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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
An ambassador is kidnapped on a city street and, lost at the scene a cuff link with the symbole "8". Out on the street Mandrake gives the cuff link to Hojo, but they are being observed by a ''ferret of 8''. Octon are not aware that Hojo is also the mysterious Chief of Inter-Intel, but orders 8 to abduct Hojo, to ask him out on why he received the cuff link. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], at Xanadu only. | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Karma]] | *[[Karma]], at Xanadu only. | ||
*[[Hojo]] | *[[Hojo]] | ||
*[[Jed]] | *[[Jed]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
*[[Octon]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
'''Organizations''' | '''Organizations''' | ||
*[[Octon]] | *[[Octon|8]] | ||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot. | |||
*Mandrake tells Lothar that Hojo is the mysterious and secret Chief of Inter-Intel. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 8 June 2013
| Hojo and 8 | |
| Start date: | December 22nd, 1980 |
|---|---|
| End date: | March 14th, 1981 |
| # of strips: | 72 (12 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Aleena the Enchantress" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake's Family" |
"Hojo and 8" is the 175th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
An ambassador is kidnapped on a city street and, lost at the scene a cuff link with the symbole "8". Out on the street Mandrake gives the cuff link to Hojo, but they are being observed by a ferret of 8. Octon are not aware that Hojo is also the mysterious Chief of Inter-Intel, but orders 8 to abduct Hojo, to ask him out on why he received the cuff link.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
- Mandrake tells Lothar that Hojo is the mysterious and secret Chief of Inter-Intel.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Hojo kidnapattu", Mustanaamio #24 (1988)
India
- "The Sinister World of 8", Indrajal Comics #411 (1982)
- "??" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #7 (1992)
- "??" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #54 (1997)
Italy
- "Il capo segreto dell’Inter-Intel", Mandrake - New Comics Now #68 (1982)
Norway
- "Hojo kidnappet", Fantomet #22 (1990)
Spain
- "Terrorismo y los 8", Mandrake #25 (1997)
Yugoslavia
- "Sve tajne podzemlja", Super EKS Almanah #52 (1984)
Sweden
- "Hojo kidnappad", Fantomen #9 (1988)