The Ocean Wind
| The Ocean Wind | |
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| Start date: | July 25, 1954 |
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| End date: | December 12, 1954 |
| # of strips: | 21 (21 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Tomb" |
| Followed by: | "The Sleeping Forest" |
"The Ocean Wind" is the 63rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake and Narda are on a around-the-world cruise on the "Ocean Wind". When they made a stop at an tropical isle someone tried to defraud Harry to buy an island with centaurs. Next they where attacked by zeppelin pirates, then they saw a strange sight. An old man riding on a leaping porpoise, blowing on a silver whisle.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Sir Harry, one of the world's richest men - hunter, sportsman, collector..
- Baron Burle, a swindler
- Swindler #
- Zeppelin pirates
- An old man, who grew up on the ocean
Locations
- A tropical island
- Los Hope Isle, a small tropical island
Vehicles
- S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
Behind the scenes
- The story title is from the strip of July 18, 1954 (Next Week: The Ocean Wind -).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Viagem Fantástica", Mandrake - Edição Extra (1972)
- "no title", Almanaque do Mandrake (1956)
- "A Viagem Fantástica", Mandrake Especial #24 (1989)
Finland
- "Kentauri" & "Zeppeliinirosvot" & "Salaperäinen huilumies", Mustanaamio #21, #6 and #9 (2000-2001)
France
- "Le dompteur de baleines", Mandrake #17 (1963)
- "Le dompteur de baleines", Mandrake #271 (1970)
- "Les centaures", "Les forbans du ciel", "Le maître des baleines" and "Les fleurs étranges", Le Journal de Mickey #977-#984 (1971)
Italy
- "Il domatore di balene", Il Vascello #37 (1960)
- "Il domatore di balene", I Classici dell'Avventura #7 (1962)
- "Il domatore di balene", Mandrake #150 (1970)
- "I centauri", "I pirati dell’aria" and "Il signore del mare", Mandrake - New Comics Now #257 (1989)
Mexico
- "Aventuras en el Mar", Mandrake el mago #11 (1966) note: starting 17 October, 1954.
- "La Isla Misteriosa", Mandrake el mago #13 (1966) note: ending 10 October, 1954.
Norway
- "Kentauren" & "Zeppelinpiratene" & "Mannen med sølvfløyten", Fantomet #21, #6 and #9 (2000-2001)
Sweden
- "Kentauren" (?) & "Zeppelinarpiraterna" (?) & "Valdomptören" (?), Serie-pressen #8 & #9 & #10 & #11 (1972)
- "Kentauren" & "Zeppelinarpiraterna" & "Valdomptören", Fantomen #21 , #6 and #9 (2000-2001)
Turkey
- "Okyanus Rüzagarı", Mandrake #121 & #122 (1976)
- "Okyanus Rüzagarı", Mandrake Albüm #41
USA
- "The Ocean Wind", Mandrake Sundays #6 (1989)