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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
The world's richest and most beautiful woman, Desirée, is spoiled and bored. Although she has suitors queuing at her fabulous home, Sky Acres, she never met anyone who was a match for her. One day she meets Mandrake. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Countess Desiré, the world's richest and most beautiful woman. | |||
*Valditz, the world's greatest pianist. | |||
*Kerstad, the world's greatest soprano singer. | |||
*Remasso, the leading artist ''(painter)'' of this century. | |||
*Sven, the greatest writer of age. | |||
*Tody, Desiré's secretary. | |||
*Jacques, Desiré's bodyguard. | |||
*Racques, Desiré's bodyguard. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*Sky Acres, an estate hung between two mountains. | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of November 3, 1947 ("Sky Acres") | |||
*Narda making her own hats. | |||
*The strip of November 21, showing Mandrake spanking Desiré. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
This story has been published in the following publications: | This story has been published in the following publications: | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 25 July 2014
| Sky Acres | |
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| Start date: | November 3rd, 1947 |
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| End date: | January 3rd, 1948 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Wolf Valley" |
| Followed by: | "The Ghost Plane" |
"Sky Acres" is the 45th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The world's richest and most beautiful woman, Desirée, is spoiled and bored. Although she has suitors queuing at her fabulous home, Sky Acres, she never met anyone who was a match for her. One day she meets Mandrake.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Countess Desiré, the world's richest and most beautiful woman.
- Valditz, the world's greatest pianist.
- Kerstad, the world's greatest soprano singer.
- Remasso, the leading artist (painter) of this century.
- Sven, the greatest writer of age.
- Tody, Desiré's secretary.
- Jacques, Desiré's bodyguard.
- Racques, Desiré's bodyguard.
Locations
- Sky Acres, an estate hung between two mountains.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of November 3, 1947 ("Sky Acres")
- Narda making her own hats.
- The strip of November 21, showing Mandrake spanking Desiré.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Império da Condessa", Mandrake #269 (1978)
France
- "Cielville", Aventures et Mystère #136 (1951)
- "La perle céleste", Mandrake #49 (1965)
- "La perle céleste", Spécial Mandrake #83 (1970)
Italy
- "Mandrake nel dominio incantato", Nuove avventure di Mandrake #5 (1949)
- "La perla celeste", Il Vascello #41 (1960)
- "La perla celeste", I Classici dell'Avventura #17 (1962)
- "La perla celeste", Mandrake #53 (1964)
- "La perla celeste", Mandrake - New Comics Now #259 (1990)
- "La perla celeste", Mandrake 38 (Comic Art) (1994)
Sweden
- "Grevinnan Désirée", Mandrake #3 (1963)