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'''"Invasion of the Babu"''' is the 103rd Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | '''"Invasion of the Babu"''' is the 103rd Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | ||
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]]. | 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 == | == Plot Summary == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina === | === [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina === | ||
*" | *"Su ahijada", [[Fantasía Suplemento 137|''Fantasía Suplemento'' #137]] (1970 ?) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
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*"L'invasione dei Babú", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 115|''Mandrake'' #115]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 116| #116]] (1969) | *"L'invasione dei Babú", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 115|''Mandrake'' #115]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 116| #116]] (1969) | ||
*"L'invasione dei Babu", [[Quando Mandrake conobbe Lothar: Tavole domenicali 1965–1969|Tavole domenicali 1965–1969]] (2022) | *"L'invasione dei Babu", [[Quando Mandrake conobbe Lothar: Tavole domenicali 1965–1969|Tavole domenicali 1965–1969]] (2022) | ||
*"L'invasione dei Babu", [[Mandrake – Tutte le Strip 1965 / 1969]] (2025) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Şantaj", [[Mandrake 81 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #81]] [[Mandrake 82 (Tay)| #82]] [[Mandrake 83 (Tay)| #83]] (1976) | *"Şantaj", [[Mandrake 81 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #81]] & [[Mandrake 82 (Tay)| #82]] & [[Mandrake 83 (Tay)| #83]] (1976) | ||
*"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Albüm 27 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #27]] | *"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Albüm 27 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #27]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 28 (Tay)| #28]] | ||
*"Şantaj", [[Mandrake 27 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #27]] [[Mandrake 28 (Tay second series)| #28]] | *"Şantaj", [[Mandrake 27 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #27]] & [[Mandrake 28 (Tay second series)| #28]] | ||
*"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Albüm 115 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #115]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 116 (Tay)| #116]] | |||
*"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 8 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #8]] | *"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 8 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #8]] | ||
*"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 44 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #44]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 45 (Tay)| #45]] | *"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 44 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #44]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 45 (Tay)| #45]] | ||
*"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 24 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #24]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 25 (Tay 33 issues)| #25]] | *"Şantaj", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 24 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #24]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 25 (Tay 33 issues)| #25]] | ||
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom === | ||
Latest revision as of 19:46, 19 April 2026
| Invasion of the Babu | |
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| Start date: | February 18th, 1968 |
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| End date: | July 21st, 1968 |
| # of strips: | 23 (23 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Game of Chance" |
| Followed by: | "Second Chance" |
"Invasion of the Babu" is the 103rd 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
Invaders has come to the Central Galaxy, alian manlike beings - the Baboos. Magnon's fleet drive of the invaders, but the dreaded Baboos remain on the fringes, making lightning raids. Suddenly they manage to kidnapp Princess Nardraka from the heart of the great empire and decided to hide beneath the wather on planet Earth. Their terms; 1 000 of Magnon's planets with their people - the Baboos was hungry...
Appearances
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Invasion of the Babu", which is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
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Brazil -
Italy -
Portugal
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Su ahijada", Fantasía Suplemento #137 (1970 ?)
Brazil
- "O Rapto de Nardraka", Mandrake #154 (1969)
France
- "L'invasion des Babous", Mandrake #307 & Mandrake #308 (1971)
Italy
- "L'invasione dei Babú", Mandrake #115 and #116 (1969)
- "L'invasione dei Babu", Tavole domenicali 1965–1969 (2022)
- "L'invasione dei Babu", Mandrake – Tutte le Strip 1965 / 1969 (2025)
Portugal
- "O Rapto da Princesa", Selecções #119 (1971)
Spain
- "La invasión de los Baboos", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial) (2018)
Sweden
- "Varning för Babonerna", Blixt Gordon #6/1969
Turkey
- "Şantaj", Mandrake #81 & #82 & #83 (1976)
- "Şantaj", Mandrake Albüm #27 & #28
- "Şantaj", Mandrake #27 & #28
- "Şantaj", Mandrake Albüm #115 & #116
- "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #8
- "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #44 & #45
- "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #24 & #25
United Kingdom
- "Invasion of the Babu", Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar (2018)
Yugoslavia
- "Otmica kumčeta", Super EKS Almanah #41 (1983)
- "Otmica kumčeta", Mandrakov magazin #19 (1990)