Invasion of the Babu

Invasion of the Babu
Start date:	February 18th, 1968
End date:	July 21st, 1968
# of strips:	23 (23 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Game of Chance"
Followed by:	"Second Chance"

"Invasion of the Babu" is the 103rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Invaders has come to the Central Galaxy, alian manlike beings - the Baboos. Magnon's fleet drive of the invaders, but the dreaded Baboos remain on the fringes, making lightning raids. Suddenly they manage to kidnapp Princess Nardraka from the heart of the great empire and decided to hide beneath the wather on planet Earth. Their terms; 1 000 of Magnon's planets with their people - the Baboos was hungry...

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• The Police Chief
• Magnon
• Carola
• Nardraka

One-time characters

• The Baboos

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu
• Magna

Behind the scenes

• At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Invasion of the Babu", which is lifted from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "??", Fantasía Suplemento #137 (1970 ?)

Brazil

• "O Rapto de Nardraka", Mandrake #154 (1969)

France

• "L'invasion des Babous", Mandrake #307 & Mandrake #308 (1971)

Italy

• "L'invasione dei Babú", Mandrake #115 and #116 (1969)
• "L'invasione dei Babu", Tavole domenicali 1965–1969 (2022)

Portugal

• "O Rapto da Princesa", Selecções #119 (1971)

Spain

• "La invasión de los Baboos", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial) (2018)

Sweden

• "Varning för Babonerna", Blixt Gordon #6/1969

Turkey

• "Şantaj", Mandrake #81 #82 #83 (1976)
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Albüm #27 #28
• "Şantaj", Mandrake #27 #28
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #8
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #44 #45
• "Şantaj", Mandrake Süper Albüm #24 #25

United Kingdom

• "Invasion of the Babu", Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar (2018)

Yugoslavia

• "Otmica kumčeta", Super EKS Almanah #41 (1983)
• "Otmica kumčeta", Mandrakov magazin #19 (1990)