Shadows on Devil Road

Shadows on Devil Road
Start date:	May 19th, 2002
End date:	December 29th, 2002
# of strips:	33
Writer:	Fred Fredericks
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Return of the Tourist"
Followed by:	None

"Shadows on Devil Road" is the 187th and last Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake the Magician
• Lothar

One-time characters

• The Phantom
• Ben Done
• Ali Ben Dilla

Organizations

• The Jungle Patrol

Locations

• Xanadu
• Bangalla

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of May 19th, 2002 (Beginning: Shadows on Devil Road).
• This was the last Mandrake Sunday story, as Fred Fredericks decided to reduce his workload and focus on the dailies.
• Although Mandrake and The Phantom had made minor appearances in each other's stories before, this was the first time they appeared in a complete story together.

Refers to

• "The Devil Road", a Phantom story by Lee Falk and Wilson McCoy.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• The Phantom #1340 (2002)

Finland

• "Piruntie", Mustanaamio 12/2005

Jamaica

• The Daily Gleaner (May 19, 2002 - December 29, 2002)

Norway

• "Djevelveien", Fantomet 12/2005

Portugal

• Mistério Juvenil #2 (2006)

Sweden

• "Djävulsvägen", Fantomen 12/2005