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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A friend of Mandrake, the astronomer Bob, observed something strange in the asteroid belt. Astriodes vanished, almost like something ate it. Mandrake calling Magnon about the mystery.. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
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*[[Hojo]] | *[[Hojo]] | ||
*[[Karma]] | *[[Karma]] | ||
*[[Magnon]] | *Emperior [[Magnon]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Bob, an astronomer | ||
* | *Captain Fortor, of the Galactic Intelligence Service | ||
*Space Pack, an alien life form able to eat anything including metal and rock | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | *The Admiral on Magnon's flagship | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | |||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
*[[Magna]] | |||
'''Objects''' | |||
*A galactic watch, sends a signal to Magnon. | |||
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==Behind the scenes== | |||
*The story title is taken from the strip of September 5, 1971 (Beginning: The Space Pack!). | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 12:52, 30 August 2015
| The Space Pack | |
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| Start date: | September 5th, 1971 |
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| End date: | November 21st, 1971 |
| # of strips: | 12 (12 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The College of Magic" |
| Followed by: | "The Garden of the Inca" |
"The Space Pack" is the 114th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
A friend of Mandrake, the astronomer Bob, observed something strange in the asteroid belt. Astriodes vanished, almost like something ate it. Mandrake calling Magnon about the mystery..
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Bob, an astronomer
- Captain Fortor, of the Galactic Intelligence Service
- Space Pack, an alien life form able to eat anything including metal and rock
- The Admiral on Magnon's flagship
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of September 5, 1971 (Beginning: The Space Pack!).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Ameaça", Mandrake #193 (1972)
France
- "Les mangeurs du planetes", Mandrake #396 (1973)
India
- "Mandrake the Magician and the Mountain Eaters" Indrajal Comics #179 (1973)
Italy
- "I divoratori di pianeti", Mandrake #42 (1973)
Portugal
- "Os Monstros do Espaço", Selecções #156 (1974)
Turkey
- "Uzay Fareleri", Mandrake #131 #132 (1976-1977)
- "Uzay Fareleri", Mandrake Albüm #44
- "Uzay Fareleri", Mandrake #51
- "Uzay Fareleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #15
- "Uzay Fareleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #72 #73
Yugoslavia
- "Svemirski monstrum", Gigant #17 (198?)