Return to X

Return to X
Start date:	February 10th, 1974
End date:	June 13th, 1974
# of strips:	21
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Bank Robbery"
Followed by:	"Galaxy War"

"Return to X" is the 124th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Something terrible has happeend in "X" and Fran calls Mandrake for help. Mandrake seeks out Professor Theobold and once again he and Lothar visit the strange alien dimension, X.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Fran, daughter of Professor Theobold and empress of the Flesh men (in "X")
• Professor Theobold, a scientist

One-time characters

• Wheel men, men of living-metal (in "X")
• Plant people, living plants (in "X")
• Firebird, made of living coal (in "X")
• Flesh men (in "X")
• Tolac, emperior of the flesh men
• Rhoda, a flesh men girl
• Crystal men (in "X")

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu
• The "X" Dimension

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 10, 1974 (Beginning: "Return to X").

Related stories

Refers to

• "Chamber into the X Dimension" by Lee Falk and Phil Davis

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Dimensión X", Sandokan #14 (1982)

Brazil

• "O Mundo X", Mandrake #250 (1977)

France

• "L'étrange voyage", Journal de Mickey #1341 – #1347
• "Retour à X", Mandrake #430 (1976)

Iceland

• "Leiðin til X", Vísir November 2, 1974 – March 26, 1975

India

• "The Alien World", Indrajal Comics #246 (1976)

Italy

• "Ritorno da X", Mandrake #76 (1976)
• "Ritorno alla dimensione X", Mandrake - New Comics Now #375 (1997)

Portugal

• "A incrível viagem de Mandrake ao Mundo X", Mundo de Aventuras Especial #3 (1975)

Sweden

• "Dimension X igen", Allers ?

Turkey

• "X Gezegeni", Mandrake #145 & #146 (1977)
• "X Gezegeni", Mandrake Albüm #49
• "X Gezegeni", Mandrake Süper Albüm #27