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|Title= The Doppelganger | |Title= The Doppelganger | ||
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|Start= March 1st, 1993 | |Start= March 1st, 1993 | ||
|End= July 17th, 1993 | |End= July 17th, 1993 | ||
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | |Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[ | |Preceded= "[[Narda's Dream]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[The Ears of the Earth]]" | |Followed= "[[The Ears of the Earth]]" | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
In New Fredonia the president recieved a letter bomb and was severely injured. Mandrake was friend with the president, when he was at the U.N. Now the secret chief of Inter-Intel wants Mandrake to stand in for a president targeted for death. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width:50%;"> | <div style="float:left; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | |||
*[[Lothar]] | |||
*[[Jed]] | |||
*[[Hojo]] | |||
*[[Narda]], last picture only. | |||
*[[Karma]], last picture only. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Juan, President of New Fredonia. | |||
*Zenda, wife of president Juan. | |||
*Carmen, Zenda's maid. | |||
*Carlo, Juan's valet. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York. | |||
*New Fredonia, a plesant little democraty sourounded by drug dealers and dictators. | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
===Title=== | |||
*The story title is lifted from the plot. | |||
===Mandrake Lore=== | |||
*Each day Hojo parks his motorbike, and speeds into the secret world of Inter-Intel. Known to Inter-Intel as a humble worker, a janitor. But he is their unknown chief acting through a robot. | |||
==Related stories== | ==Related stories== | ||
*Similar story as [[The Double]]. | |||
=== | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"Kaksoisolento", [[Mustanaamio 16/1994|''Mustanaamio'' #16]] (1994) | |||
== | === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | ||
*"The Role of Duplicate" and "The Cruel Traitors", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 33|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #33]] and [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 34| #34]] (1995) | |||
*"The Role of Duplicate", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 72|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #72]] (1998) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | |||
*"Dobbeltgjengeren", [[Fantomet 26/1994|''Fantomet'' #26]] (1994) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Dubbelgångaren", [[Fantomen 16/1994|''Fantomen'' #16]] (1994) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Doppelganger, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Doppelganger, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:58, 17 May 2017
| The Doppelganger | |
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| Start date: | March 1st, 1993 |
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| End date: | July 17th, 1993 |
| # of strips: | 120 (20 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Narda's Dream" |
| Followed by: | "The Ears of the Earth" |
"The Doppelganger" is the 213th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
In New Fredonia the president recieved a letter bomb and was severely injured. Mandrake was friend with the president, when he was at the U.N. Now the secret chief of Inter-Intel wants Mandrake to stand in for a president targeted for death.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Juan, President of New Fredonia.
- Zenda, wife of president Juan.
- Carmen, Zenda's maid.
- Carlo, Juan's valet.
Locations
- New York.
- New Fredonia, a plesant little democraty sourounded by drug dealers and dictators.
- Xanadu
Organizations
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Mandrake Lore
- Each day Hojo parks his motorbike, and speeds into the secret world of Inter-Intel. Known to Inter-Intel as a humble worker, a janitor. But he is their unknown chief acting through a robot.
Related stories
- Similar story as The Double.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Kaksoisolento", Mustanaamio #16 (1994)
India
- "The Role of Duplicate" and "The Cruel Traitors", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #33 and #34 (1995)
- "The Role of Duplicate", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #72 (1998)
Norway
- "Dobbeltgjengeren", Fantomet #26 (1994)
Sweden
- "Dubbelgångaren", Fantomen #16 (1994)