Tale of Detru

Tale of Detru
Start date:	July 28th, 1958
End date:	September 20th, 1958
# of strips:	48 (8 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Narda's Adventure"
Followed by:	"The Invisible Bandit"

"Tale of Detru" is the 98th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Chief Bradley

One-time characters

• Detru, jungle god of doom
• Mr. James
• Gussie
• Oscar
• Willy

Locations

• A tropical island.
• New York

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is lifted from the plot. (The strip of July 26, 1958 indicate the title; Next Week: "Detru").

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Detru, o Ídolo Sinistro", Mandrake #37 (1959)
• "Maldição do Ídolo", Mandrake #164 (1970)
• "Detru, O Ídolo Maldito", Mandrake #297 (1980)
• "Detru, o Ídolo Sinistro", Mandrake Coleção #23 – #24 (1991)
• "O Ídolo Maldito", Coleção King Komix #3 (2001)

France

• "La légende de Destru", Les héros du mystère #19 (1968)
• "La légende de Destru", Les héros du mystère Album #7 (1969)
• "La légende de Destru", Mandrake #350 (1972)
• "La légende de Detru", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Italy

• "La leggenda di Destrù", Il Vascello #34 (1960)
• "La leggenda di Destrù", I Classici dell'Avventura #15 (1961)
• "La leggenda di Destrù", I Classici dell'Avventura #37 (1972)
• "La leggenda di Destrù", Mandrake #28 (1972)
• "La leggenda di Destrù", Mandrake - New Comics Now #347 (1995)

Spain

• "El idolo", Merlin el Mago Moderno #10 (1959)
• "El idolo", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #2 (1959)

United Kingdom

• "Mandrake the Magician in.... The tale of Detru", Mandrake the Magician #13 (1961)