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|Title= The Murder Contract | |Title= The Murder Contract | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1986-02-24.jpg|400 px]] | ||
|Start= February 24, 1986 | |Start= February 24, 1986 | ||
|End= May 31, 1986 | |End= May 31, 1986 | ||
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | |Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[ | |Preceded= "[[Lothar’s Afternoon]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[The Case of the Headless Man]]" | |Followed= "[[The Case of the Headless Man]]" | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Two contract killers tried to kill Mandrake, hired by Octon. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[Octon]], voice only. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[8]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The story title is lifted from the plot. | |||
=== | ===Mystery=== | ||
*The Police Chief have a picture of a woman on his desk, his wife ? | |||
*Narda do not know of the League of 8 ?? | |||
*The Octon said that Mandrake have destroyed 4 arms of 8 ! | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"A Quadrilha do 8", [[Mandrake Especial 14|''Mandrake Especial'' #14]] (1988) | *"A Quadrilha do 8", [[Mandrake Especial 14|''Mandrake Especial'' #14]] (1988) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"8, merkitsee kuolemaa!", [[Mustanaamio 18/1990|''Mustanaamio'' #18]] (1990) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"The Sinister Bait", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 15|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 24 No. 15]] (1987) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Contratto per uccidere", [[New Comics Now 218|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #218]] (1988) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El 5º Tentáculo del Ocho", [[Mandrake 48 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #48]] (2002) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"8 betyder döden", [[Fantomen 7/1990|''Fantomen'' #7]] (1990) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Murder Contract, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Murder Contract, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:09, 25 July 2022
| The Murder Contract | |
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| Start date: | February 24, 1986 |
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| End date: | May 31, 1986 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Lothar’s Afternoon" |
| Followed by: | "The Case of the Headless Man" |
"The Murder Contract" is the 192nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Two contract killers tried to kill Mandrake, hired by Octon.
Appearances
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Mystery
- The Police Chief have a picture of a woman on his desk, his wife ?
- Narda do not know of the League of 8 ??
- The Octon said that Mandrake have destroyed 4 arms of 8 !
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Quadrilha do 8", Mandrake Especial #14 (1988)
Finland
- "8, merkitsee kuolemaa!", Mustanaamio #18 (1990)
India
- "The Sinister Bait", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 15 (1987)
Italy
- "Contratto per uccidere", Mandrake - New Comics Now #218 (1988)
Spain
- "El 5º Tentáculo del Ocho", Mandrake #48 (2002)
Sweden
- "8 betyder döden", Fantomen #7 (1990)