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|Title= The Thieves | |Title= The Thieves | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1975-01-20.png|400 px]] | ||
|Start= January 20th, 1975 | |Start= January 20th, 1975 | ||
|End= August 16th, 1975 | |End= August 16th, 1975 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
One day Mandrake and Lothar visit Inter-Intel thieves came to Xanadu, pretending to be from the electric company. They almost managed to find the Crystal Cube. | |||
Mandrake was unsure if he could protect the cube well enough, and he thought it had too much power for him to control. He decided to bring the cube to a safer place, the College of Magic. | |||
The road to College of Magic had many obstacles. But Mandrake and Lothar did arrived safely, with help of Mandrake's magic powers combined with the amazing cube. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], at Xanadu only. | ||
*[[Karma]], at Xanadu only. | |||
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only. | |||
*[[Theron]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*SS Royal Pamet, a cruise ship. | |||
*Mefo, man at College of Magic. Did try to steal the cube. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
*[[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]] | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
'''Objects''' | |||
*[[The Crystal Cube]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story taken from the strip of January 20, 1975 (Beginning: The Thieves). | |||
=== | ===Mandrake Lore=== | ||
*Theron hide both the cubes in a vault under a hot-lava river, behind steel "dragon-like" gates at the bottom of a deep lake inside the College of Magic. | |||
===Real Life References=== | |||
*[[Elizabeth Falk|The Moxley Jewels / The Moxley House]], named after Lee Falk's wife. | |||
*SS Royal [[Real_Life_References_-_Locations#Appearances_of_Cape_Cod_Addresses|Pamet]], refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod. | |||
===Easter Eggs=== | |||
*Strip of January 21, 1975. Karma reading a book with the head of [[The Phantom|the Phantom]] on the cover. | |||
*[[39013|'''39013''']] on a license plate. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:MD-1975-08-03-p1.png|3 Aug, 1975 | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Mystery=== | |||
*Mystery: Hojo fight with some thieves at Xanadu, at same time Mandrake talk with the secret robot chief at Inter-Intel! | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"O Cubo Mágico", [[Mandrake 258 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #258]] (1977) | |||
*"O Colégio de Mágica", [[Mandrake 261 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #261]] (1977) (part of the original story only) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Les voleurs", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 437|''Mandrake'' #437]] (1978) | |||
*"Les voleurs de Xanadu" & "Sur la route du collège de la magie" & "Le torrent de lave", [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 126|''Janus Stark'' #126]], [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 127| #127]] and [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 128| #128]] (1989) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"The Magic Mantle", [[Indrajal Comics 286|''Indrajal Comics'' #286]] (1977) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Il cubo di cristallo", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 82|''Mandrake'' #82]] (1977) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"O Enxame Ataca", [[Herói 3 (second series)|''Herói'' #3]] (1976) | |||
*"O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", [[O Grilo 16|''O Grilo'' #16]] – [[O Grilo 60|#60]] (1976) | |||
*"O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", [[O Grilo Colecção Completa|''O Grilo Colecção Completa'']] (1976) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El cubo mágico", [[Supercomics Garbo 23|''Supercomics Garbo'' #23]] (1976) <small>first part only</small> | |||
*"El Retorno del Cubo Mágico", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 6|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #6]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 7| #7]] (1981) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | |||
*"Sonsuz Güç", [[Mandrake 69 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #69]] & [[Mandrake 70 (Tay)| #70]] & [[Mandrake 71 (Tay)| #71]] & [[Mandrake 72 (Tay)| #72]] & [[Mandrake 73 (Tay)| #73]] & [[Mandrake 74 (Tay)| #74]] (1975) | |||
*"Sonsuz Güç", [[Mandrake Albüm 23 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #23]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 24 (Tay)| #24]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 25 (Tay)| #25]] | |||
