The Cobra and the Cube

The Cobra and the Cube
Start date:	August 5th, 1974
End date:	November 2nd, 1974
# of strips:	78 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Bug Man"
Followed by:	"The Search for the Cobra"

"The Cobra and the Cube" is the 158th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

In a distant dark place the Cobra trying to make a crystal cube. Using it, he found he could bring people weird terrible nightmares.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda, at Xanadu only.
• Hojo
• The Cobra
• Ud
• Jed

One-time characters

• Mr. Bigley, a rich banker.
• Dr. Arboc, aka the Cobra

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu
• College of Magic

Organizations

• Inter-Intel

Objects

• The Crystal Cube

Behind the scenes

Title

• This story have no title, it is lifted from the plot.

Mandrake Lore

• When Mandrake was 16 Luciphor trying to steal the crystal cubes. He almost killed Mandrake but fled when Theron turned up.
• According to Mandrake Theron says he is 190 years old, but Mandrake believes he is about 300 years old.

Mystery

• Hojo, Lothar and Mandrake must have had a little memory loss. Asking, Lothar finds that Hojo only know that the Cobra is a super-criminal who gave Mandrake and Lothar trouble in the past.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O Pesadêlo", Mandrake #273 (1978)

France

• "Cauchermars", Mandrake #432 (1977)

India

• "The Nightmares", Indrajal Comics #253 (1976)

Italy

• "La fabbrica degli incubi", Mandrake #77 (1975)

Portugal

• "no given title", Mundo de Aventuras #151 (1976)
• "O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", O Grilo #25, #27, #28, #35, #36 and #37 (1976)
• "O Cubo Que Amplifica o Poder Mental Até Ao Infinito", O Grilo Colecção Completa (1976)

Spain

• "El Origen de el Cobra", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #5 (1980)

Turkey

• "Kâbus", Mandrake #61 #62 & #63 & #64 (1975)
• "Kâbus", Mandrake Albüm #21 & #22
• "Kâbus", Mandrake Albüm #95 & #96
• "Kâbus", Mandrake Albüm #225 & #226
• "Kâbus", Mandrake #66, only first part.
• "Kâbus", Mandrake Süper Albüm #20 & #21
• "Kâbus", Mandrake Süper Albüm #77 & #78

USA

• (no title), The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #140 to #152 (1974)

Yugoslavia

• "Gospodar tuđih snova", Super EKS Almanah #19 (1981)