Old Folks
| Old Folks | |
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| Start date: | April 10th, 1977 |
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| End date: | July 17th, 1977 |
| # of strips: | 15 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Mysterious Bigfoot" |
| Followed by: | "The Three Brothers" |
"Old Folks" is the 134th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Mandrake and Lothar have reached a small town and doing a magic show at the senior citizens' center. But the town has a problem with muggers, terrorizing the old folks.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Lily Tremont, an old-time singer.
- The Great Basil, Mandrakes father - mentioned only.
Locations
- The mountains
- A Senior Citizens' Center
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of April 10, 1977 (Beginning: Old Folks).
- In the shop, a Phantom comic book.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Show Magico Para Maleantes", Super Sandokan #1 (1983)
Brazil
- "Os Anciões", Mandrake #260 (1977)
France
- "Troisième age", Mandrake #442 (1978)
India
- "The Dragnet", Indrajal Comics #348 (1980)
Italy
- "Il vecchio e i teppistri", Mandrake #87 (1978)
- "Centro anziani", Mandrake - New Comics Now #376 (1997)
Portugal
- "O Mistério dos Anciãos", Êxitos da TV #4 (1979)
- "O Mistério dos Anciãos", Êxitos da TV (ca 1979)
Turkey
- "Gençlik İksiri", Mandrake #210 & #211 (1978)
- "Gençlik İksiri", Mandrake Albüm #68 (1978)
- "Gençlik İksiri", Mandrake Albüm #167 & #168
- "Gençlik İksiri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #59
Yugoslavia
- (no given title), Super EKS Almanah #4 (1980)