The Earthshaker
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The Earthshaker | |
Start date: | October 25th, 1943 |
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End date: | January 29th, 1944 |
# of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "The Witch of Kaloon" |
Followed by: | "The Dome" |
"The Earthshaker" is the 30th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Manrake receives two invitations for Seven Dunes, one to visit and one to stay away.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Trina, (first week only)
- Old Sandy, an old friend of Mandrake
- Hoss, an oil thief
- Mac, an oil thief
- A deputy, from the sheriff's officer
Locations
- Seven Duns, Old Sandy's ranch
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 23, 1943 (Beginning -- Next Week "The Earthshaker").
Signifiant covers
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Earthshaker", Mandrake The Magician (1948)
Finland
- "Maaron ja Maanjäristysmies", Kippari Kalle #8 (1955)
France
- "Le titan des 7 dunes", Mandrake #283 & Mandrake #284 (1970)
West Germany
- "Der erdbeben mann", Phantom-Heft #2 (1955)
Italy
- "Il titano delle 7 dune", Super Albo #28 (1963)
- "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake #161 (1970)
- "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake #12 (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
- "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake - New Comics Now #213 (1988)
- "Il mistero delle sette dune", L'Adige Fumetti #4 (1990)
- "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake 24 (Comic Art) (1993)
New Zealand
- "The Earthshaker", Mandrake the Magician #132 and Mandrake the Magician #133 (1957)
French Polynesia
- "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake #12 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.
Spain
- "El misterio de las Siete Dunas" & "Los ladrones de petroleo" & "El terremoto", Merlin el Mago Moderno #24 & #25 & #26 (194?)
Sweden
- "Jätten på Seven Dunes", Mandrake (1945)
USA
- "The Earthshaker", Comics Revue #199 – #202 (2002)
- "The Earthshaker", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Earthshaker" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)