Return of the Tourist
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| Return of the Tourist | |
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| Start date: | December 9th, 2001 |
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| End date: | May 12th, 2002 |
| # of strips: | 23 |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Trouble with Hobbies" |
| Followed by: | "Shadows on Devil Road" |
"Return of the Tourist" is the 186th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
A short middel-aged man with glasses, hat and topcoat suddenly turn up - looking for Tutti-Frutti ice cream. It was The Tourist, a timetraveler from 3 000 years in the future. Harmless but with a talent for getting into trouble - big trouble.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Ed, a man washing his car
- Pete, a man at a small resturant
- Red, a man at a small amusement park
- Ernie, a policeman
- Timmy, a small boy trapped inside a safe
- Checker, a would-be bank robber
- Jack, a friend of Checker on the phone
- Sabby, a would-be bank robber
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of December 9th, 2001 (Beginning: Return of the Tourist).
Easter Eggs
9 Dec, 2001 (part of panel)
Signifiant cover
India
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "Return of the Tourist" Mandrake the Magician #11 (2023)
Jamaica
- The Daily Gleaner (December 9, 2001 - May 12, 2002 )