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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | |Artist= [[Phil Davis]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles]]" | |Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles|The Flame Pearls Pt.8:<br>The Hungry Isles]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair]]" | |Followed= "[[Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair]]" | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Mandrake returning from a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for ''flame colored pearls''. Now they have reached a small outpost island of Pasifica, a group of American-owned islands. Approaching the outpost isle there is a strange lifeless silence, where everything lies in ruins. The Argos travelers have been far away from civilization, and know nothing of the colossal conflict that has shaken the Earth.. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
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'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*[[Colonel Barton]] | |||
*June, daughter of Colonel Barton. | |||
*Major Gallant, the marine commadant at Pacifica. | |||
*Private Jimmy, a marine. | |||
*The Jap naval chief. | |||
*The Jap commander. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | </div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*South Pacific. | |||
*Pacifica Island. | |||
'''Vehicles''' | |||
*S.S.[[Argos]], Colonel Barton's yacht. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is lifted from the plot. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 3 April 2015
| Pacifica | |
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| Start date: | April 19th, 1942 |
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| End date: | November 1st, 1942 |
| # of strips: | 29 (29 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles" |
| Followed by: | "Mystery of the Girls with Red Hair" |
"Pacifica" is the 22nd Mandrake Sunday story.
The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake returning from a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. Now they have reached a small outpost island of Pasifica, a group of American-owned islands. Approaching the outpost isle there is a strange lifeless silence, where everything lies in ruins. The Argos travelers have been far away from civilization, and know nothing of the colossal conflict that has shaken the Earth..
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Colonel Barton
- June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
- Major Gallant, the marine commadant at Pacifica.
- Private Jimmy, a marine.
- The Jap naval chief.
- The Jap commander.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
USA
- King Comics (1943-1944)
Yugoslavia
- "Bitka na Pacifiku", Biblioteka Nostalgija #8 (1988)