The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles

The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles

Start date:	November 9th, 1941
End date:	April 12th, 1942
# of strips:	23 (23 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants"
Followed by:	"Pacifica"

"The Flame Pearls Pt.8: The Hungry Isles" is the 21st Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. Now they have reached a string of small islands, known as The Hungry Isles. Then they are attacked and captured by pirates. Finaly, passing through a great cirkle of fire that burns on the water and reach a small floating island, the Flame Pearl Island.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Colonel Barton
June, daughter of Colonel Barton.

One-time characters

Captain Beeker, on Argos.
The pirate leader.
Davey Jones, mentioned only in an incantation.

Locations

South Pacific.
The Hungry Isles.
The Burning Water.
- Flame Pearl Island, a small floating isle.

Vehicles

S.S.Argos, Colonel Barton's yacht.

Behind the scenes

The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
The "Flame Pearls" story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".