8 (story)
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| Start date: | August 1st, 1977 |
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| End date: | December 10th, 1977 |
| # of strips: | 114 (19 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Mirage in Space" |
| Followed by: | "The Cooler" |
"8" is the 168th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
One day mandrake discovred a plane skywriting an 8, high up in the air. Then something big, a sudden rash of violent bank robberies, all at the same time. 8 suburban banks, all within 8 miles of the city, 8 minutes to 8 - the 6th arm of 8 strikes....
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda, Xanadu only.
- Karma, Xanadu only.
- Hojo, Xanadu only.
- The Police Chief
- Octon, voice and shadow only.
One-time characters
- Morgan, of FBI.
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the plot.
- Pamet and Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
- 8 is in a dozen countries, a few thousand agents.
- Last picture shows the shadow of the Octon.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Bombardeio Sobre Xanadu", Almanaque do Mandrake #7 (1981)
Denmark
- "8", Fantomet #209 and #211 (1983)
Finland
- "8", Mustanaamio #5 and #6 (1979)
France
- "Mandrake contre Octon", Spécial Mandrake #18 (1978)
India
- "Mandrake Faces the Octon", Indrajal Comics #327 and #328 (1979)
- "no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #11 (1993)
- "no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #58 (1997)
Italy
- "Il ritorno della banda dell' 8", Mandrake Selezione #15 (1978)
Norway
- "8", Fantomet #6 and #7 (1980)
Portugal
- "O Oito Volta a Atacar", Mundo de Aventuras #255 (1978)
Spain
- "8 de Octon", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #13 and #14 (1981)
Sweden
- "8", Fantomen #23 and #24 (1978)
Turkey
- "8 Çetesi", Mandrake #202 & #203 & #204 & #205 (1978)
- "8 Çetesi", Mandrake Albüm #65 and #66 (1978)
- "8 Çetesi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #36 & #37
- "8 Çetesi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #15 & #16
Yugoslavia
- "Četvrti susret", Super EKS Almanah #4 (1980)