The Sport of Magicians
| The Sport of Magicians | |
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| Start date: | April 9th, 1989 |
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| End date: | August 27th, 1989 |
| # of strips: | 21 |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Singing Rocks" |
| Followed by: | "The Dolphins" |
"The Sport of Magicians" is the 161th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Mandrake and friends are on voyage with the S.S. Kraken. Leaving the "Singing Rocks" capt. Jon discovered hull on S.S. Kraken, and put the boat in dry dock for repairs in Barnacle City. Two bullies challenge Mandrake to play golf and tennis....
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Captain Jon, an explorer
- The island golf champ.
- The island tennis champ.
Locations
- The Caribbean
- Barnacle City
Vehicles
- S.S. Kraken, Captain Jon's yacht.
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Sport of Magicians", which is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Italy
- "Il mago dello sport", Mandrake - New Comics Now #277 (1992)