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|Title= Footsteps from the Past | |Title= Footsteps from the Past | ||
|image= [[Image:md-2004-02-23.png|400 px]] | |image= [[Image:md-2004-02-23.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:2021-08-02.png|400 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2021)'' | ||
|Start= February 23th, 2004 | |Start= February 23th, 2004 | ||
|End= August 14th, 2004 | |End= August 14th, 2004 | ||
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*From March 8 to July 10 this story retelling the 1941 Daily "[[The Great Grando]]". | *From March 8 to July 10 this story retelling the 1941 Daily "[[The Great Grando]]". | ||
*Mandrake was a champion boxer at the College of Magic. | *Mandrake was a champion boxer at the College of Magic. | ||
== Re-released story in 2021 == | |||
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*Start date: 2 August 2021 / End date: 22 January 2022. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:27, 21 January 2022
| Footsteps from the Past | |
  (Re-released in 2021) | |
| Start date: | February 23th, 2004 |
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| End date: | August 14th, 2004 |
| # of strips: | 150 (25 weeks) |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Little House That Wasn't There" |
| Followed by: | "Space Glitch" |
"Footsteps from the Past" is the 247th Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
The Great Grando has been released from prison after a long sentence, then a man was seen leaping into the East River. On the dock they found a note which blamed Mandrake for all his trouble, signed Grando. Then the Police Chief introduced the TV producer Meeker for Mandrake. Meeker wanted to make a documentary about The Great Grando and hoped Mandrake could tell everything he know of the master criminal.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda
- Lothar
- The Police Chief
- Grando / Meeker, a TV producer (eg. Grando)
One-time characters
- Smith, a bank teller
- Sam, a policeman
Locations
- New York
- Xanadu
- East River
- A resturant
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 23, 2004 (Beginning: Footsteps from the Past).
- From March 8 to July 10 this story retelling the 1941 Daily "The Great Grando".
- Mandrake was a champion boxer at the College of Magic.
Re-released story in 2021
- Start date: 2 August 2021 / End date: 22 January 2022.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: