The Kraken

The Kraken
Start date:	November 23rd, 1986
End date:	July 12th, 1987
# of strips:	34
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Lost City"
Followed by:	"The Floating Island"

"The Kraken" is the 156th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake's old friend captain Jon invited him to join him for a search for Kraken, an ancient legendary sea monster.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake the Magician
• Lothar
• Narda
• Karma

One-time characters

• Captain Jon, an explorer

Locations

• New York
• The Caribbean

Vehicles

• S.S. Kraken, Captain Jon's yacht.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

India

• "The Undersea Killer Monster", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 14 and Vol. 25 No. 15 (1988)

Italy

• "Il Kraken", Mandrake - New Comics Now #219 (1988)

USA

• "no title", The Official Mandrake #15 + Prince Valiant Monthly #1, #2 and #3 + The Official Mandrake Monthly #1 and #2 (1989)