The Cobra (Daily story 1934)
| The Cobra | |
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| Start date: | June 11th, 1934 |
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| End date: | November 24th, 1934 |
| # of strips: | 144 (24 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | none |
| Followed by: | "The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)" |
"The Cobra" is the 1st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The Cobra, a fanatical leader of a powerful secret society that seeks to control the world.
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Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- The Cobra
- Inspector Ralph Sheldon of the U.S. Secret Service
- Daughter Barbara Sheldon
- Assistant Tommy Lord of the U.S. Secret Service
- Ambassador VanderGriff
- Servant Mee-Kee
- Monsieur Gordini Talon
- Captain Merriweather
- Lieutenant Rogers
- Dr Heath
- Prince Saud, son of Emir Ibn-Rehr
- Kâri, High Priest of the Sun (4 800 B.C.)
- Viscount Largy, chairman of the Council of Nations.
- General Stuldiloff, commander of a half million troops.
Locations
- Tejei agless and mysterios walled city, key to the orient. It was one of the only privately owned cities in the world.
- Kilgar Pass, the old castle - home of the Cobra.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
- Most reprints are censored due using the print from L'Avventuroso #15 - #43 from 1935 as source for the reprint.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- Australian Women's Weekly (1934/35)
Argentina
- "El Cobra", Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta #20 (2004)
Brazil
- "O Cobra", Mandrake #1 (1986)
- "O Cobra", Mandrake Coleção #1 (1989)
France
- "L'homme du mystère", Mandrake roi de la magie #1 (1965)
- "L'homme du mystère", Spécial Mandrake #32 & Spécial Mandrake #33 (1966)
- "Le Cobra", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 1 (1981)
Italy
- "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", L'Avventuroso #15 - #43 (1935)
- "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #1 (1935)
- "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #1 (1945)
- "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake #1 (1949)
- "Mandrake contro il Cobra" & "La ciurma dei sicari" & "La morte volante", Mistero! #4, #5 and #6 (1948) Note: Only strips to 10 September 1936.
- "Mandrake contro il Cobra", Mandrake #3 (1949)
- "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake #1 (1949)
- "Il Cobra si manifesta" & "Gli uomini senza volto", Il Vascello #21 and #22 (1960)
- "Contro il Cobra", Il Vascello #43 supplemento (1961)
- "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake Super Albo #150 #152 (1965)
- "L'uomo del mistero", Eureka Pocket #2 (1969)
- "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake (1972) (part only)
- "Mandrake", Mandrake #8 (1972)
- "Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #1 (Nerbini reprint 1975)
- "Mandrake l’uomo del mistero" and " Mandrake contro il Cobra" (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
- "L'uomo del mistero", Mandrake - New Comics Now #115 (1984)
- "Contro il Cobra", Mandrake 1 (Comic Art) (1991)
- "Mandrake contro il Cobra", Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto) (1999)
Norway
- "Mystikkens mann", Fantomet #10/1988 and Fantomet #11/1988 (1988)
- "Kobraen", Klassikerserien (2003)
French Polynesia
- "Mandrake l’uomo del mistero" and " Mandrake contro il Cobra" (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.
Portugal
- "O caso do embaixador", Jornal do Cuto #98 (1973) Incomplete: ends July 7, 1934
Spain
- "Contra el Cobra", Mandrake #1 (1981)
Turkey
- "Mandrake - Şimşek Adam, Ateş #14 - # 52 (1937)
- "Esrarengiz Adam", 1001 Roman #197 - 246 (1943-1944)
- "Kobra'ya Karşı", 1001 Özel #205 (1956) Note: Traced editions from 1001 Roman #197 - 246.
USA
- "The Cobra", Comics Revue #281-282 – ? (2009-2010)