39013

39013
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Created by:	Fred Fredericks

"Daredevils of the Red Circle" is a 12-Chapter Republic Movie Serial from 1939 starring Charles Quigley, David Sharpe, Herman Brix (better known under his subsequent stage name, Bruce Bennett) and Charles Middleton. It was directed by William Witney and John English and is often considered one of the better serials produced by Republic. The serial was the fourteenth of the sixty-six serials produced by the studio.

Plot summary

An escaped convict named Harry Crowel (he prefers to be called by his prison number, 39013, pronounced Thirty-nine-Oh-thirteen) sets out to ruin Horace Granville (Miles Mander) by destroying all his holdings and properties. Charles (Ming the Merciless) Middleton plays 39013, who, by wearing a really good mask is posing as Granville.

39013 appearances in the Mandrake strip

Fred Fredericks has inserted the number "39013" several times into the Mandrake strip, for example in pictures of a convict or a mug shot.

Year	Daily/Sunday	Title	Comments
1967	Daily	"The Secret Weapon Caper"	a mug shot with prison number 39013.
1970	Daily	"Karma's Adventure"	Dr. Oork have prison number 39013.
1970	Daily	"The Clay Camel (plus Women's Lib!)"	The Clay Camel have prison number 39013.
1972	Daily	"Dr Xoz Prof. of Smells"	Dr Xoz have prison number 39013.
1980	Daily	"Hojo and 8"	39013 on a license plate.
1985	Daily	"Lothar’s Afternoon"	39013 on a window.
1989	Daily	"King Kered"	Derek have prison number 39013.
1992	Sunday	"The Prison Break"	prison number 39013.
1995	Daily	"The Monster Thief"	prison number 39013.
1996	Daily	"Clay Camel and the Ganglords"	A ganglord have prison number 39013.
1997	Daily	"Mandrake's Wedding at the College of Magic"	Mandrake have prison number 39013.