Il tibetano della caverna rossa (Spada)

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Il tibetano della caverna rossa
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French version
1st publication: Mandrake #47 (1963)
# of pages: 32 pgs
Writer: unknown
Artist: Domenico Mirabella
Producer: Fratelli Spada

"Il tibetano della caverna rossa" is an Italian made Mandrake story from 1963.

Plot summary

In Lauag, a Chinese Island, several young girls have disappeared. Police detective Willy Keenan and Sergeant Marlowe try to find out what happened. They will be helped by Mandrake and Lothar. The latter pursue the thugs in a hidden Cave led by an old monk monk researching how to restore youth to old men using the blood of missing young girls.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Willy Keenan, local Police inspector
  • Marlowe, Police sergeant
  • Miss Evelyn, missing girl.
  • Several thugs

Locations

  • China
  • Lauag, a Chinese Island
  • "Red Dragon Hotel" in Lauag
  • Forest around Lauag
  • Red Cave in forest, hiding place of the thugs.

Behind the scenes

The story is a redrawn version of the 3 part Italian story "Il mistero della caverna rossa" by Aurelio Galleppini. Most of the panels are edited. Mandrake and Lothar are cut out and replaced with new art, looking more like Phil Davis art from the 50s.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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