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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Dr. Nuron designed the world's biggest computer, "Super-Elec". The giant computer was made to almost run the entire city. Super-Elec did handle all traffic and street light, bridges, tunnels, subways, city heating, police radio, airport traffic and on. | |||
Soon in the city; traffic jams, street lights exploding like roman candles, subways running wild. And in homes people are chased by electric appliances. | |||
As Super-Elec said: ''Humans are finished. The age of machines has come.'' | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Dr. Nuron, designer of Super-Elec. | |||
*Harry, a man watching tv. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*[[S.S. Dept.|Silly Stuff Division]] | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The story title is taken from the strip of January 26, 1974 (Beginning: Super-Elec). | |||
*"Special Services Division" (known to the cops as the "Silly Stuff Division") is Mandrake's favorite room in the police dept. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 26 February 2013
| Super-Elec | |
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| Start date: | January 21st, 1974 |
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| End date: | Mars 30th, 1974 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Tale of Aleena" |
| Followed by: | "The Bug Man" |
"Super-Elec" is the 156th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Dr. Nuron designed the world's biggest computer, "Super-Elec". The giant computer was made to almost run the entire city. Super-Elec did handle all traffic and street light, bridges, tunnels, subways, city heating, police radio, airport traffic and on.
Soon in the city; traffic jams, street lights exploding like roman candles, subways running wild. And in homes people are chased by electric appliances.
As Super-Elec said: Humans are finished. The age of machines has come.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Dr. Nuron, designer of Super-Elec.
- Harry, a man watching tv.
Locations
- New York
- Xanadu
- Silly Stuff Division
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of January 26, 1974 (Beginning: Super-Elec).
- "Special Services Division" (known to the cops as the "Silly Stuff Division") is Mandrake's favorite room in the police dept.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Super Elec", Mandrake #220 (1974)
India
- "Killer Computer", Indrajal Comics #251 (1976)
- "The Terror of Computer", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #22 (1994)
- "The Terror of Computer", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #67 (1998)
Turkey
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake #54 #55 #56 (1975)
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake Albüm #18 #19
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake #7 #8
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake Süper Albüm #2
Yugoslavia
- "Kompjuter kreće u napad", Super EKS Almanah #16 (1981)