The Experiment
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| The Experiment | |
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| Start date: | September 5, 1955 |
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| End date: | November 12, 1955 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "U-Hunt" |
| Followed by: | "Michael" |
"The Experiment" is the 84th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Still on vacation Mandrake and Lothar now are on a train. Suddenly the train jolts to a sudden stop and the train driver claims he saw a giant grasshopper on the rails. Our friends jump off the train to investigate the mystery closer.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mac, a train driver.
- Phillips, a scientist.
- Val, the daughter of Phillips.
Locations
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of September 3, 1955 (Next Week: Experiment).
- Val is probably named after Lee Falk's daughter Valerie Falk.
Signifiant covers
Argentina
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy
Portugal
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "??", Mandrake el Mago #76 (1966)
- "El gigante", Mandrake el Mago #3 (2003 ?)
Brazil
- "no title", Mandrake #20 (1956)
- "Os Insetos Gigantes", Mandrake #294 (1980)
Denmark
- "Kæmpeinsekterne", Fantomet #172 (1981)
Finland
- "Jättihyönteiset", Mustanaamio #16 (1978)
- "Jättihyönteiset", Sarjakirja #114 (1986)
France
- "Les monstres radioactifs", Spécial Mandrake #80 (1970)
- "Les monstres radioactifs", Mandrake le Magicien - L'intégrale 3 (Soleil) (1993)
- "Expérience", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "I mostri radioattivi", Il Vascello #14 (1959)
- "I monstri radioattivi", I Classici dell'Avventura #9(1962)
- "I mostri radioattivi", Super Albo #142 (1965)
- "I mostri radioattivi", Mandrake - New Comics Now #331 (1994)
Norway
- "Kjempeinsektene", Fantomet #24 (1980)
- "Kjempeinsektene", Serie-pocket #119 (1986)
Portugal
- "Experiências Perigosas", Tigre #30 (1957)
Sweden
- "Jätteinsekterna", Fantomen #8 (1978)
Yugoslavia
- "Експеримент" ("romanized as "Eksperiment"), Politikin Zabavnik #984 (1970)