The Earthshaker

The Earthshaker
Start date:	October 25th, 1943
End date:	January 29th, 1944
# of strips:	84 (14 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Witch of Kaloon"
Followed by:	"The Dome"

"The Earthshaker" is the 30th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.

Plot Summary

Mandrake receives two invitations for Seven Dunes, one to visit and one to stay away.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

• Trina, (first week only)
• Old Sandy, an old friend of Mandrake
• Hoss, an oil thief
• Mac, an oil thief
• A deputy, from the sheriff's officer

Locations

• Seven Duns, Old Sandy's ranch

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 23, 1943 (Beginning -- Next Week "The Earthshaker").

Signifiant covers

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Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Earthshaker", Mandrake The Magician (1948)

Finland

• "Maaron ja Maanjäristysmies", Kippari Kalle #8 (1955)

France

• "Le titan des 7 dunes", Mandrake #283 & Mandrake #284 (1970)

West Germany

• "Der erdbeben mann", Phantom-Heft #2 (1955)

Italy

• "Il titano delle 7 dune", Super Albo #28 (1963)
• "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake #161 (1970)
• "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake #12 (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
• "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake - New Comics Now #213 (1988)
• "Il mistero delle sette dune", L'Adige Fumetti #4 (1990)
• "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake 24 (Comic Art) (1993)

New Zealand

• "The Earthshaker", Mandrake the Magician #131, Mandrake the Magician #132 and Mandrake the Magician #133 (1957)

French Polynesia

• "Il titano delle sette dune", Mandrake #12 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.

Spain

• "El misterio de las Siete Dunas" & "Los ladrones de petroleo" & "El terremoto", Merlin el Mago Moderno #24 & #25 & #26 (1946)

Sweden

• "Jätten på Seven Dunes", Mandrake (1945)

USA

• "The Earthshaker", Comics Revue #199 – #202 (2002)
• "The Earthshaker", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Earthshaker" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)