The Cobra (Daily story 1934)

The Cobra
Start date:	June 11th, 1934
End date:	November 24th, 1934
# of strips:	144 (24 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	none
Followed by:	"The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)"

"The Cobra" is the 1st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

The Cobra, a fanatical leader of a powerful secret society that seeks to control the world.

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

• The Cobra
• Inspector Ralph Sheldon of the U.S. Secret Service
• Daughter Barbara Sheldon
• Assistant Tommy Lord of the U.S. Secret Service
• Ambassador VanderGriff
• Servant Mee-Kee

• Monsieur Gordini Talon

• Captain Merriweather
• Lieutenant Rogers
• Dr Heath

• Prince Saud, son of Emir Ibn-Rehr
• Kâri, High Priest of the Sun (4 800 B.C.)

• Viscount Largy, chairman of the Council of Nations.
• General Stuldiloff, commander of a half million troops.

Locations

• Tejei agless and mysterios walled city, key to the orient. It was one of the only privately owned cities in the world.
• Kilgar Pass, the old castle - home of the Cobra.

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
• Most reprints are censored due using the print from L'Avventuroso #15 - #43 from 1935 as source for the reprint.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• Australian Women's Weekly (1934/35)

Argentina

• "El Cobra", Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta #20 (2004)

Brazil

• "O Cobra", Mandrake #1 (1986)
• "O Cobra", Mandrake Coleção #1 (1989)

France

• "L'homme du mystère", Mandrake roi de la magie #1 (1965)
• "L'homme du mystère", Spécial Mandrake #32 & Spécial Mandrake #33 (1966)
• "Le Cobra", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 1 (1981)

Italy

• "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", L'Avventuroso #15 - #43 (1935)
• "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #1 (1935)
• "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #1 (1945)
• "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake #1 (1949)
• "Mandrake contro il Cobra", Mistero! #4 (1948)
  • "La ciurma dei sicari", Mistero! #5 (1948)
  • "La morte volante", Mistero! #6 (1948) Note: Only strips to 10 September 1936.
• "Mandrake contro il Cobra", Mandrake #3 (1949)
• "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake #1 (1949)
• "Il Cobra si manifesta", Il Vascello #21 and
  • "Gli uomini senza volto", Il Vascello #22 (1960)
• "Contro il Cobra", Il Vascello #43 supplemento (1961)
• "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake Super Albo #150 #152 (1965)
• "L'uomo del mistero", Eureka Pocket #2 (1969)
• "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake (1972) (part only)
• "Mandrake", Mandrake #8 (1972)
• "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #1 (Nerbini reprint) (1975)
• "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake - New Comics Now #115 (1984)
• "Contro il Cobra", Mandrake 1 (Comic Art) (1991)
• "Mandrake contro il Cobra", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999)

Norway

• "Mystikkens mann", Fantomet #10/1988 and Fantomet #11/1988 (1988)
• "Kobraen", Klassikerserien (2003)

Portugal

• "O caso do embaixador", Jornal do Cuto #98 (1973) Incomplete: ends July 7, 1934

Spain

• "Contra el Cobra", Mandrake #1 (1981)

Turkey

• "Mandrake - Şimşek Adam, Ateş #14 - # 52 (1937)
• "Esrarengiz Adam", 1001 Roman #197 - 246 (1943-1944)
• "Kobra'ya Karşı", 1001 Özel #205 (1956) Note: Traced editions from 1001 Roman #197 - 246.

USA

• "Mandrake l’uomo del mistero", Mandrake #1 (1976) Note: Italian version
• "Mandrake contro il Cobra", Mandrake #2 (1976) Note: Italian version
• "The Cobra", Comics Revue #281-282 – ? (2009-2010)