Blizzard of Crime
| Blizzard of Crime | |
  (Re-released in 2022) | |
| Start date: | January 24th, 2005 |
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| End date: | June 18th, 2005 |
| # of strips: | 126 (21 weeks) |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Space Glitch" |
| Followed by: | "Treachery... at the Top of the World" |
"Blizzard of Crime" is the 249th Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Dr. Julian has invented a special snowball. When tossed it would roll bigger and bigger, creating cold weather and blizzard. He also invented a special cream that made a person imune to fridge temperatures for a short time. Testing the special cream up north Inga played a little joke with the nearby weather station. During a howling blizzard she knocked on the door dressed in just a bathing suit. The flurried meteorologist Mers did not know that this was the start of series of strange robberies in the city, where the robberies were committed in a raging blizzard.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mears, a meteorologist
- Inga, dr. Julian's assistant
- Dr. Julian, has a natural talent for refrigeration, cold storage and fast freezing
- Kid Hoosick, a famous gangster
Locations
- Up North
- New York City
- Xanadu
- A deserted refrigeration plant
- A remote weather station
- Kypens' Jewelers, the biggest jewelry store in the city
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of January 24, 2005 (Beginning: Blizzard of Crime).
- Slam Evil", the Phantom movie tag line on a t-shirt in the strip of February 28, Mars 2, 5, 7 and 8.
Re-released story in 2022
- Start date: 4 July 2022 / End date: 26 November 2022.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: