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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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In New York, two killings with the old signature "8" in bullet holes. Have they returned, or is it a small copycat version? But Mandrake do not have time to help the Police Chief solve the mystery, he and his friend are going on a cruise, a secret mission. 


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Chief Bradley]]
*[[Karma]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Hojo]]
*[[Narda]]
 
*[[Karma]]
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*[[Captain Hooker]]
*Captain Hooker, vice admiral in the navy.
*[[Benbova]]
*The Raft People
*[[Kabal]]
*The old sailor
*[[Gunny]]
*Benbova, drug smuggler and terrorist trainer.
*Kabal, Benbova's assistant.
*Gunny, a marine.
*Corporal Skilling, a marine.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
**[[Xanadu]]
*Panama Canal
*South Pacific
**Klipper Island, owned by Benbova.
'''Organizations'''
'''Organizations'''
*[[8]]
*[[8]]
*[[Inter-Intel]], mentioned by Mandrake.
'''Vehicles'''
*Phandrake, a giant navy yacht.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
 
*Phandrake, named after [[The Phantom]] and Mandrake.
===Referenced in===
*Narda is retelling the story [[The Raft People]].
 


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 21:21, 25 March 2015

The Secret Mission
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Start date: February 15th, 1999
End date: July 3rd, 1999
# of strips: 120 (20 weeks)
Writer: Fred Fredericks
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Fisherman"
Followed by: "Siege at Xanadu"

"The Secret Mission" is the 231st Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

In New York, two killings with the old signature "8" in bullet holes. Have they returned, or is it a small copycat version? But Mandrake do not have time to help the Police Chief solve the mystery, he and his friend are going on a cruise, a secret mission.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Captain Hooker, vice admiral in the navy.
  • The Raft People
  • The old sailor
  • Benbova, drug smuggler and terrorist trainer.
  • Kabal, Benbova's assistant.
  • Gunny, a marine.
  • Corporal Skilling, a marine.

Locations

  • New York
  • Panama Canal
  • South Pacific
    • Klipper Island, owned by Benbova.

Organizations

Vehicles

  • Phandrake, a giant navy yacht.


Behind the scenes

The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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