Mandrake in Love

Mandrake in Love
Start date:	September 12th, 1938
End date:	December 3rd, 1938
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Blozz the Champion"
Followed by:	"Visitors from Space"

"Mandrake in Love" is the 15th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Segrid has emptied the family vaults and gone to Teiba. He piled up heavy gambling debts, and also lost Narda's diamond necklace. Narda asks Mandrake to help her get back the necklace.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Princess Narda
• Prince Segrid

One-time characters

• General Manuel, ruler of Teiba.
• Lola, General Manuel's girlfriend
• Avery, Duke of Hectares - Narda's fiancé.

Locations

• New York
• West Indies
  • Teiba, a Caribbean seaport
    • Devil's Maw, a whirepool
    • Teiba Castle, home of General Manuel

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of September 10, 1938 (Starting Next Week = Mandrake in Love)

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A Garganta do Diabo", Mandrake #246 (1976)

Canada

• "Mandrake the Magician and Princess Narda", Classic Adventure Strips #11 (1987)

Denmark

• "Et spil om død og diamanter", Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)

France

• "La princesse Narda", Aventures et Mystère #12 (1947)
• "La gorge du diable",Spécial Mandrake #63 (1968)
• "Le gouffre du diable", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 5 (Soleil) (1994)

French Polynesia

• "Il castello di Teiba", Mandrake #25 (Comics Stars in the World 1978) note: Italian text.

Italy

• "Il gozzo del diavolo", L'Avventuroso #329 - #339 (1941)
• "Il gozzo del diavolo", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #13 (1941)
• "Il vortice del diavolo" & "La dama di ferro" & "La collane della principessa", Mistero #35 & #36 & #37 (1947)
• "Il vortice del diavolo" & "La dama di ferro" & "La collane della principessa", Albi Economici Nerbini #4 & #5 & #6 (1949)
• "Il gozzo del diavolo", Super Albo #90 (1964)
• "Il castello di Teiba", Mandrake #25 (Comics Stars in the World 1978)
• "Il castello di Teiba", Mandrake - New Comics Now #147 (1985)
• "Il castello di Teiba", Magic Moments - Mandrake - New Comics Now #265 (1991)
• "Il castello di Teiba", Mandrake 13 (Comic Art) (1992)

Spain

• "El castillo de Teiba", Mandrake #10 (1986)

Norway

• "no title", Seriebiblioteket #1 (1976)

Sweden

• "no title", Seriebiblioteket (Swedish) #1 (1976)

Turkey

• no title, 1001 Roman #111 - 132 (1941-1942)
• "Ölüm Şatosu", Red Kit #12 - #17 and Red Kit Albüm #3 - #4 (1965)
• "Ölüm Şatosu", Güneş #5 and #6 (1968)
• "Ölüm Şatosu", Güneş Albüm #2 (1968)

USA

• "In Teiba Castle", Feature Book #23 (1946)
• "Mandrake in Love", The Official Mandrake the Magician #4 – The Official Mandrake the Magician #5 (1988)
• "In Teiba Castle", Feature Book #23 (1993, reprint)