Saki, the Clay Camel
| Saki, the Clay Camel | |
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| Start date: | June 17, 1935 |
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| End date: | November 2, 1935 |
| # of strips: | 120 (20 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Monster of Tanov Pass" |
| Followed by: | "The Werewolf" |
"Saki, the Clay Camel" is the 4th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake chases a thief and master of disguises, the Clay Camel.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Princess Narda
- Segrid
- Saki, the Clay Camel.
- Saki disguised as Turo, a stool-pigeon.
- Saki disguised as Kate, the old scrub-woman.
- Saki disguised as Inspector Duffy.
- Saki disguised as Mandrake.
One-time characters
- Inspector Duffy
- Lizzie, servant of Narda.
Locations
- Beran, in Nothern Arabia.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
USA
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Saki, O Maior Ladrão da Arábia!", Gibi Semanal #28 (1975)
- "Mandrake Contra Saki, o Ladrão de Mil Caras!", Mandrake Coleção #3 (1989)
France
- "Le dromadaire d'argile", Hop-là! (1937-1938)
- "Saki", Mandrake #19 and "Les cent visage di Saki", Mandrake #20 (1963)
- "Le chameau d'argile", Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 2 (1982)
French Polynesia
- "Il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Mandrake #29 & #30 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.
Italy
- "Il cammello di argilla", L'Avventuroso #85 - #108 (1936)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #4 (1937)
- "Il cammello d’argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake #6 and #9 (1946)
- "Il cammello d’argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake #6 and #7 (1949)
- "Saki, il cammello d'argilla" & "I mille volti di Saki", Mandrake #32 and #33 (1964)
- "Saki, il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Special Mandrake #159 and #160 (1965)
- "no title", L'olimpo del fumetti #8 (1972)
- "Il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Mandrake #29 & #30 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Mandrake - New Comics Now #116 (1984)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Mandrake 4 (Comic Art) (1991)
- "Il cammello d’argilla", Mandrake il mago (2014)
Portugal
Turkey
- "Hırsızlar Peşinde", Afacan #27 - 32 (1942) Note: strips from Sept 16, missing the 4 last strips and some strips are cencored
- "Karşi Karşiya", Afacan #27 - 32 (1942) Note: strips from Sept 17, some strips are cencored. Probably traced from Afacan.
Spain
- "El Camello de Arcilla", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #16 - Mandrake #4 (1982)
- "Saki, el Camello de Barro", Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial) (2022)
United Kingdom
- "Saki, the Clay Camel", Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra (2016)