The Cloud (Sunday story 1998)

The Cloud
Start date:	November 29th, 1998
End date:	April 11th, 1999
# of strips:	20
Writer:	Fred Fredericks
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Mandrake Marries Narda"
Followed by:	"The Bullies"

"The Cloud" is the 177th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was based on a script by Lee Falk, rewritten and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A mysterious cloud hovering over Xanadu. Suddenly Mandrake and Lothar find themself inside a strange spy ship, disguised as a cloud.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda, at Xanadu only.
• Chief Bradley

One-time characters

• Jack, a man working at the control tower at the airport.
• Jim, a helicopter pilot.

Locations

• Xanadu

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of November 29th, 1998 (Beginning: "The Cloud").
• The plot is same as the daily story: The Cloud

Signifiant cover

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  India

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

India

• "മാന്‍ഡ്രേക്കും ചാരസംഘവും" (romanized as "Mandrakum Charasanghavum"), Mandrake #4 (2019)
• "The Cloud" Mandrake the Magician #6 (2022)