Unhappy Returns

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1st publication:	Defenders of the Earth - Dark Destiny 1 (Mad Cave)
# of pages:	24 pgs
Writer:	Dan DiDio
Artist:	Alex Sanchez
Producer:	{{{Producer}}}

Unhappy Returns is an US made Defenders of the Earth story from 2026, featuring Mandrake the Magician with The Phantom and Flash Gordon.

Plot summary

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• The Phantom
• Flash Gordon

One-time characters

• Dale Arden, Flash Gordon 's wife
• Ming the merciless, becoming a God afther his death
• Rick Gordon, son of Flash Gordon and Dale Arden
• LJ, son of Lother and Chakara, Seven Nations' chieftain
• Jedda Walker, daughter of Kit Walker the son of The Phantom
• The Weather Demon, an old Singh Pirate
• Octon, masqueraded as Viock, Grand Vizier to King Jurid
• The Lion Men.

Locations

• Planet Mongo
• Sea Station Earth

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

USA

• "Unhappy Returns", Defenders of the Earth - Dark Destiny 3 (Mad Cave) (2026)