Magnetic Island
| Magnetic Island | |
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| Start date: | August 14, 1955 |
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| End date: | November 20, 1955 |
| # of strips: | 15 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Universal Love" |
| Followed by: | "The Castaway" |
"Magnetic Island" is the 67th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The Ocean Wind approaching a high black island, then the steel schooner mysteriously moves towards the island.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- A telegraphist, at The Ocean Wind
- Captain on S.S. Gay
- King Magno
- Marko, a electronic wizard. aka King Magno
Locations
- A high black island
Vehicles
- S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
- S.S. Gay, a missing round-the-world cruise ship
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Magnetic Island", which is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
France
- "Le rescapé de la planète Jupiter", Mandrake #58 (1965)
- "L'île magnétique", Mandrake #256 (1970)
- "Le mystère de l'île noire", Le Journal de Mickey #991-#995 (1971)
India
- "The Magnetic Island", The Phantom #9 (2001)
Italy
- "L'isola magnetica", Il Vascello #39 (1960)
- "L’isola magnetica", I Classici dell'Avventura #11 (1962)
- "L'isola magnetica", Mandrake #134 (1969)
- "L’isola magnetica", Mandrake - New Comics Now #258 (1989)
New Zealand
- "Magnetic Island", Mandrake the Magician #150 and Mandrake the Magician #151 (1957)
Norway
- "Magnetøya", Fantomet #15 (1997)
Portugal
- "Os Escravos de Magno", Condor Popular Vol. 8 #3 (1956)
Spain
- "La Isla Magnética", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1953–1956 (Dolmen Editorial) (2020)
Sweden
- "Magnetön", Fantomen #15 (1997)
Turkey
- "Manyetik Ada", Mandrake #93 #94 (1976)
- "Manyetik Ada", Mandrake Albüm #31 #32
- "Manyetik Ada", Mandrake Albüm #101 #102
USA
- "Magnetic Island", Mandrake the Ultimate #1 (1989)