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|Title= The Water Pirates
|Title= The Water Pirates
|image= [[Image:ms-19600814.jpg|250px|border]]
|image= [[Image:ms-19600814-c.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= August 14th, 1960
|Start= August 14th, 1960
|End= December 4th, 1960
|End= December 4th, 1960
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
An alian space ship stealing the Earth's water.
An alien space ship stealing the Earth's water.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Ailian water pirates.
*Alien water pirates.
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</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is taken from the strip of August 8 and 14, 1960 (Next Week: The Water Pirates & Beginning Next Week: The Water Pirates).
*The story title is taken from the strip of August 8 and 14, 1960 (Next Week: The Water Pirates & Beginning Next Week: The Water Pirates).
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake057rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake208rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Ilvascello mandrake-007.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascellomandrake-02-133.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor Popular-3506.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"''no title''", [[Mandrake 57 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #57]] (1961)
*"''no title''", [[Mandrake 57 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #57]] (1961)
*"Contrabando de Água", [[Mandrake 208 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #208]] (1973)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
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=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"''no title''", [[Condor Popular 3506|''Condor Popular'' vol. 35 #6]] (19??)
*"O cavalo ladrão", [[Condor Popular 3506|''Condor Popular'' vol. 35 #6]] (1962)


=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Piratas modernos", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 42|''Serie Amarilla'' #42]] (1959)
*"Piratas modernos", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 42|''Serie Amarilla'' #42]] (1959)
*"Los piratas del agua", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1959-1962 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
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=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Su korsanlari", [[Mandrake 162 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #162]] [[Mandrake 163 (Tay)| #163]] (1977)
*"Su korsanlari", [[Mandrake 162 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #162]] [[Mandrake 163 (Tay)| #163]] (1977)
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Water Pirates", [[The Missing Years 59|''The Missing Years'' #59]] and [[The Missing Years 60| ''The Missing Years'' #60]] (2010)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===

Latest revision as of 10:53, 18 November 2024

The Water Pirates
Ms-19600814-c.jpg
Start date: August 14th, 1960
End date: December 4th, 1960
# of strips: 17 (17 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Radio Telescope"
Followed by: "Sky Raid"

"The Water Pirates" is the 84th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

An alien space ship stealing the Earth's water.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Alien water pirates.

Locations

  • New York City
  • Outer space
  • Magna

Objects

  • A three dimentional photograph of Nardraka, changing as the baby changes.
  • A galactic watch, gives time on any planet just by thinking the question - and with an amazing alarm.


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of August 8 and 14, 1960 (Next Week: The Water Pirates & Beginning Next Week: The Water Pirates).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini france.gif France

Mini india.gif India

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini usa.gif USA

Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia