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'''"The Monster of Tanov Pass"''' is the 3rd Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"The Monster of Tanov Pass"''' is the 3rd 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 six newspaper columns, the other to span five.


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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*Klage, a gorilla with a human brain.
*Klage, a gorilla with a human brain.
*Tinto, a giantic serpent.
*Tinto, a giantic serpent.
*Inspector Danny Sayers
*Inspector Danny Sayers
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake240rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrakecolecao04.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Collana Albi grandi avventure-03-r-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo-lf-18.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo 156.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Special Mandrake-FS 158.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-115.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart03.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Encicop o Mosquito-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Mandrake esteve 3.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Gunes01.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
Gunes02.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
Titan-dailies-01-f.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
Pcc-tcms-d003.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Sorcin, O Sábio Louco", [[Suplemento Juvenil|''Suplemento Juvenil'' #101 - #1??]] (1935)
*"Os Monstros", [[Mandrake 240 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #240]] (1976)
*"Os Monstros", [[Mandrake 240 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #240]] (1976)
*"O Desfiladeiro de Tanov", [[Mandrake 2 (L&PM)|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1989)
*"O Desfiladeiro de Tanov", [[Mandrake 2 (L&PM)|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1989)
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le monstre du col de Tanov", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 34|''Spécial Mandrake'' #34]] & [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 35|''Spécial Mandrake'' #35]] (1966)
*"Le monstre du col de Tanov", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 34|''Spécial Mandrake'' #34]] & [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 35|''Spécial Mandrake'' #35]] (1966)
*"Le monstre du col de Tanov", [[Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 1 (Futuropolis)|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 1]] (1981)
*"Le monstre du col de Tanov", [[Futuropolis Copyright - Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 1|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 1]] (1981)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il mostro di passo Tanov", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'' #59 &ndash; #78]] (1935-1936)
*"Il mostro del passo Tanov", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'' #59 &ndash; #78]] (1935-1936)
*"Il mostro di passo Tanov", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (3)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #3]] (1936)
*"Il mostro del passo di Tanov", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (3)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #3]] (1936)
*"Il mostro di passo Tanov" and "La fine de "Klage", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (3) (1945)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #3]] and [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (4) (1945)|#4]] (1945)
*"Il mostro del passo Tanov" and "La fine de "Klage", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (3) (1945)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #3]] and [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (4) (1945)|#4]] (1945)
*"Il gorilla dal cervello umano" and "La fine de "Klage", [[Ristampe di grande successo 3|''Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake'' #3]] and [[Ristampe di grande successo 4|#4]] (1949)
*"Il gorilla dal cervello umano" and "La fine de "Klage", [[Ristampe di grande successo 3|''Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake'' #3]] and [[Ristampe di grande successo 4|#4]] (1949)
*"Agguati al passo Tanov", [[Super Albo 18 - Mandrake (La Freccia)|''Super Albo'' #18]] (1961)
*"Agguati al passo Tanov", [[Super Albo 18 - Mandrake (La Freccia)|''Super Albo'' #18]] (1961)
*"Il mostro del passo di Tanov", [[Super Albo 156 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Mandrake Super Albo'' #156]] &ndash; [[Special Mandrake 158 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #158]] (1965)
*"Il mostro del passo di Tanov", [[Super Albo 156 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #156]] &ndash; [[Special Mandrake 158 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #158]] (1965)
*"Il mostro del passo Tanov", [[Eureka Pocket 2|''Eureka Pocket'' #2]] (1969)
*"Il mostro del passo Tanov", [[Eureka Pocket 2|''Eureka Pocket'' #2]] (1969)
*"Il mostro di passo Tanov", [[Mandrake 4 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #4]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
*"Il mostro di passo Tanov", [[Mandrake 4 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #4]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
*"Il mostro di passo Tanov", [[New Comics Now 115|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #115]] (1984)
*"Il mostro del passo Tanov", [[New Comics Now 115|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #115]] (1984)
*"Il mostro del Passo Tanov", [[Mandrake 3 (Comic Art)]] (1991)
*"Il mostro del Passo Tanov", [[Mandrake 3 (Comic Art)]] (1991)
*"Il Mostro del Passo Tanov", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999)
*"Il Mostro del Passo Tanov", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)]] (1999)
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Monstruo del Paso de Tanov", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 12 - Mandrake 3|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #12 - ''Mandrake'' #3]] (1981)
*"El Monstruo del Paso de Tanov", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 12 - Mandrake 3|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #12 - ''Mandrake'' #3]] (1981)
*"El Monstruo del Paso de Tanov", [[Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2022)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
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*"Dar Geçit", [[Güneş 1|''Güneş'' #1]] and [[Güneş 2| #2]] (1968)
*"Dar Geçit", [[Güneş 1|''Güneş'' #1]] and [[Güneş 2| #2]] (1968)
*"Dar Geçit", [[Güneş Albüm 1|''Güneş Albüm'' #1]] (1968)
*"Dar Geçit", [[Güneş Albüm 1|''Güneş Albüm'' #1]] (1968)
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Monster of Tanov Pass", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra]]'' (2016)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Monster of Tanov Pass", [[Comics Revue 327-328|''Comics Revue'' #327-328]] &ndash; [[Comics Revue 337-338|#337-338]] (2013/2014)
*"The Monster of Tanov Pass", [[Comics Revue 327-328|''Comics Revue'' #327-328]] &ndash; [[Comics Revue 337-338|#337-338]] (2013/2014)
*"The Tanov Pass Monster", [[The Classic Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Monster of Tanov Pass" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Monster of Tanov Pass" (Pacific Comics Club)'' ]] (20??)
*"The Tanov Pass Monster", [[The Classic Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Monster of Tanov Pass" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Monster of Tanov Pass" (Pacific Comics Club)'' ]] (20??)
*"Monster of Tanov Pass", [[Volume One: the complete newspaper dailies 1934-1936]] (2024)
[[Category:Daily stories|Monster of Tanov Pass, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Monster of Tanov Pass, The]]

Latest revision as of 10:07, 14 October 2024

The Monster of Tanov Pass
Md-1935-02-25.png
Start date: February 25, 1935
End date: June 15, 1935
# of strips: 96 (16 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)"
Followed by: "Saki, the Clay Camel"

"The Monster of Tanov Pass" is the 3rd 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 six newspaper columns, the other to span five.

Plot Summary

An evil scientist has modified the genes of a gorilla so that it developed into a murderous creature, half gorilla - half human.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Professor Sorcin
  • Marina, ward of professor Sorcin.
  • Kate,, cook of professor Sorcin.
  • Tommy, son of Kate.
  • Susie, daughter of Kate.
  • Karl, servant of professor Sorcin.
  • Toto, a pet gorilla.
  • Klage, a gorilla with a human brain.
  • Tinto, a giantic serpent.
  • Inspector Danny Sayers

Locations

  • Carpathia
  • Tanov Pass


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini french polynesia.png French Polynesia

  • "Il mostro di passo Tanov", Mandrake #4 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.

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Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

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