The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel

The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel
Start date:	April 10th, 1966
End date:	August 7th, 1966
# of strips:	18 (18 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Cobra Returns"
Followed by:	"The Astro Pirates"

"The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel" is the 98th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Some gangster chiefs wants to destroy Inter-Intel, and their computer with files and records of criminal all over the world.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• Lothar
• Jed, new bureau head of Inter-Intel
• The Police Chief, on phone only.

One-time characters

• Muggs, a gang overlord.
• Pete, a gangster.
• Ed, a gangster.
• Art, a gangster.
• Agent J-2, Mr Smith.
• Skinny Smith, agent working for Inter-Intel.
• Mrs. Smith, wife of Skinny.
• Tommy Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Smith.
• George, a police man in the riot squad.
• Maggie, secretary at Inter-Intel.

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu
  • a Supermarket at Ninth and Main
  • Shore Night Club, Muggs' hide out.

Organizations

• Inter-Intel

Objects

• A ring, if pressing a radio signal transmits to Inter-Intel.
• "French Hand Laundry", used for the mobil Inter-Intel tracking units.

Behind the scenes

• The story title is from the strip of May 29, 1966 (Continued: Underworld vs. Inter-Intel!).
• At Xanadu there is a striped phone, a direct line to Inter-Intel.
• The secret top chief and founder of Inter-Intel are only known by the board of directors.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "??", Fantasía Suplemento #111 (1969)

Brazil

• "O Mágico de Xanadu", Mandrake #122 (1967)
• "Caçada sem Trégua", Mandrake #318 (1982)

Finland

• "Taika-Jim murskaa alamaailman", Taika-Jim #4 (1971)

France

• "L'Inter-Intel", Mandrake #413 (1973)
• "Inter-Intel contre les bas-fonds", Le Journal de Mickey #1155 to #1163 (1974)

Italy

• "L'inter intel", I Giganti #4 (1967)
• "L'inter intel", Mandrake #59 (1973)
• "La malavita contro l'Inter-Intel", Tavole domenicali 1965–1969 (2022)

Portugal

• "Guerra ao Crime", Condor #3 (1972) note: starts with the last strip of previous story.

Spain

• "El hampa contra Inter-Intel", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial) (2018)

Turkey

• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake #52 #53 #54 (1975)
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Albüm #18
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Albüm #93 & #94
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake #14 #15
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Süper Albüm #4
• "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Süper Albüm #36

United Kingdom

• "The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel", Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar (2018)

Yugoslavia

• "Podzemlje ne miruje", Super EKS Almanah #38 (1983)