The Fisherman (1998 story)
| The Fisherman | |
  (Re-released in 2016) | |
| Start date: | December 14th, 1998 |
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| End date: | February 13th, 1999 |
| # of strips: | 54 (9 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Aliens" |
| Followed by: | "The Secret Mission" |
"The Fisherman" is the 230th Mandrake daily story.
The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Do cloud people fish? A case for Mandrake.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda, at Xanadu only
- Karma, on phone only
- Lothar
- The Police Chief, as Chief Brad
One-time characters
- Mr. Clem, a fisherman
- Kathy Clem, Clem's wife
- Policeman
- Farmer
- The farmers son
- The Cloud People, creatures of pure energy, children of lightning.
Locations
- New York
- C.S. Department
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of December 12, 1998 (Beginning: The Fisherman).
Re-released story in 2016
- Start date: 23 May 2016 / End date: 23 July 2016
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Turkey
- "Şimşeğin çocukları", Sihirbaz Mandrake ve Abdullah (2009)