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*The Caribbean | *The Caribbean | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 21 August 2015
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| Start date: | June 14, 1953 |
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| End date: | July 5, 1953 |
| # of strips: | 4 (4 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Visitors" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake's Magic House" |
"The Water Champ" is the 57th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The conceited water champ, Don, annoys Narda on the beach. In an attempt to get rid of him Narda promises him a date, if he could beat Mandrake in water sport.
Appearances
Locations
- The Caribbean
Behind the scenes
- The story title is from the strip of June 12, 1953 (Next Week: Water Champ) and June 14, 1953 (Beginning: The Water Champ).
Note: At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Water Champs".
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "The Water Champ", The Phantom #6 (2000)
Italy
- "Il borioso", Albo Furore #15 (1954)
- "Il borioso", Il Vascello #12 (1959)
- "Gli uomini grattecielo", Il Vascello #43 (1961)
- "Gli uomini grattecielo", I Classici dell'Avventura #17 (1962)
- "Il borioso", Mandrake - New Comics Now #217 (1988)
- "Il Campione di Nuoto", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999)
Norway
- "Mesteren i vannet", Fantomet #1 (1998)
Sweden
- "Mästaren i vattnet", Fantomen #1 (1998)
Turkey
- "Mücevher Hırsızları", Mandrake #114 (1976)
- "Mücevher Hırsızları", Mandrake Albüm #38
USA
- "The Water Champ", Mandrake Sundays #6 (1989)