The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island

The Flame Pearls Pt.2: Magnetic Island
Start date:	June 2nd, 1940
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

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

Locations

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.
• This story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Norway

• "Ildperlene II, Magnetøya", Fantomet #5 (1992)

Spain

• "La Isla Magnetica", Merlin el Mago Moderno #15 (194?)

Sweden

• "Eldpärlorna", Allers Familj-Journal

USA

• King Comics (1941)

Yugoslavia

• "Plameni biseri", Biblioteka Nostalgija #8 (1988)