The Giant Head
| The Giant Head | |
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| Start date: | March 21st, 1976 |
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| End date: | June 13th, 1976 |
| # of strips: | 13 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Heavy" |
| Followed by: | "Moxley University Robbers" |
"The Giant Head" is the 130th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Mandrake once again have phoned the president of Moxley U to tell he they have been delayed. On the road the see a giant head, when they investigate the mystery their car gets stolen.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- A sculptor.
- The sculptor's wife.
- Bank robber #1
- Bank robber #2
- A Sheriff.
Locations
- The Desert
- Highway 49
Behind the scenes
- The story title is lifted from the strip of March 28, 1976 (Beginning: The Giant Head !).
- Moxley U, a university named after Lee Falk's wife.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El Rostro del Desierto", Sandokan #9 (1982)
France
- "La tête géante", Mandrake #438 (1978)
- "La tête géante", Le Journal de Mickey #1374-#1377 (1978)
- "La tête géante", Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 1 (2015)
India
- "The Dragnet", Indrajal Comics #348 (1980)
Italy
- "La testa del gigante", Mandrake #83 (1978)
- "La testa del gigante", Mandrake - New Comics Now #376 (1997)
Portugal
- "A Cabeça Gigante", Jornal do Cuto #169 (1977)
Turkey
- "Olaylı Yolculuk", Mandrake #153 & #154 & #155 (1977)
- "Olaylı Yolculuk", Mandrake Albüm #51 & #52
- "Olaylı Yolculuk", Mandrake Süper Albüm #31
Yugoslavia
- (no given title), Super EKS Almanah #5 (1980)