The Chief
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| The Chief | |
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| Start date: | June 15, 1964 |
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| End date: | August 22, 1964 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Butterfly Man" |
| Followed by: | "Return of the Mirror People" |
"The Chief" is the 125th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Ten years ago the Police Chief's testimony nailed "Curls", and the racket king was jailed. Now "Curls" is released from jail, and he want revenge..
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda, two pictures only.
- The Police Chief
One-time characters
- "Curls", a vicious racketeer.
- Chris, only son of the Police Chief studying to be a minister.
- Jim, a police man.
- "Rocks", a crook.
- "Big Sam", a crook.
- "Trigger John", a crook.
- "Mac", a crook.
- "Big Joe", a crook.
- "Ed the Knife", a crook.
- Pete, one of "Curls"' men.
- Daily Trumpet, a newspaper.
Locations
- New York
- Ed's Place, a bar.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story taken from the strip of June 15, 1964 (Beginning: The Chief).
- The Police Chief is a widower.
- The Police Chief is honored for 30th year on force.
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
India
India
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Spain
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Cilada", Mandrake #97 (1964)
- "A Cilada", Mandrake #221 (1974)
- "Vingança A Qualquer Preço", Mandrake #313 (1982)
- "O Chefe", Mandrake #1 (2013)
Finland
- "Koston henki", Mustanaamio #25 (1981)
West Germany
- "Curls Rache", Mandra der Magier #1 (1980)
France
- "Angoissant dilemme", Mandrake #131 & "Le procès du commissaire", Mandrake #132 (1967)
- "Angoissant dilemme", Spécial Mandrake #4 (1974)
- "La machination", Le Journal de Mickey #1438-#1445 (1980)
- "La machination", Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 2 (2015)
- "La machination", Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 2) (2017)
India
- "The Mouse Trap" Indrajal Comics #90 (1969)
- "The Conspiring Outlaw", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 39 (1987)
- "The Trap", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #32 (1995)
- "The Trap", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #71 (1998)
Italy
- "Angoscioso dilemma", Mandrake #84 (1965)
- "Angoscioso dilemma", Mandrake - New Comics Now #167 (1986)
Norway
- "Komplottet", Semic Superpocket #3 (1982)
- "Fengselsfuglen", Fantomet #8 (1989)
- "Politisjefen", Klassikerserien (2003)
Portugal
- "A Vingança", Mundo de Aventuras #840 (1965)
Spain
- "El terrible rizos", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #72c (1964)
- "El terrible rizos", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
- "El terrible rizos", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #15C (1970)
- "La Venganza de Curls", Pocket de Ases #29 (1983)
Sweden
- "Kåkfararen", Fantomen #14 (1981)
Turkey
- "İftira", Mandrake #207 & #208 (1978)
- "İftira", Mandrake Albüm #67 (1978)