In the Cobra's Grip
| In the Cobra's Grip | |
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| Start date: | April 19th, 1937 |
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| End date: | September 11th, 1937 |
| # of strips: | 126 (21 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Mandrake in the Lost World" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake in America" |
"In the Cobra's Grip" is the 9th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mr. Duchamp found a package at the back door, with a mysterious block of glowing metal. Soon Duchamp is under the spell of the Cobra, a dangerous man with an obsession for power. The natives call him The Wizard. He is adept at hypnosis and telepaty and is a genious in mechanics and chemistry. And he have a dream, - to be the first emperor of the Earth.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Monsieur Duchamp, a world famed chemist.
- Suzette, daughter of Mr. Duchamp
- Dr. Andre Petain, Suzette's fiancé.
- Henri, a waiter.
- Marie, Duchamp's housekeeper.
- Igor, one of the Cobra's men.
- Efraim, a scientist.
- Oaks, a scientist.
- Holtz, a scientist.
- Melankoff, a scientist.
Locations
- France
- Paris
- Hotel de Roi
- Gravet
- Paris
- Tibet
- Ruhai, a village
- The eastern cave-land, where the five red rivers rise, the Cobra's hide-out.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Evil Spirit of the Cobra", Mandrake The Magician (1938)
Canada
- (no given title), Classic Adventure Strips #1 (1985)
France
- "Dans les griffes du Cobra", Hop-là! (1939-1940)
- "Dans les griffes du Cobra", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 4 (1985)
French Polynesia
- "Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", Mandrake #26 & #27 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.
Italy
- "Nelle spire del Cobra", Giungla! #152 to #171 (1938)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #9 (1940)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra" & "Il covo misterioso" & "La vittoria di Mandrake", Mandrake #7 & #8 & #9 (1946)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", Mandrake #25 & #26 (1960)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra" & "Ritorno alla Luce", Special Mandrake #170 & #171 (1966)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra" & "La fine del Cobra", Mandrake #26 & #27 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra", Mandrake - New Comics Now #117 (1984)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra", Mandrake 9 (Comic Art) (1992)
- "Nelle spire del Cobra", Mandrake il mago Volume 2 (2015)
Spain
- "El fin del Cobra", Mandrake #8 (1986)
Turkey
- "Kobra'ya Karşı", 1001 Roman #167 - 196 (1942-1943)