Aleena
| Aleena | |
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| First appearance: | "The Enchantress" |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk and Phil Davis |
Aleena is a character from Mandrake comic strip that first appeared in "The Enchantress".
Fictional Character Biography
The Phil Davis Era
Aleena was a student at the "College of Magic" at the same time as Mandrake, and they became sweethearts when they were around sixteen and seventeen.
To Narda, Mandrake described her as beautiful in a wild way. He also said that she was the only girl who had ever studied at the college and that she was very talented.
Aleena came from a remote small country in southern Europe and when her parents fell ill she had to finish her studies and go home. When they parted, they made an agreement that they would meet again after thirteen years, at Bald Mountain[footnotes 1].
After all theese years Mandrake only vaguely remembered her and had no intention of meeting her again, but Aleena had completely different plans. She envisioned them getting married, and she used her powers to trick Mandrake into coming to the Bald Mountain.
She told that thirteen years ago when she returned home the country was in the hands of evil men, tyrants. Using her powers, she helped the rightful king regain his crown. A little later she helped the king in battle against a hostile king. In gratitude, the king gave her the residence Bald Mountain.
Bald Mountain was a mountain peak where a secret entrance led to an elevator. At the top of the mountain was a palace-like house surrounded by a beautiful garden with fountains and a small zoo of its own. The palace was built in marble and room after room was filled with art treasures.
After a woman to woman conversation with Narda, Aleena decided not to marry Mandrake, but rather to choose Gurn, who had been infatuated with her for a long time.
The Fred Fredericks Era
Later she became a frivolous vain woman and misused the powers she had learned, mostly to get husbonds.
Aleena has been married and divorsed six times.
Note
- ↑ A little mystery in the script: Why did they agree to meet at Bald Mountain? This was a place Aleena didn't get until sometime after she left College of Magic.
Behind the scenes
- Aleena, named after Lee Falk's mother or his stepsister Ailine (Aileen/Arleen).
Notable appearances
The stories where Aleena has featured are:
| Year | Daily/Sunday | Title | Artist | Comments |
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| 1954 | Daily | "The Enchantress" | Davis | Marries Gurn |
| 1973 | Daily | "Tale of Aleena" | Fredericks | |
| 1980 | Daily | "Aleena the Enchantress" | Fredericks | |
| 1986 | Daily | "Aleena and the Smugglers" | Fredericks |
| Characters | |
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| Supporting |
Mandrake the Magician • Chief Bradley • Hojo • Jed • Karma • Lothar • Magnon • Narda • Theron |
| Villains |
Aleena • Derek • Luciphor aka The Cobra • The Mole • The Octon • Saki aka The Clay Camel |