The Doppelganger
| The Doppelganger | |
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| Start date: | March 1st, 1993 |
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| End date: | July 17th, 1993 |
| # of strips: | 120 (20 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Narda's Dream" |
| Followed by: | "The Ears of the Earth" |
"The Doppelganger" is the 213th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
In New Fredonia the president recieved a letter bomb and was severely injured. Mandrake was friend with the president, when he was at the U.N. Now the secret chief of Inter-Intel wants Mandrake to stand in for a president targeted for death.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Juan, President of New Fredonia.
- Zenda, wife of president Juan.
- Carmen, Zenda's maid.
- Carlo, Juan's valet.
Locations
- New York.
- New Fredonia, a plesant little democraty sourounded by drug dealers and dictators.
- Xanadu
Organizations
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
- Each day Hojo parks his motorbike, and speeds into the secret world of Inter-Intel. Known to Inter-Intel as a humble worker, a janitor. But he is their unknown chief acting through a robot.
Related stories
- Similar story as The Double.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Kaksoisolento", Mustanaamio #16 (1994)
India
- "The Role of Duplicate" and "The Cruel Traitors", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #33 and #34 (1995)
- "The Role of Duplicate", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #72 (1998)
Norway
- "Dobeltgjengeren", Fantomet #26 (1994)
Sweden
- "Dubbelgångaren", Fantomen #16 (1994)