The Game of Chance

The Game of Chance

Start date:	October 1st, 1967
End date:	February 11th, 1968
# of strips:	20 (20 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar"
Followed by:	"Invasion of the Babu"

"The Game of Chance" is the 102nd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Police in a dozen countries have sent queries to Inter-Intel about Baron Chance, but Inter-Intel has no records on him. Mandrake and Narda went to the casino and discovered that Chance tried to bribe a federal judge, later he also kidnapped Narda.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Baron Chance, number one jet-set playboy.
Ember, a cigarette girl eg. Baron Chance's girlfriend.

Locations

Xanadu

Organizations

Inter-Intel

Behind the scenes

The story title is from the strip of October 1st, 1967 (Beginning: The Game of Chance).
At Xanadu there is a red phone, a direct line to Inter-Intel.
A service station, the new secret entrance to Inter-Intel.