Karma's Adventure

Karma's Adventure
Start date:	March 9th, 1970
End date:	July 25th, 1970
# of strips:	120 (20 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Cobra Strikes (The College of Magic)"
Followed by:	"Hojo's Tale"

"Karma's Adventure" is the 143rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

With help of the amazing crystal cubes Mandrake and Theron search for the Cobra. But Hojo dropped a tray and abrupt their deep trance just when they found him. Lothar took Karma with him and visit Jed at Inter-Intel. Karma became fascinated of the secrets of Inter-Intel and asked Jed if he had a job for her. He had and hired her to their message center, starting next day. She left Xanadu early to sleep in her new apartment.

During the night Silky's gang broke in and kidnapped her. Planned to force her to tell where to find the secret entrances to Inter-Intel.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Karma, fourth cousin of Lothar. First visit to Xanadu.
• Hojo
• Theron
• The Cobra
• Jed

One-time characters

• Miss Crane, first degree judo black belt and chief of the message senter at Inter-Intel.
• Silky, a ganglord.
• Spike, member of the gang.
• Frank, member of the gang.

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu
• College of Magic

Organizations

• Inter-Intel

Objects

• The Crystal Cube

Behind the scenes

Title

• This story have no title, it is lifted from the plot.

Mandrake Lore

• Karma is a singer, asked Jed for a job at Inter-Intel.
• Karma has second degree judo black belt, speak five languages.
• Inter-Intel have at last three secret entrances; a phone boot, a car wash and a meet market.
• Mandrake's rogues' gallery: the Cobra, the Mole, Goliath, (the Clay Camel)

Easter Eggs

• A mug shot with prison number 39013.

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  11 Jul, 1970

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Al Acecho de el Cobra" and "El Rapto de Marka", Sandokan #11 and #12 (1982)

Brazil

• "O Rapto de Darla", Mandrake #174 (1971)

Finland

• "Prinsessa Karma", Mustanaamio #26 (1984)

France

• "Le rat", Le Journal de Mickey #1661 to #1675 (1984)
• "Le rat", Donald Magazine #84-18 to #84-32 (1984)

India

• "The Secret Plot", Indrajal Comics #268 (1976)
• "நார்தாவைத் தேடி!" Lion Library #1 (2024)

Italy

• "La banda di mano di sete", Mandrake #186, #187, #188 and #189 (1970)
• "La banda di mano di seta", Mandrake Selezione #2 (1976)

Portugal

• "O Rapto de Karma", Mundo de Aventuras #1159 (1971)

Spain

• "La banda de la mano de seda", Pocket de Ases #38 (1984)

Sweden

• "Prinsessan Karma", Fantomen #17 (1984)

Turkey

• "Şantaj", Mandrake #36 #37 #38 (1975)
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Albüm #12 #13
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Albüm #206
• "Şantaj", Mandrake #12 #13 #14
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #3 #4
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #32 #33

Yugoslavia

• "'Pacov' se javio", Super EKS Almanah #10 (1980)