The Plane Hijackers

The Plane Hijackers
Start date:	November 8th, 1975
End date:	December 28th, 1975
# of strips:	8 (8 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Ghost Town"
Followed by:	"Heavy"

"The Plane Hijackers" is the 128th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake and Lothar approaching the state prison when a passenger plane lands on the road in front of them.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda, at Xanadu only.
• Karma, at Xanadu only.

One-time characters

• A Sheriff
• Ripper White, a convict killer.
• Mugger Smith, a convict killer.
• Slasher Jones, a convict killer.
• A Warden.
• Jud, a plain hijacker.
• Glenda, a plain hijacker.

Locations

• The Desert
  • Ghost Town
  • The State Prison

Behind the scenes

• The story title is lifted from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Operacion Fuga", Sandokan #7 (1982)

France

• "La ville des fantomes", Mandrake #439 (1978)

India

• "A Strange Barter", Indrajal Comics #277 (1977)

Italy

• "La città dei fantasmi", Mandrake #84 (1978)
• "Terrorismo aereo", Mandrake - New Comics Now #375 (1997)

Portugal

• "Os piratas do ar", Jornal do Cuto #145 (1976)

Turkey

• "Hayaletler Kasabası", Mandrake #151 & #152 (1977)
• "Hayaletler Kasabası", Mandrake Albüm #51
• "Hayaletler Kasabası", Mandrake Albüm #151
• "Hayaletler Kasabası", Mandrake Süper Albüm #29 & #30
• "Hayaletler Kasabası", Mandrake Süper Albüm #4

Yugoslavia

• "(no given title)", Mini EKS Almanah #3 (1980)