The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel

The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel
Start date:	April 10th, 1966
End date:	August 7th, 1966
# of strips:	18 (18 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Cobra Returns"
Followed by:	"The Astro Pirates"

"The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel" is the 98th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

This story exist in three variations. Fredericks drew the strips with three rows in landscape format which scaled down to fit half a newspaper page. By cutting the top row, the strip fills a third of a newspaper page. By rearranging the panels to portrait format, the strip fit a tabloid page.

Plot Summary

Some gangster chiefs wants to destroy Inter-Intel, and their computer with files and records of criminal all over the world.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• Lothar
• Jed, new bureau head of Inter-Intel
• The Police Chief, on phone only.

One-time characters

• Muggs, a gang overlord.
• Pete, a gangster.
• Ed, a gangster.
• Art, a gangster.
• Agent J-2, Mr Smith.
• Skinny Smith, agent working for Inter-Intel.
• Mrs. Smith, wife of Skinny.
• Tommy Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Smith.
• George, a police man in the riot squad.
• Maggie, secretary at Inter-Intel.

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu
  • a Supermarket at Ninth and Main
  • Shore Night Club, Muggs' hide out.

Organizations

• Inter-Intel

Objects

• A ring, if pressing a radio signal transmits to Inter-Intel.
• "French Hand Laundry", used for the mobil Inter-Intel tracking units.

Behind the scenes

• The story title is from the strip of May 29, 1966 (Continued: Underworld vs. Inter-Intel!).
• At Xanadu there is a striped phone, a direct line to Inter-Intel.
• The secret top chief and founder of Inter-Intel are only known by the board of directors.

Signifiant covers

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  Argentina
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  Brazil
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  Brazil
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  Italy
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  Italy
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  Portugal
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  Yugoslavia

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "??", Fantasía Suplemento #111 (1969)

Brazil

• "O Mágico de Xanadu", Mandrake #122 (1967)
• "Caçada sem Trégua", Mandrake #318 (1982)

Finland

• "Taika-Jim murskaa alamaailman", Taika-Jim #4 (1971)

France

• "L'Inter-Intel", Mandrake #413 (1973)
• "Inter-Intel contre les bas-fonds", Le Journal de Mickey #1155 to #1163 (1974)

Italy

• "L'inter intel", I Giganti #4 (1967)
• "L'inter intel", Mandrake #59 (1973)
• "La malavita contro l'Inter-Intel", Tavole domenicali 1965–1969 (2022)

Portugal

• "Guerra ao Crime", Condor #3 (1972) note: starts with the last strip of previous story.

Spain

• "El hampa contra Inter-Intel", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial) (2018)

Turkey

• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake #52 #53 #54 (1975)
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Albüm #18
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Albüm #93 & #94
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake #14 #15
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Süper Albüm #4
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Süper Albüm #36

United Kingdom

• "The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel", Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar (2018)

Yugoslavia

• "Podzemlje ne miruje", Super EKS Almanah #38 (1983)