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|Title= The Secret Mission | |Title= The Secret Mission | ||
|image= [[Image:md-1999-02-15.png|400 px]] | |image= [[Image:md-1999-02-15.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:md-2016-07-25.png|400 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2016)'' | ||
|Start= February 15th, 1999 | |Start= February 15th, 1999 | ||
|End= July 3rd, 1999 | |End= July 3rd, 1999 | ||
Revision as of 08:53, 16 October 2016
| The Secret Mission | |
  (Re-released in 2016) | |
| Start date: | February 15th, 1999 |
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| 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. The Chief calling Mandrake for help.
When the mystery is solved Mandrake 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
- 8
- Inter-Intel, mentioned by Mandrake.
Vehicles
- Phandrake, a giant navy yacht.
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Secret Mission", which is lifted from the plot.
- Phandrake, named after The Phantom and Mandrake.
- Narda is retelling the story The Raft People.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Turkey
- "Gizil gören", Sihirbaz Mandrake ve Abdullah (2009)