When Vampires Strike

When Vampires Strike
Start date:	August 30th, 2010
End date:	February 26th, 2011
# of strips:	156 (26 weeks)
Writer:	Fred Fredericks
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Return of Doctor HI-5"
Followed by:	"Guest in the House"

"When Vampires Strike" is the 260th Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda, at Xanadu only
• Lothar, at Xanadu only
• Eric, Mandrake's nephew

One-time characters

• Nell, a schoolgirl up at Timber Lake
• Vera, a schoolgirl up at Timber Lake
• Millie, a policewoman up at Timber Lake
• Chief Bailey, chief of the Timber Lake police
• Doctor Risk, in Timber Lake
• Hector, from Gameland
• Sully, a man in Timber Lake

Locations

• New York City
  • Xanadu
• Timber Lake, a small city
  • the police station
• Gameland, a planet

Behind the scenes

Title

• The title for the story taken from the strip of August 30th, 2010 (Beginning: When Vampires Strike).

Easter Eggs

• Mandrake says that his friend, the Phantom, has an "old jungle saying": "When magic fails, start punching."

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications: