Curse of the Kavrun Emerald

Curse of the Kavrun Emerald
Start date:	October 29, 1950
End date:	January 14, 1951
# of strips:	12 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Department Store Mystery"
Followed by:	"The Venus Flytrap"

"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald" is the 47th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Narda has inherited the famous Kavrun emerald ring after her aunt Sophia, Grand Duchess of Cockaigne. The famous ring is cursed and Narda told Mandrake that everyone who ever wore it died violently. But the cursed ring has one more secret.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

• Sophia, Grand Duchess of Cockaigne. Narda's aunt. Mentioned only
• Narda's grand-grandfather, a famous mountain climber. Mentioned only
• A mighty Lord of Cockaigne, Narda's ancestor. Mentioned only
• Assassin #1
• Assassin #2
• Assassin #3

Locations

• New York City
• North Africa
  • Atlas Mountains

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of October 29, 1950 (Beginning: Curse of the Kavrun Emerald !).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A maldição da esmeralda", Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1952 (1951)
• "A Maldição da Esmeralda", Mandrake #94 (1964)

France

• "La baque maudite", Mandrake #28 (1964)
• "La baque maudite", Mandrake #319 (1971)
• "L'emeraude de Kavrum", Mandrake #428 (1975)
• "L'émeraude de Kavrun", Mandrake le Magicien #4 (1982)

Italy

• "L'anello maledetto", Mandrake #44 (1963)
• "L'anello maledetto", I Classici dell'Avventura #89 (1965)
• "L'anello maledetto", Mandrake #74 (1975)
• "L'anello maledetto", Mandrake - New Comics Now #169 (1986)
• "L'anello maledetto", Mandrake #4 (1994)

New Zealand

• "Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", Mandrake the Magician #52 and Mandrake the Magician #53 (1953)

Norway

• "Kavrunsmaragden", Skippern (1955)

Spain

• "La maldición de la esmeralda", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)

Sweden

• "Smaragdens förbannelse", Den vandrande vålnaden #1 (1996)

United Kingdom

• "Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", King Comic Annual (1954)

USA

• "Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", The Official Mandrake Sundays #4 (1989)