The Sign of 8

The Sign of 8
Start date:	August 16th, 1965
End date:	February 5th, 1966
# of strips:	150 (25 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Odd Fellow"
Followed by:	"The Witches"

"The Sign of 8" is the 129th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

This story have a long intro about Mandrake's new home, Xanadu, spanning the first 20 strips.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

Locations

• Xanadu

Organizations

• Octon

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O Signo do Oito", Mandrake #114 (1966)
• "Xanadu", Mandrake Especial (1974)
• "O Signo do 8", As Grandes Aventuras do Mandrake #3 (1986)
• "A Origem de Xanadu", Mandrake Especial #22 (1988)

India

• "The Treacherous Gang" Indrajal Comics #77 (1969)
• "The Claws of Treachery", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 39 (1985)
• "The Dangerous Gang" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #4 (1992)
• "The Dangerous Gang" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #51 (1997)

Italy

• "La lega dell’otto", "Allarme squadra volante" & "La lega dell’otto", Mandrake (1972)
• "La lega dell'Otto", Mandrake - New Comics Now #380 (1997)

Norway

• "Den hemmelige ligaen", Fantomet #25 & Fantomet #26 (1985)
• "Den hemmelige ligaen", Mandrake Spesial (1997)

Portugal

• "A misteriosa "Liga 8"", Mundo de Aventuras #1189 (1972)

Spain

• "Xandu", Héroes Modernos #23 (1966)

Turkey

• "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake #96 #97 #98 #99 #100 (1976)
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Albüm #32 #33
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Albüm #162 #163
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake #31 #32 #33
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #9
• "Dehşet Çetesi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #46 #47

Yugoslavia

• "Liga 8", Stripoteka #368/369 (1976)
• "У знаку Осмице"/"U znaku Osmice", Politikin Zabavnik #1341 (1977)
• "U znaku Osmice", Super EKS Almanah #27 (1982)
• "U znaku Osmice", Mandrak magazin #11 (1990)