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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Bach to the harbor dock Mandrake meet his old friend Blaine, who have turned himself and Argus over to the navy for the duration. Blaine want Mandrake to join him on a long voyage, to investigate certain peculiar weather conditions in the Tanga area. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*[[Colonel Barton|Blaine]] | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *A naval ship captain. | ||
*A fisherman, at Tanga. | |||
*Dr Cyclo, ''King of the Wind''. | |||
*Dr Cyclo's assistant. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*South Pacific | |||
**Tanga, a small island. | |||
**''Kingdom of the Wind'', a small island. | |||
'''Vehicles''' | |||
*S.S.[[Argos|Argus]], Blaine's yacht. | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the plot. The expression "Kingdom of the Wind" is not mentioned in the story. The plot is about a mad scientist who can create and control strong winds, thus posing a threat to navy ships in the area. The expression "King of the Wind" is mentioned often, and would be a better title for the story. | |||
*Note that Barton and S.S. Argos from the long running "Flame Pearls" voyage now have changed names to Blain and Argus. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 11:52, 12 April 2015
| Kingdom of the Wind | |
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| Start date: | March 25th, 1945 |
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| End date: | June 17th, 1945 |
| # of strips: | 13 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Fountain of Youth" |
| Followed by: | "The Atalan Deep" |
"Kingdom of the Wind" is the 30th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Bach to the harbor dock Mandrake meet his old friend Blaine, who have turned himself and Argus over to the navy for the duration. Blaine want Mandrake to join him on a long voyage, to investigate certain peculiar weather conditions in the Tanga area.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Blaine
- A naval ship captain.
- A fisherman, at Tanga.
- Dr Cyclo, King of the Wind.
- Dr Cyclo's assistant.
Locations
- South Pacific
- Tanga, a small island.
- Kingdom of the Wind, a small island.
Vehicles
- S.S.Argus, Blaine's yacht.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the plot. The expression "Kingdom of the Wind" is not mentioned in the story. The plot is about a mad scientist who can create and control strong winds, thus posing a threat to navy ships in the area. The expression "King of the Wind" is mentioned often, and would be a better title for the story.
- Note that Barton and S.S. Argos from the long running "Flame Pearls" voyage now have changed names to Blain and Argus.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Rei do Vento", Mandrake #61 (1962)
France
- "Le docteur Cyclone", Mandrake #141 (1967)
- "Le docteur Cyclone", Mandrake #419 (1974)
Italy
- "Il dottor Ciclone", L'Avventura (1947)
- "Il dottor Ciclone", Mandrake #20 (1967)
- "Il dottor Ciclone", Mandrake #65 (1974)
- "Il dottor Ciclone", Mandrake - New Comics Now #80 (1983)
- "Il dottor Ciclone", Mandrake #1 (1993)
- "no title", Mandrake - La rotta delle meraviglie (2004)
USA
- King Comics (1946)
- "The King of the Wind", The Official Mandrake Sundays #1 (1989)
Yugoslavia
- "Kralj vetra", Biblioteka Nostalgija #13 (1991)
Spain
- "El rey del viento", Merlin el Mago Moderno #23 (194?)