The Gift from 8
| The Gift from 8 | |
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| Start date: | July 10th, 1989 |
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| End date: | October 21th, 1989 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Matter Mover" |
| Followed by: | "King Kered" |
"The Gift from 8" is the 203rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Octon attempting to kill Mandrake, but it is a cover for the seventh arm of 8 to perform a robbery. A great gold robbery at the Federal Bank Deposit.
Appearances
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Easter Eggs – Cameos
- Pamet Street, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
Curiosa
- The strip of August 8th, is filled with as many as nine 8's.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Finland
- "Kasi, koplan lahja", Mustanaamio #6 (1993)
India
- "The Gift from 8" (?) Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #7 (1992)
- "The Gift from 8" (?) Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #54 (1997)
- "Mandrake and the Deadly '8'" Comic World #37 (1999?)
Italy
- "Rapina alla banca federale", Mandrake - New Comics Now #288 (1992)
Norway
- "En gave fra Okton", Fantomet #7 (1993)
Sweden
- "En gåva från Octon", Fantomen #2 (1993)