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*Narda do not know of the League of 8 ?? | *Narda do not know of the League of 8 ?? | ||
Revision as of 12:49, 23 May 2017
| The Murder Contract | |
 Italian text | |
| Start date: | February 24, 1986 |
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| End date: | May 31, 1986 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Lothar’s Afternoon" |
| Followed by: | "The Case of the Headless Man" |
"The Murder Contract" is the 192nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Two contract killers tried to kill Mandrake, hired by Octon.
Appearances
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Mystery
- The Police Chief have a picture of a woman on his desk, his wife ?
- Narda do not know of the League of 8 ??
- The Octon said that Mandrake have destroyed 4 arms of 8 !
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Quadrilha do 8", Mandrake Especial #14 (1988)
Finland
- "8, merkitsee kuolemaa!", Mustanaamio #18 (1990)
India
- "The Sinister Bait", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 15 (1987)
Italy
- "Contratto per uccidere", Mandrake - New Comics Now #218 (1988)
Spain
- "El 5º Tentáculo del Ocho", Mandrake #48 (2002)
Sweden
- "8 betyder döden", Fantomen #7 (1990)