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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Two manned rocket to Mars had to interrupt their mission when the astronauts saw strange visiones in deep space. As a master of illusions Mandrake was asked to help. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]], until strip of May 16. | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]], at Xanadu only | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*An admiral, | *An admiral, ''(from the previous story)'' | ||
* | *Rondi, grandchild of the admiral | ||
*Patrick, grandchild of the admiral | *Patrick, grandchild of the admiral | ||
*Colonel Borg, an astronaut | |||
*Smiley, an astronaut. Note: Named Connor in the strip of June 1st. | |||
*A general, at the Space Control Center | |||
*Astronaut #1 | |||
*Astronaut #2 | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | *New York | ||
**[[Xanadu]] | **[[Xanadu]] | ||
*Space Control Center | |||
*Space | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The story title is lifted from the plot. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 19:28, 16 May 2017
| Mirage in Space | |
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| Start date: | April 25th, 1977 |
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| End date: | July 30th, 1977 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Pacific Circle" |
| Followed by: | "8" |
"Mirage in Space" is the 167th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Two manned rocket to Mars had to interrupt their mission when the astronauts saw strange visiones in deep space. As a master of illusions Mandrake was asked to help.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- An admiral, (from the previous story)
- Rondi, grandchild of the admiral
- Patrick, grandchild of the admiral
- Colonel Borg, an astronaut
- Smiley, an astronaut. Note: Named Connor in the strip of June 1st.
- A general, at the Space Control Center
- Astronaut #1
- Astronaut #2
Locations
- New York
- Space Control Center
- Space
Behind the scenes
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Mistério No Espaço!", Mandrake #300 (1981)
France
- "Mirages dans l'espace", Spécial Mandrake #17 (1978)
- "Cap sur Mars", Le Journal de Mickey #1791 (1986)
- "Cap sur Mars", Donald Magazine #86-42 (1986)
India
- "50,000 Miles in Space", Indrajal Comics #310 (1978)
Italy
- "Visioni nello spazio", Mandrake Selezione #14 (1978)
Portugal
- "Mistério no Espaço", Mundo de Aventuras #239 (1978)
Spain
- "Visiones Siderales", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #12 and #13 (1981)
Turkey
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake #182 & #183 & #184 (1977-1978)
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Albüm #59 (1978)
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Albüm #161 & #162
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #34 & #35
- "Uzay Hayaletleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #16 & #17
Yugoslavia
- "Ekspedicija Mars", Super EKS Almanah #2 (1979)