The Mystery

The Mystery
Start date:	August 30, 1970
End date:	January 3, 1971
# of strips:	19 (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Solar Wind"
Followed by:	"The Mystery of Hojo"

"The Mystery" is the 110th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Two men came to Inter-Intel with a serious crime problem. Jed thought Mandrake was the right man to ask for help with this weird and unusual crime mystery. The two men was involved in a secret underwater experiment and research. 1200 foot deep they had a underwather sea lab, "Ocean Lab 1". Somehow, almost daily vital documents were stolen and continue to be stolen. A mystery....

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Jed

One-time characters

• Frisky, a trained sea lion

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu

Organizations

• Inter-Intel

Vehicles

• Ocean Lab 1, 1200 feet below the surface
• S.S. Neptune

Behind the scenes

• The story title is from the strip of September 13, 1970 (Next Week: The Mystery).

Signifiant cover

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  Brazil

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Robo en el laboratorio submarino", Super Sandokan #9 (1983)

Brazil

• "Mistério no Fundo do Mar", Mandrake #179 (1971)

Italy

• "La spia degli abissi", Mandrake #200 and #201 (1971)

Portugal

• "A Foca Amestrada", Mundo de Aventuras #1221 (1973)

Spain

• "El espia de los abismos", Pocket de Ases #38 (1984)
• "Enigma bajo el mar", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1968–1972 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)

Turkey

• "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake #126 & #127 & #128 (1976)
• "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake Albüm #42 & #43
• "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake #50 & #51
• "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake Süper Albüm #15
• "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake Süper Albüm #62 & #63

Yugoslavia

• "Nemirno more", Super EKS Almanah #51 (1984)