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At a laboratory in the country they are experimenting with new ultra-ultre short waves. The suddenly, people begin to vanish, into a silent whirling green spiral. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | *New York City | ||
**[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Division]] | **[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Division]] | ||
*''The country'' | *''The country'' | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 25 August 2015
| The Place Called X | |
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| Start date: | August 11, 1957 |
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| End date: | December 29, 1957 |
| # of strips: | 21 (21 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Casino" |
| Followed by: | "The Invaders" |
"The Place Called X" is the 73rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
At a laboratory in the country they are experimenting with new ultra-ultre short waves. The suddenly, people begin to vanish, into a silent whirling green spiral.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Prof Pell /Bell, a electronic expert.
- Steve, Prof Bell's assistant.
- Joe Brown, a farmer.
- Ed, a young man.
Locations
- New York City
- The country
- Lover's Lane
- The World of XYMX
- The Green World
- The Flaming Red World
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of August 4 and 11, 1957 (Next Week: The Place Called X & Beginning: The Place Called X).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Nuvem Verde", Mandrake #33 (1958)
- "A Misteriosa Nuvem Verde", Mandrake #303 (1981)
France
- "La spirale mystérieuse", Mandrake #2 (1962)
- "La spirale mystérieuse", Mandrake #266 (1970)
Italy
- "La spirale misteriosa", Il Vascello #45 (1961)
- "La spirale misteriosa", I Classici dell'Avventura #27 (1963)
- "La spirale misteriosa", Mandrake #151 (1970)
- "La spirale misteriosa", Mandrake - New Comics Now #275 (1991)
India
- "The Place Called X", The Phantom #11 (2001)
Norway
- "Et sted ved navn X", Fantomet #7 (1999)
Portugal
- "O Segredo do Remoinho Verde", Condor Popular Vol. 20 N.° 4 (19??)
Sweden
- "En plats kallad X", Fantomen #7 (1999)
Turkey
- "Yeşil Dünya", Mandrake #77 #78 (1975)
- "Yeşil Dünya", Mandrake Albüm #26