Hojo and 8

Hojo and 8

Start date:	December 15th, 1980
End date:	March 14th, 1981
# of strips:	79 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Aleena the Enchantress"
Followed by:	"Mandrake's Family"

"Hojo and 8" is the 175th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

An ambassador is kidnapped on a city street and, lost at the scene a cuff link with the symbole "8". Out on the street Mandrake gives the cuff link to Hojo, but they are being observed by a ferret of 8. Octon are not aware that Hojo is also the mysterious Chief of Inter-Intel, but orders the 6th arm of 8 to abduct Hojo, to ask him out on why he received the cuff link.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Narda, at Xanadu only.
Lothar
Karma, at Xanadu only.
Hojo
Jed
The Police Chief
Octon, voice only.

One-time characters

Ferret of 8, who cases the scene.
Hunter of 8, who commits the crime.
X of 8, the executioners or killers of 8.
The council of 8.

Locations

New York
Xanadu

Organizations

Behind the scenes

Title

The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Mandrake Lore

Hojo is Mandrake's super-chef and major domo. He is super-scholar, fluent in 10 languages and reads 12 more. He is also 10th degree black belt, judo and karate. At Inter-Intel he is known only as a janitor.
Mandrake tells Lothar that Hojo is the mysterious and secret Chief of Inter-Intel.