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| The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island | |
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| Start date: | June 2nd, 1940 |
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| End date: | August 11th, 1940 |
| # of strips: | 11 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" |
| Followed by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.3: The Three Cows" |
"The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island" is the 15th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. A tropical storm breaks suddely, the compass going wild, and the Argos is stedily pulled side-ways towards a mysterious magnetic island. Mandrake, Lothar, June and Colonel Barton reach the shore safely on an rubber raft.
On the mysterious floating magnetic island they found 60 men, survivors from ship-wrecks. All enslaved by the escpade murderer, King Cy, and his henchman Jasper.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Colonel Barton
- June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
One-time characters
- Captain Beeker, on Argos.
- King Cy, giant ruler of the mysterious Magnetic Island.
- "Jasper" King Cy's henchman.
Behind the scenes
- The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
- The "Flame Pearls" story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".
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Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Ilha Magnética", Novo Gibi #1811 (1953)
Finland
- "Tulihelmien mysteeri (II): Magneettisaari", Mustanaamio #5 (1992)
France
- "Les perles de flamme", Mandrake #327 (1971)
- "Les perles de flamme", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)
Italy
- "L’isola magnetica", Mandrake #1 (1971)
- "Le perle di fiamma", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)
Norway
- "Ildperlene II, Magnetøya", Fantomet #5 (1992)
Spain
- "La Isla Magnetica", Merlin el Mago Moderno #15 (194?)
Sweden
- "Eldpärlorna", Allers Familj-Journal
- "Mysteriet med eldpärlorna del 2: Magnetön", Fantomen #26 (1991)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #63, King Comics #64 and King Comics #65 (1941)
Yugoslavia
- "Plameni biseri", Biblioteka Nostalgija #8 (1988)