Mandrake and Ali-Petro

Mandrake and Ali-Petro
Start date:	October 1st, 1978
End date:	February 4th, 1979
# of strips:	19 (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Narq's Conquest"
Followed by:	"The Mysterious Birds"

"Mandrake and Ali-Petro" is the 138th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Sheik Ali-Petro, world's richest man, have arrived New York. He came especially to see Disneyland and magic of Mandrake. Fascinated by Mandrake's magic he want Mandrake to work for him, but Mandrake refused. Then Ali-Petro drugged Mandrake, flew him half-way around the world and wanted him to entertain his friends. And the angry magician did..

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda, at Xanadu only.
• Lothar, at Xanadu only.
• Hojo, at Xanadu only.
• Jed, on phone only.

One-time characters

• Sheik Ali-Petro, world's richest man.
• Omar, works for Sheik Ali-Petro.

Locations

• New York
  • Xanadu
• Unknown country in the middle east.

Behind the scenes

• The story title is taken from the strip of October 1, 1978 (Beginning: Mandrake and Ali-Petro).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Lección Para un Jeque", Sandokan #18 (1983)

France

• "L'homme qui avait trop d'or", Mandrake #449 (1979)

India

• "The Curse of Gold", Indrajal Comics #340 (1979)
• "உலகே உன் விலை என்ன?", Mutu Comics #108 (1980)

Italy

• "Il tocco di Mida", Mandrake #94 (1979)
• "Il tocco di Mida", Mandrake - New Comics Now #399 (1997)

Turkey

• "Petrol Kralı", Mandrake Albüm #84
• "Petrol Kralı", Mandrake Albüm #203 & #204
• "Petrol Kralı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #60