigmeos", [[Album Rojo 2: Merlin, el rey de la magia|''Album Roja'' #2]] (1944)
 *"En el País de los Enanos", [[Noveno Arte 2|''Noveno Arte'' #2]] (1973)
@@ Line 78: / Line 107: @@
 === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
-*[[The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers: Sundays 1935–1937|Sundays 1935–1937]] (2016)
+*"Land of the Little People", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers: Sundays 1935–1937]]'' (2016)
 === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
-*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1936)
+*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 3|''King Comics'' #3]], [[King Comics 4|''King Comics'' #4]], [[King Comics 5|''King Comics'' #5]], [[King Comics 6|''King Comics'' #6]], and [[King Comics 7|''King Comics'' #7]] (1936)
+*"The Little People", [[The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series/ The Little People" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Little People" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2021)
 === [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===