The Hijacking
| The Hijacking | |
 Italian text | |
| Start date: | September 23, 1985 |
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| End date: | December 14, 1985 |
| # of strips: | 72 (12 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Reni's Place" |
| Followed by: | "Lothar’s Afternoon" |
"The Hijacking" is the 190th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
FBI are on the trial of a gang of vicious killer terrorists. They plan to board a loaded passenger plane, flight XV69, and FBI want to catch them in act. A case for Mandrake..
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Vicky, a hijacker.
- Rudy, a hijacker.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Real Magic
- Mandrake use kinetic magic to play with the phone.
Easter Eggs
- The Phantom on a comic book cover.
23 Sep, 1985
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Brincadeira de Criança", Mandrake Extra #5 (1987)
Finland
- "Konekaappaus", Mustanaamio #4 (1990)
- "Lentokonekaappaus", Mustanaamio #2 (1996)
India
- "The Noose of Guilt", Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 40 and Vol. 23 No. 41 (1986)
Italy
- "Pirateria aerea", Mandrake - New Comics Now #186 (1986)
Norway
- "Flygkapningen", Fantomet #2 (1996)
Spain
- "Mandrake, Sheriff del Aire", Mandrake #46 (2000)
Sweden
- "Flygkapningen", Fantomen #20 (1989)
- "Flygkapningen", Fantomen #2 (1996)
Yugoslavia
- "Otmičari aviona vole igru", Super EKS Almanah #81 (1986)