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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Jed asks Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel as he needs help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file, The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket. | |||
Soon Mandrake and Lothar | Soon Mandrake and Lothar face "The Shark", who not only looks like a shark but even has a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 12 February 2020
| The Shark | |
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| Start date: | February 28th, 1971 |
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| End date: | May 23rd, 1971 |
| # of strips: | 13 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Mystery of Hojo" |
| Followed by: | "The College of Magic" |
"The Shark" is the 112th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Jed asks Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel as he needs help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file, The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.
Soon Mandrake and Lothar face "The Shark", who not only looks like a shark but even has a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Miss Benton, works at Inter-Intel.
- The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.
Behind the scenes
- Title taken from the page of Mars 7,1971 (Beginning: "The Shark")
- First appearance of the mysterious chief at Inter-Intel as a robot.
- Karma start working at Inter-Intel.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El Tiburón", Sandokan #24 (1983)
Brazil
- (no given title), Super Plá #6 and #7 (1971) note: only the first two weeks.
- "Mistério na Inter Intel", Mandrake #186 (1972)
India
- "The Money Lenders" Indrajal Comics #158 (1972)
- "The Captive Sleuths", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 36 (1988)
Italy
- "no title", Mandrake #20 (1971)
Portugal
- "O Tubarão", A Capital - Quadradinhos (1971-1972)
- "(no title given)", Mundo de Aventuras #5 (1973)
Spain
- "El tiburón", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1968–1972 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)
Slovenia
- "(no given title)", Super Zabavnik #2 (ca 2000)
Turkey
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake #129 #130 (1976)
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Albüm #43 & #44
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake #56
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #17
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #72
Yugoslavia
- "Ajkula", Super EKS Almanah #66 (1985)
- "Ajkula", Mandrak magazin #8 (1989)