The Mesa

The Mesa
Start date:	April 27, 1958
End date:	July 6, 1958
# of strips:	11 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Invaders"
Followed by:	"The Birthday Party"

"The Mesa" is the 75th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Driving through Grand Canyon our friends stops in a remote indian village. Close by there is a mysterious haunted mesa, with a thundergod.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda

One-time characters

• Joe, the thundergod.

Locations

• US
  • Grand Canyon
    • The forbidden mesa

Behind the scenes

• The story title is taken from the strip of April 20, 1958 (Next Week: The Mesa).

Signifiant covers

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  Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "??", Libro de Oro - Mandrake el Mago #23 (1966)

Brazil

• "O Rochedo Mal-Assombrado", Mandrake #38 (1959)
• "O Rochedo Mal-Assombrado", Mandrake Coleção #24 (1991)

Finland

• "Matkalla villissä lännessä", Mustanaamio #3 (1998)

France

• "Le dieu du tonnerre", Les héros du mystère #1 (1967)
• "Le dieu du tonnerre", Les héros du mystère Album #1 (1967)

India

• "The Mesa of the Thundergod", The Phantom #6 (2000)

Italy

• "Il dio del tuono", Il Vascello #47 (1961)
• "Il dio del tuono", I Classici dell'Avventura #19 (1962)
• "Il dio del tuono", Mandrake - New Comics Now #302 (1993)

New Zealand

• "The Mesa", Mandrake the Magician #214 and Mandrake the Magician #215 (1959)

Norway

• "På reise i det ville vesten", Fantomet #26 (1997)

Portugal

• "Uma Aventura no Oeste", Selecções #7 (1961)

Spain

• "La Mesa", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)

Sweden

• "På resa i vilda västern", Fantomen #26 (1997)

Turkey

• "Yıldırım Tanrısı", Mandrake #80 #81 (1976)
• "Yıldırım Tanrısı", Mandrake Albüm #27

USA

• "The Mesa", The Missing Years #49 (2005)