The Garden of Wuzzu
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| The Garden of Wuzzu | |
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| Start date: | January 30th, 1944 |
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| End date: | May 21st, 1944 |
| # of strips: | 17 (17 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Gloria Golden" |
| Followed by: | "The Circus Adventure" |
"The Garden of Wuzzu" is the 26th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
In a fertile vally of a strange country Mandrake and Lothar reached a village. Soon they discover that the village is terrorized by Wuzzu, the wizard. If they did not obey him, he stole their souls and planted it in his garden.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Wuzzu, the wizard.
- Jorga, a man in the village.
- Bella, Jorga's daughter.
- Angry scarlet hounds.
Locations
- A strange country.
- A fertile vally
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of January 23 and 30 (Beginning Next Week "The Garden of Wuzzu" / Beginning - The Garden of Wuzzu !).
Signifiant covers
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "no title", Novo Gibi #1807 (1952)
- "O Jardim de Wuzzu", Mandrake #48 (1961)
- "O Jardim de Wuzzu", Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1946 (1945)
- "O Jardim de Wuzu", Mandrake #226 (1974)
France
- "Le sinistre jardin de Wouzou", Mandrake #25 (1963)
- "Le sinistre jardin de Wouzou", Mandrake #315 (1971)
- "Le jardin de Wouzou", L'âge d'or Mandrake #4 (1980)
- "Le jardin de Wouzou", Mandrake le Magicien (Editions de la Porte Dorée) 2 (2015)
Italy
- "Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu", Mandrake #34 (1963)
- "Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu", I Classici dell'Avventura #71 (1964)
- "Il giardino di Wuzzu", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #4 (1980)
- "Il sinistro giardino di Wuzzu", Mandrake - New Comics Now #42 (1981)
Spain
- "El jardin de Uzú", Merlin el Mago Moderno #14 (1945)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #110, King Comics #111, King Comics #112, King Comics #113 and King Comics #114 (1945)
- "The Garden of Wuzzu", The Official Mandrake Sundays #1 (1989)
Yugoslavia
- "Vizuov vrt", Biblioteka Nostalgija #13 (1991)