Sky Raid

Sky Raid
Start date:	December 11, 1960
End date:	February 5, 1961
# of strips:	9 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Water Pirates"
Followed by:	"The Summit Conference"

"Sky Raid" is the 85th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Narda has been out of town, visiting a friend. Suddenly, in mid-air, a holdup.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Narda
• Mandrake
• Lothar
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Pete, a thug.
• XD 3075, a plain.

Locations

• New York City

Behind the scenes

• The story title is taken from the strip of December 4, 1960 (Next Week: Sky Raid).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Narda en Accion", Libro de Oro - Mandrake el Mago #5 (1963)

Brazil

• "A Astúcia de Narda", Mandrake #60 (1962)
• "Assalto Em Pleno Ar", Mandrake #317 (1982)
• "Assalto no Ar", Gibi #7 (1994)

Finland

• "Ryöstö ilmassa", Mustanaamio #13 (2001)

France

• "Vol en plein ciel", Les héros du mystère #11 (1968)
• "Hold Up en plein ciel", Mandrake #248 (1970)
• "Vol en plein ciel", Les héros du mystère Album #4 (1968)

Italy

• "Rapina ad alta quota", Mandrake #14 (1962)
• "Rapina ad alta quota", ("Mandrake #128") (1969)
• "Rapina ad alta quota", Mandrake - New Comics Now #319 and #333 (1993)

Norway

• "Raid i luften", Fantomet #13 (2001)

Portugal

• "Piratas do Ar", Condor Popular Vol. 36 N.° 6 (19??)

Sweden

• "Räd i luften", Fantomen #13 (2001)

Turkey

• "Uçakta soygun", Mandrake #160 #161 (1977)

United Kingdom

• "Mandrake the Magician in.... The Sky Bandits", Mandrake the Magician #22 (1960)

Yugoslavia

• "Пљачка у авиону"/"Pljačka u avionu", Politikin Zabavnik #1015 (1971)