Secret of the Sargasso

Secret of the Sargasso
Start date:	December 28, 1959
End date:	March 19, 1960
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Shirlana"
Followed by:	"Spooks"

"Secret of the Sargasso" is the 105th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

On a trip aboard a yacht our friends arrives the Sargasso Sea. 1000 miles from land the yacht prop fouls on a cable. When Mandrake dives down he sees a skindiver, who shoots and runs.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

• Captain, on the yacht.
• Lucky Loopy, ex-rackets king.
• "Cookie", a dynamiter and cook.
• Vonn, a financier and billionaire swindler.
• Putchy, tried to knock off a king.
• La Trin

Locations

• The Sargasso Sea

Vehicles

• S.S.Argos

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 26, 1959 (Next Week: Secret of the Sargasso) and December 28, 1959 (Beginning tomorrow: Secret of the Sargasso).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "no title", Mandrake the Magician #37 (1965 (?))

Brazil

• "O Mistério do Mar de Sargaços", Mandrake #47 (1960)
• "Mistério no Fundo do Mar", Mandrake #304 (1981)

Denmark

• "Sargassohavets hemmelighed", Fantomet #216 (1983)

Finland

• "Sargassomeren salaisuus", Mustanaamio #6 and #8 (1980)
• "Sargassomeren salaisuus", Sarjakirja #120 (1987)

France

• "no title given, Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Greece

• "Στην Θάλασσα Των Σαργασσών", ΒΕΛΟΣ #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24, #25, #26 and #27 (1968)

Italy

• "Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", Super Albo #8 (1962)
• "Mistero nel mare dei Sargassi", Mandrake #158 (1970)
• "Mistero nel mar dei Sargassi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #70 (1982)

Norway

• "Sargassohavets Hemmelighet", Fantomet #18 (1981)
• "Sargassohavets hemmelighet", Serie-pocket #127 (1987)

Spain

• "Los peces humanos", Serie Amarilla #22 (1959)

Sweden

• "Sargassohavets hemlighet" (?), Serie-pressen #17 (1972)
• "Sargassohavets hemlighet", Fantomen #26 (1979)

United Kingdom

• "The Secret of the Sargasso", Mandrake the Magician #16 (1961)

Yugoslavia

• "Tajna Sargaskog mora", Super EKS Almanah #85 (1987)