The Mystery
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| The Mystery | |
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| Start date: | August 30, 1970 |
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| End date: | January 3, 1971 |
| # of strips: | 19 (19 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Solar Wind" |
| Followed by: | "The Mystery of Hojo" |
"The Mystery" is the 110th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Two men came to Inter-Intel with a serious crime problem. Jed thought Mandrake was the right man to ask for help with this weird and unusual crime mystery. The two men was involved in a secret underwater experiment and research. 1200 foot deep they had a underwather sea lab, "Ocean Lab 1". Somehow, almost daily vital documents were stolen and continue to be stolen. A mystery....
Appearances
Locations
- New York City
Organizations
Vehicles
- Ocean Lab 1, 1200 feet below the surface
- S.S. Neptune
Behind the scenes
- The story title is from the strip of September 13, 1970 (Next Week: The Mystery).
Signifiant cover
Brazil
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Mistério no Fundo do Mar", Mandrake #179 (1971)
Italy
- "La spia degli abissi", Mandrake #200 and #201 (1971)
Portugal
- "A Foca Amestrada", Mundo de Aventuras #1221 (1973)
Spain
- "El espia de los abismos", Pocket de Ases #38 (1984)
- "Enigma bajo el mar", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1968–1972 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)
Turkey
- "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake #126 & #127 & #128 (1976)
- "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake Albüm #42 & #43
- "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake #50 & #51
- "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake Süper Albüm #15
- "Demiz Dibindeki Hırsız", Mandrake Süper Albüm #62 & #63
Yugoslavia
- "Nemirno more", Super EKS Almanah #51 (1984)