The Mystery of the Big Trees
| The Mystery of the Big Trees | |
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| Start date: | May 8, 1949 |
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| End date: | August 7, 1949 |
| # of strips: | 14 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Fear Island" |
| Followed by: | "Jungle Adventure" |
"The Mystery of the Big Trees" is the 43rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
As the Argos stops at a West Africa port to take on fuel and supplies, Mandrake and Narda takes of in the small amphib to explore the near-by country. They see a small valley with an amazing forest, with the bigest trees they have ever seen. Back at the dock, they decide to make a safari to the giant forest, but when they question natives about it, the natives flee in terror: "Big trees ! Taboo !.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- A local trader
- Grant, a hunter who disappeared in the forest
- Squirrel" men, or tree people
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 8, 1949 (Beginning: The Mystery of the Big Trees !).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Mystery of the Big Trees", Mandrake Annual (1954)
Finland
- "Jättiläispuiden", Wanhat Sarjat #9 (1985)
France
- "La forêt des mystères", Mandrake #26 (1964)
- "La forêt des mystères", Mandrake #295 (1970)
- "Le mystères des grands arbres", Mandrake #425 (1975)
- "Le mystère des arbres géants", Mandrake le Magicien #4 (1982)
- "Le danger venu des arbres", Le Journal de Mickey #1897 (1988)
- "Le danger venu des arbres", Donald Magazine #88-44 (1988)
Italy
- "La foresta dagli arcani", Mandrake #40 (1964)
- "La foresta degli arcani", I Classici dell'Avventura #77 (1964)
- "La foresta dagli arcani", Mandrake #167 (1970)
- "La foresta degli arcani", Mandrake #71 (1975)
- "La foresta degli arcani", Mandrake - New Comics Now #132 (1985)
- "La foresta degli arcani", Mandrake #3 (1994)
- "no title", Mandrake - La rotta delle meraviglie (2004)
Norway
- "Mandrake i kjempeskogen", Skippern (1953)
USA
- "The Mystery of the Big Trees", The Official Mandrake Sundays #3 #4 (1989)