*"Sonsuz Güç", [[Mandrake Albüm 91 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #91]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 92 (Tay)| #92]] | |||
*"Sonsuz Güç", [[Mandrake 8 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #8]] & [[Mandrake 9 (Tay second series)| #9]] & [[Mandrake 10 (Tay second series)| #10]] | |||
*"Sonsuz Güç", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 2 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #2]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 3 (Tay)| #3]] | |||
*"Sonsuz Güç", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 33 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #33]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 34 (Tay)| #34]] | |||
*"Sonsuz Güç", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 12 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #12]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 13 (Tay 33 issues)| #13]] | |||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Thieves", [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 164|''The Menomonee Falls Gazette'' from #164]] to [[The Menomonee Falls Gazette 193| #193]] (1975) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Čudesni kristali", [[Super EKS Almanah 24|''Super EKS Almanah'' #24]] (1981) | |||
*"Čudesni kristali", [[Mandrak magazin 6|''Mandrak magazin'' #6]] (1989) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Thieves, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Thieves, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 13 July 2024
| The Thieves | |
| |
| Start date: | January 20th, 1975 |
|---|---|
| End date: | August 16th, 1975 |
| # of strips: | 180 (30 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Search for the Cobra" |
| Followed by: | "Super Shark" |
"The Thieves" is the 160th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
One day Mandrake and Lothar visit Inter-Intel thieves came to Xanadu, pretending to be from the electric company. They almost managed to find the Crystal Cube.
Mandrake was unsure if he could protect the cube well enough, and he thought it had too much power for him to control. He decided to bring the cube to a safer place, the College of Magic.
The road to College of Magic had many obstacles. But Mandrake and Lothar did arrived safely, with help of Mandrake's magic powers combined with the amazing cube.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- SS Royal Pamet, a cruise ship.
- Mefo, man at College of Magic. Did try to steal the cube.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story taken from the strip of January 20, 1975 (Beginning: The Thieves).
Mandrake Lore
- Theron hide both the cubes in a vault under a hot-lava river, behind steel "dragon-like" gates at the bottom of a deep lake inside the College of Magic.
Real Life References
- The Moxley Jewels / The Moxley House, named after Lee Falk's wife.
- SS Royal Pamet, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
Easter Eggs
- Strip of January 21, 1975. Karma reading a book with the head of the Phantom on the cover.
- 39013 on a license plate.
3 Aug, 1975
Mystery
- Mystery: Hojo fight with some thieves at Xanadu, at same time Mandrake talk with the secret robot chief at Inter-Intel!
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Cubo Mágico", Mandrake #258 (1977)
- "O Colégio de Mágica", Mandrake #261 (1977) (part of the original story only)
France
- "Les voleurs", Mandrake #437 (1978)
- "Les voleurs de Xanadu" & "Sur la route du collège de la magie" & "Le torrent de lave", Janus Stark #126, #127 and #128 (1989)
India
- "The Magic Mantle", Indrajal Comics #286 (1977)
Italy
- "Il cubo di cristallo", Mandrake #82 (1977)
Portugal
- "O Enxame Ataca", Herói #3 (1976)
- "O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", O Grilo #16 – #60 (1976)
- "O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", O Grilo Colecção Completa (1976)
Spain
- "El cubo mágico", Supercomics Garbo #23 (1976) first part only
- "El Retorno del Cubo Mágico", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #6 and #7 (1981)
Turkey
- "Sonsuz Güç", Mandrake #69 & #70 & #71 & #72 & #73 & #74 (1975)
- "Sonsuz Güç", Mandrake Albüm #23 & #24 & #25
- "Sonsuz Güç", Mandrake Albüm #91 & #92
- "Sonsuz Güç", Mandrake #8 & #9 & #10
- "Sonsuz Güç", Mandrake Süper Albüm #2 & #3
- "Sonsuz Güç", Mandrake Süper Albüm #33 & #34
- "Sonsuz Güç", Mandrake Süper Albüm #12 & #13
USA
- "The Thieves", The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #164 to #193 (1975)
Yugoslavia
- "Čudesni kristali", Super EKS Almanah #24 (1981)
- "Čudesni kristali", Mandrak magazin #6 (1989)