The Jungle Witch
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| The Jungle Witch | |
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| Start date: | December 29, 1952 |
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| End date: | April 18, 1953 |
| # of strips: | 96 (16 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Impostor" |
| Followed by: | "The Vanishing Rocket" |
"The Jungle Witch" is the 71th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake decides to find out if there is something in the rumors about the mystrious Jungle Witch, ruler of the living dead.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Witch Doctor
- Betta, the Jungle Witch.
- An old trader.
- Jorge, a servant.
- Aga, a servant.
- Doc, a famous chemist.
Locations
- Africa
- Village, home of Lothar
- A trading post
- Land of the living dead
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is given in the strip of December 29, 1952 (Beginning: The Jungle Witch).
Mystery
- Tigers live in the jungles of Lothar's homeland.
Signifiant covers
Argentina
Austria
Austria
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Italy
Portugal
Portugal
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "La Bruja de la Selva", Gran Bonete #5 (1955)
- "La Hechicera de la Jungla", Libro de Oro - Mandrake el Mago #2 (1961)
- "La hechicera de la jungla", Anuario de Mandrake el mago (Impacto) (1967)
Austria
- "Die Dschungelhexe", Mandra der Magier und Rip Korby #1 (1965)
- "Die lebenden Toten", Mandra der Magier und Rip Korby #2 (1965)
Brazil
- "A Feiticeira da Selva", Mandrake #3 (1953)
- "Os Mortos Vivos", Mandrake #187 (1972)
- "A Feiticeira da Selva", Mandrake #239 (1976)
- "A Feiticeira", Mandrake #284 (1979)
Finland
- "Viidakkonoita", Taika-Jim Viidakkonoita (2012)
France
- "La sorcière de la jungle", Spécial Mandrake #18 (1965)
- "La sorcière de la jungle", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)
Italy
- "La strega della giungla", Albo Furore #18, #19 and #20 (1954)
- "I veleni degli indigeni", Celebri eroi dell'avventura #12 (1955)
- "La strega della giungla", Super Albo #8 (1961)
- "La strega della giungla", I Classici dell'Avventura #13 (1962)
- "La strega della giungla", Super Albo #116 (1964)
- "La strega della giungla", Mandrake - New Comics Now #305 (1993)
- "La strega della giungla", Mandrake 54 (Comic Art) (1998)
Portugal
- "A Feiticeira da Selva", Tigre #44 (1958)
- "A Bruxa da Selva", Mandrake #5 (1979)
Sweden
- "Trollkvinnan från djungeln", Mandrake (1955)