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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Mandrake is asked by the government to track down a vast spy-ring, ruled by a mysterious leader. The spy-ring leader, The Octopus, kidnaps Narda, and on the threat of killing her he forced Mandrake to join him.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Segrid]]
*[[Segrid]], in [[Cockaigne]] only


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Mr. Foote
*"The Octopus", leader of the spy-ring
*Roark
*Mr. Foote, chief of an intelligence agency
*Karl
*Mr. Roark, agent of an ntelligence agency
*Luga
*Karl, a draftsman and spy at an airplane plant
*Sonya
*Pete, a sandwich man at an airplane plant
*Bill
*Luga, member of the spy-ring
*Sonya, glamorous member of the spy-ring
*Bill, a young naval officer
*Old Ned, worker at a distant air field


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York
*New York
**National Bank
**243 Weststreet, headquarters of the spy-ring
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Revision as of 13:27, 22 April 2018

The Octopus Ring
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Start date: May 6th, 1940
End date: December 21st, 1940
# of strips: 198 (33 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Museum Mystery"
Followed by: "Dr Griff's Invention"

"The Octopus Ring" is the 22nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is asked by the government to track down a vast spy-ring, ruled by a mysterious leader. The spy-ring leader, The Octopus, kidnaps Narda, and on the threat of killing her he forced Mandrake to join him.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • "The Octopus", leader of the spy-ring
  • Mr. Foote, chief of an intelligence agency
  • Mr. Roark, agent of an ntelligence agency
  • Karl, a draftsman and spy at an airplane plant
  • Pete, a sandwich man at an airplane plant
  • Luga, member of the spy-ring
  • Sonya, glamorous member of the spy-ring
  • Bill, a young naval officer
  • Old Ned, worker at a distant air field

Locations

  • New York
    • National Bank
    • 243 Weststreet, headquarters of the spy-ring


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of May 6, 1940 (Beginning - The Octopus Ring !).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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