Jed
| Jed | |
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| First appearance: | "The Cobra Returns" |
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| Created by: | Lee Falk and Fred Fredericks |
Jed is a character from the Mandrake the Magician comic strip that first appeared in "The Cobra Returns".
Fictional Character Biography
Inter-Intel is a non-profit organization supported and used by countries world wide. The purpose of the organization is to be a pool of information about criminals of every nation on earth, to assist the police in their work.
When Inter-Intel got wind the Cobra could be the mastermind behind a number of criminal cases around the world, they wanted to talk to Mandrake. Since he had known the Cobra in his youth and fought him in a previous criminal act. Jed, who worked at Inter-Intel, persuaded[1] the police chief to introduce him and his colleague Mac to Mandrake, by paying a visit to Xanadu.
Shortly afterwards, Jed became[2] the new bureau head of the main office of Inter-Intel, located in New York City. Jed also established[2] a direct line (a striped phone, later[3] red) between Mandrake's study at Xanadu and Jed's office.
Mandrake quickly gets[4] a special position at Inter-Intel. He gets to know all the secret entrances, and gets full access to the database, via Jed, so that he can use the information from here in his fight against criminals. Especially in the fight[5] against the centuries-old criminal organization "The League of 8".
Jed soon became a close friend of Mandrake, and in his spare time in the earliest stories he often[2] [6] came for a visit, spending time by the pool at Xanadu. The surname of Jed is never mentioned, but once his office door had the name Jed Carr[7], and once at his desk it was a name shield with Jed Bart[8]. Jed is most often seen in the offices of Inter-Intel or visiting Xanadu. No mention is made of his family background or living situation. He does not wear a wedding ring and has no personal photos or anything else that gives information about his life outside of working hours at his office.
There must have been some sort of reorganization at the Inter-Intel's New York City bureau after their secret chief got[9] permanent office space here. The door sign on Jed's office changes the job title from Bureau Head to Deputy Chief[10] shortly after. A time after it says Deputy Director[11] on his door sign.
Gradually, Mandrake's need for direct contact with Jed ceases[12] [13] [14] and Jed appears less often in the stories and in increasingly shorter sequences.
Story References
- ↑ 1965, the Sunday story no. 97: "The Cobra Returns"
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 1966, the Sunday story no. 98: "The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel"
- ↑ 1967, the Sunday story no. 102: "The Game of Chance"
- ↑ 1966, the daily story no. 131: "The UFO"
- ↑ 1966, the daily story no. 132: "The Trail of 8"
- ↑ 1967, the Sunday story no. 101: "The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar"
- ↑ 1969, the daily story no. 140: "The Connoisseur"
- ↑ 1970, the Sunday story no. 108: "The 3D Monster"
- ↑ 1972, the daily story no. 150: "The Mission"
- ↑ 1976, the daily story no. 165: "The Mysterious Chief"
- ↑ 1985, the daily story no. 188: "The Supercomputer"
- ↑ 1987, the daily story no. 196: "Deadman's Key"
- ↑ 1996, the daily story no. 224: "Scary Aliens"
- ↑ 1998, the daily story no. 228: "Mandrake's Wedding at Xanadu"
| Characters | |
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| Supporting |
Mandrake the Magician • Chief Bradley • Hojo • Jed • Karma • Lothar • Magnon • Narda • Theron |
| Villains |
Aleena • Derek • Luciphor aka The Cobra • The Mole • The Octon • Saki aka The Clay Camel |