The Cave Mystery

The Cave Mystery
Start date:	July 13th, 1980
End date:	November 2nd, 1980
# of strips:	17
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Mandrake's Hate Club"
Followed by:	"The Rat Men"

"The Cave Mystery" is the 144th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Long time ago a strange object from outer space landed on Earth. The ages pass, ice age, earthquakes, mountain rise, and the strange object became hidden under a mountain. Untill one day ...

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda, last picture only

One-time characters

• A tyrannosaurus rex
• A MP
• A major
• A sergant

Locations

• An area for underground bomb test.
• New York City
  • Xanadu

Behind the scenes

• The story title is taken from the strip of August 17, 1980 (Next Week: The Cave Mystery cont'd).
• In the first strip Mandrake is the narrator: "This story begins a long time ago"

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

India

• "The Hostile Alien", Indrajal Comics #400 and #401 (1982)

Italy

• "Il mistero della caverna", Mandrake - New Comics Now #69 (1982)

Portugal

• "A Ostra do Espaço", Viva! #4 (1985)

Turkey

• "Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Albüm #156
• "Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #67
• "Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #28