The Cave Mystery
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| The Cave Mystery | |
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| Start date: | July 13th, 1980 |
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| End date: | November 2nd, 1980 |
| # of strips: | 17 |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Mandrake's Hate Club" |
| Followed by: | "The Rat Men" |
"The Cave Mystery" is the 144th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Long time ago a strange object from outer space landed on Earth. The ages pass, ice age, earthquakes, mountain rise, and the strange object became hidden under a mountain. Untill one day ...
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- A tyrannosaurus rex
- A MP
- A major
- A sergant
Locations
- An area for underground bomb test.
- New York City
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of August 17, 1980 (Next Week: The Cave Mystery cont'd).
- In the first strip Mandrake is the narrator: "This story begins a long time ago"
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "The Hostile Alien", Indrajal Comics #400 and #401 (1982)
Italy
- "Il mistero della caverna", Mandrake - New Comics Now #69 (1982)
Portugal
- "A Ostra do Espaço", Viva! #4 (1985)
Turkey
- "Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Albüm #156
- "Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #67
- "Uzay Gemisi", Mandrake Süper Albüm #28