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|Title= The Murder Contract
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|image= [[Image:md-1986-02-24-it.jpg|400 px]]<br>Italian text
|Start= February 24, 1986
|Start= February 24, 1986
|End= May 31, 1986
|End= May 31, 1986
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Two contract killers tried to kill Mandrake, hired by Octon.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
 
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
*[[Xanadu]]
'''Organizations'''
'''Organizations'''
*[[Octon]]
*[[Octon|8]]


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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
 
*The Police Chief have a picture of a woman on his desk, his wife ?
===Referenced in===
*Narda do not know of the League of 8 ??


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Quadrilha do 8", [[Mandrake Especial 14|''Mandrake Especial'' #14]]  (1988)
*"A Quadrilha do 8", [[Mandrake Especial 14|''Mandrake Especial'' #14]]  (1988)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"8, merkitsee kuolemaa!", [[Mustanaamio 18/1990|''Mustanaamio'' #18]] (1990)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Contratto per uccidere", [[New Comics Now 218|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #218]] (1988)
*"Contratto per uccidere", [[New Comics Now 218|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #218]] (1988)
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El 5º Tentáculo del Ocho", [[Mandrake 48 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #48]] (200?)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"8 betyder döden", [[Fantomen 7/1990|''Fantomen'' #7]] (1990)


[[Category:Daily stories|Murder Contract, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Murder Contract, The]]

Revision as of 09:34, 29 May 2013

The Murder Contract
Md-1986-02-24-it.jpg
Italian text
Start date: February 24, 1986
End date: May 31, 1986
# of strips: 84 (14 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "Lothar’s Afternoon"
Followed by: "The Case of the Headless Man"

"The Murder Contract" is the 192nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Two contract killers tried to kill Mandrake, hired by Octon.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Locations

Organizations


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
  • The Police Chief have a picture of a woman on his desk, his wife ?
  • Narda do not know of the League of 8 ??

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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