The Cloud (Daily story 1984)

The Cloud
Italian text
Start date:	March 5th, 1984
End date:	May 12th, 1984
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Little Man"
Followed by:	"The Frightful School Day"

"The Cloud" is the 185th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A mysterious cloud hovering over Xanadu. Suddenly Mandrake and Lothar find themself inside a strange spy ship, disguised as a cloud.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda, at Xanadu only.
• Chief Bradley

One-time characters

• Jack, a man working at the control tower at the airport.
• Jim, a helicopter pilot.

Locations

• Xanadu

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of March 5th, 1984 (Beginning: "The Cloud").

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "A Nuvem", Mandrake Almanaque #1 (1986)

Finland

• "Pilvien arvoitus", Mustanaamio #9 (1990)

India

• "The Strange Cloud Ship", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 41 (1985)
• "The Mysterious Clouds" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #6 (1992)
• "The Mysterious Clouds" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #53 (1997)

Italy

• "La nuvola", Mandrake - New Comics Now #171 (1986)

Norway

• "Skymysteriet", Fantomet #17 (1990)

Spain

• "La Nube", Mandrake #39 (1998)

Sweden

• "Molnmysteriet", Fantomen #13 (1989)

Turkey

• "Esrarengiz Bulut", Mandrake #42 #43
• "Esrarengiz Bulut", Mandrake Süper Albüm #12
• "Esrarengiz Bulut", Mandrake Süper Albüm #56 #57

Yugoslavia

• "Oblak", Super EKS Almanah #71 (1985)