The Impostor
| The Impostor | |
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| Start date: | October 6, 1952 |
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| End date: | December 27, 1952 |
| # of strips: | 72 (12 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Out of Nowhere" |
| Followed by: | "The Jungle Witch" |
"The Impostor" is the 70th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
In every village trader Sam sees a statue of King Lothar. He found that the King lives in America and have been away for many years. Slowly a plan to gain power and wealth begin to take shape. power and money
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Trader Sam, a trader.
- Kid Socky, an escaped prisoner
Locations
- New York
- Africa
- Federated Tribes
- Nargda, a town in central Africa
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is given in the strip of October 4, 1952 (Next Week - The Impostor).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El impostor", Gran Bonete #11 (1955)
- "no title", Mandrake el Mago #14 (1960 or 1961)
Australia
- "The Impostor", Mandrake Comic #15 (1955)
Brazil
- "O rei Lotar", Mandrake #1 (1953)
- "O rei Lothar", Almanaque do Mandrake #1 (1979)
Finland
- "Mandrake ja Lotharin Kaksoisolento", Sarjakuvalehti #7 (1960)
France
- "Le roi fantoche", Mandrake #11 (1963)
- "Le roi fantoche",Spécial Mandrake #42 (1967)
- "L'imposteur", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)
Indonesia
- "Pseudo Lothar Kontra King Lothar", Mandrake (1953 ?)
Italy
- "Il re fantoccio", Albo Furore #5, #6, #7, #8 and #9 (1953)
- "Il re fantoccio", Il Vascello #35 (1960)
- "Il re fantoccio", I Classici dell'Avventura #7 (1962)
- "Il re fantoccio", Super Albo #132 (1965)
- "Il re fantoccio", Mandrake - New Comics Now #305 (1993)
- "Il re fantoccio", Mandrake 53 (Comic Art) (1997)
Mexico
- "El falso del Lotario", Paquito #11016 (1953)
New Zealand
- "The Impostor", Mandrake the Magician #96 and Mandrake the Magician #97 (1955)
Portugal
- "O Rei dos Negros", Mundo de Aventuras #240 to Mundo de Aventuras #252 (1954)