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|Title= Deadman's Key
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|image= [[Image:md-1987-04-13-it.jpg|400 px]]<br>Italian text
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|Start= April 13th, 1987
|Start= April 13th, 1987
|End= September 5th, 1987
|End= September 5th, 1987
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
===Title===
*The story title is lifted from the plot.


== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Cunning Conjurer", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 21|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 25 No. 21]] (1988)
*"The Cunning Conjurer" [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 21|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 25 No. 21]] (1988)
*"On the Deadman's Key" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 8|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #8]] (1992)
*"On the Deadman's Key" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 8|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #8]] (1992)
*"On the Deadman's Key" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 55|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #55]] (1997)
*"On the Deadman's Key" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 55|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #55]] (1997)
*"?" [[Diamond Comics Digest (free issue)]] (19??)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Deadman's Key", [[New Comics Now 262|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #262]] (1991)
*"Deadman's Key", [[New Comics Now 262|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #262]] (1991)
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Secuestro del General Marsh", [[Mandrake 51 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #51]] (2002 ?)
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"no title", [[Classic Comics & Crosswords]], only the first 2 weeks. (1992)
*"no title", [[Classic Comics & Crosswords]] (1992)


[[Category:Daily stories|Deadman's Key]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Deadman's Key]]

Latest revision as of 18:35, 29 October 2023

Deadman's Key
Md-1987-04-13.jpg
Start date: April 13th, 1987
End date: September 5th, 1987
# of strips: 126 (21 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "Return of the Tinies"
Followed by: "The Executioner from 8"

"Deadman's Key" is the 196th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A group of terrorists kidnap General Marsh to Deadman Key to get him to reveal important defense plans.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Chief of Staff General Marsh,
  • Marian Marsh, wife of Mr. Marsh.
  • Major Smith.
  • Jake, a FBI agent.
  • Colonel patrick, of the military intelligence.
  • Mik, terrorist and killer for hire.
  • Mak, terrorist and killer for hire.

Locations

  • New York
  • Xanadu, the gate only.
  • Deadman's Key, a small tropical island of the southern coast.

Organizations


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The story title is lifted from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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