Caccia al Grisbi (Spada)
| Caccia al Grisbi | |
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| 1st publication: | Mandrake #156 (1970) |
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| # of pages: | 24 pgs |
| Writer: | n/a |
| Artist: | Senio Pratesi |
| Producer: | Fratelli Spada |
"Caccia al Grisbi" is an Italian made Mandrake story from 1970.
Plot summary
Ruth and John are on a trip to the prison to pick up Ruth's old uncle who has been imprisoned for thirty years. But Uncle Ken shares a cell with another dangerous criminal, Centofacce - the man with the thousand faces. Centofacce sees the opportunity to escape from prison, and makes himself a mask so that he looks like Ken.
He succeeds in getting out and he is looking for the hidden treasure of two million, which he hid before he ended up in prison.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Jed
- The Police Chief
- Centofacce, the man with the thousand faces
One-time characters
- Ken, an elderly criminal
- Ruth Tomys, Ken's niece
- John, Ruth's fiancé (?)
- The prison director, at Forte Inferno
- Mr. Drago,
Locations
- New York City
- Forte Inferno, a prison
- Villa Bella, home of Ruth
Behind the scenes
Easter Eggs
The book title: Confucio Massim(o), something to do with Massimo Liorni. The posters with the text Boys & Girls - Your Milk, Wallace Inc. IT Comics, Swat Tour - T Win gt car set by Ma** is a kind of internal humor. It is interesting that the Swat Tour poster is pasted over another poster with a picture of a woman. The man in the panel and his shadow point to a crack in this poster, and this crack is drawn as a hand pointing at the woman. The text on this poster is incomplete: OL* GILY.
The artist
The style of this story is similar to other stories made by Senio Pratesi. The secondary figures are drawn with proportions that are more realistic, but still with some exaggeration, especially when it comes to facial expressions and posture. The women often have slanted large and expressive eyes with large marked eyelashes.
What stands out in this story is the use of Easter Eggs and a focus on a Citroën DS car. This is not something you see in Pratesi's other stories about the Phantom or Mandrake.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
France
- "Chasse au Grisbi", Mandrake #278 (1970)
Italy
- "Caccia al Grisbi", Mandrake #156 (1970)