The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel
| The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel | |
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| Start date: | April 10th, 1966 |
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| 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.
Locations
- Xanadu
- Shore Night Club, Muggs' hide out.
Organizations
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:
Brazil
- "Caçada sem Trégua", Mandrake #318 (1982)
France
- "L'Inter-Intel", Mandrake #413 (1973)
Italy
- "L'inter intel", I Giganti #4 (1967)
- "L'inter intel", Mandrake #59 (1973)
Portugal
- "Guerra ao Crime", Condor #3 (1972) note: starts with the last strip of previous story.
Turkey
- "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake #52 #53 #54 (1975)
- "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Albüm #18
- "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake #14 #15
- "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Süper Albüm #4
- "Büyük Savaş", Mandrake Süper Albüm #36
Yugoslavia
- "Podzemlje ne miruje", Super EKS Almanah #38 (1983)