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|Title= The Cloud Men | |Title= The Cloud Men | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:ms-1983-02-27.jpg|300px|border]] | ||
|Start= February 27th, 1983 | |Start= February 27th, 1983 | ||
|End= September 4th, 1983 | |End= September 4th, 1983 | ||
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|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | |Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[El Dorado]]" | |Preceded= "[[El Dorado]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[ | |Followed= "[[Evil Star]]" | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
'''"The Cloud Men"''' is the 150th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | '''"The Cloud Men"''' is the 150th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
At the tiny Harrison University Professor Alberto did research on anti-gravity. He was fired in disgrace when he demand police protection from the cloud men. Now he had sent a telegram to Mandrake, asking for help. | |||
Using professor Alberto's anti-gravity-belt Mandrake visit Cloudland and was told a strange story: | |||
Eons ago the Cloud men came to Earth, to colonize the planet. But every time they had build a new city the large dinosaurs manage to destroy them, so they had to destroy them. After they had ended the dinosaurs there were other endless problems; volcanos, floods, earthquakes, glaciers and ice ages, fierce predators, cave men and on. Then the Cloud men took to the air. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width:50%;"> | <div style="float:left; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake the Magician]] | |||
*[[Lothar]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Alberto, professor. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*Cloudland | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Cloud Men"''', which is lifted from the plot. | |||
*[[Harrison University]] named after Lee Falk's middle name. | |||
</ | === Wiews / Original art === | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Ms-1983-02-27-a.jpg|''Original plate, ink on pencil / card stock / 57 x 29.5 cm'' | |||
Image:Ms-1983-02-27-b.jpg|''Coloured flimsy paper'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Indrajal550.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India | |||
Ncn-mandrake-108.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"Night Visitors from the Sky", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 2|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 22 No. 2]] (1985) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Antigravità", [[New Comics Now 108|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #108]] (1984) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
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*"Bulut Adamlar", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 14 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #14]] | *"Bulut Adamlar", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 14 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #14]] | ||
*"Bulut Adamlar", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 55 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #55]] | *"Bulut Adamlar", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 55 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #55]] | ||
*"Bulut Adamlar", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 32 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #32]] | |||
[[Category:Sunday stories|Cloud Men, The]] | [[Category:Sunday stories|Cloud Men, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 2 September 2023
| The Cloud Men | |
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| Start date: | February 27th, 1983 |
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| End date: | September 4th, 1983 |
| # of strips: | 28 |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "El Dorado" |
| Followed by: | "Evil Star" |
"The Cloud Men" is the 150th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
At the tiny Harrison University Professor Alberto did research on anti-gravity. He was fired in disgrace when he demand police protection from the cloud men. Now he had sent a telegram to Mandrake, asking for help.
Using professor Alberto's anti-gravity-belt Mandrake visit Cloudland and was told a strange story: Eons ago the Cloud men came to Earth, to colonize the planet. But every time they had build a new city the large dinosaurs manage to destroy them, so they had to destroy them. After they had ended the dinosaurs there were other endless problems; volcanos, floods, earthquakes, glaciers and ice ages, fierce predators, cave men and on. Then the Cloud men took to the air.
Appearances
Locations
- Cloudland
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Cloud Men", which is lifted from the plot.
- Harrison University named after Lee Falk's middle name.
Wiews / Original art
Original plate, ink on pencil / card stock / 57 x 29.5 cm
Coloured flimsy paper
Signifiant covers
India
Italy
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "Night Visitors from the Sky", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 2 (1985)
Italy
- "Antigravità", Mandrake - New Comics Now #108 (1984)
Turkey
- "Bulut Adamlar", Mandrake #47
- "Bulut Adamlar", Mandrake Süper Albüm #14
- "Bulut Adamlar", Mandrake Süper Albüm #55
- "Bulut Adamlar", Mandrake Süper Albüm #32