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|Title= Isle of the Giant
|Title= Isle of the Giant
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|Start= March 20, 1955
|Start= March 20, 1955
|End= May 22, 1955
|End= May 22, 1955
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
Our friends approached an atoll, a string of small islands. The people they meet warns them about a taboo place, called "Isle of the Giant".


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
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*Grax, an ex-dictator of a little country
*Jedd, a famed atomic scientist


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*An atoll, a small string of small islands
**Island of the Giant
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The story title is from the strip of March 13, 1955 (Next Week: Isle of the Giant).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake016rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake209rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake FP 117.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 118.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Condor Popular-2104.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 16 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #16]] (1955)
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 16 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #16]] (1955)
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 209 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #209]] (1973)
*"Aventura nos Trópicos", [[Mandrake Coleção 16|''Mandrake Coleção'' #16]]  (1990)
*"Aventura nos Trópicos", [[Mandrake Coleção 16|''Mandrake Coleção'' #16]]  (1990)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses/L'île du géant", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1963)
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses/L'île du géant", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1963)
*"L'île du Géant", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #985-#987]] (1971)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", [[Il Vascello 38 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #38]] (1960)
*"Le tre isole misteriose (L’isola del gigante)", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]]  (1962)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", ("[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 126|''Mandrake'' #126]]") (1969)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", ("[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 126|''Mandrake'' #126]]") (1969)
*"L’isola del gigante", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] (1989)
*"L’isola del gigante", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] (1989)
=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"Aventuras en el Mar", [[Mandrake el mago 11 (EDAR)|''Mandrake el mago'' #11]] (1966)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Isle of the Giant", [[Mandrake the Magician 117 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #117'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 118 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #118'']] (1956)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Condor Popular Vol. 21 N.° 4|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 21 N.° 4]] (1959)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La Isla del Gigante", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1953–1956 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2020)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Jättens ö", [[Fantomen - Den vandrande vålnaden 9|''Den vandrande vålnaden'' #9]] (1996)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===

Revision as of 09:16, 14 March 2022

Isle of the Giant
Ms-19550320.jpg
Start date: March 20, 1955
End date: May 22, 1955
# of strips: 10 (10 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Sleeping Forest"
Followed by: "Universal Love"

"Isle of the Giant" is the 65th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Our friends approached an atoll, a string of small islands. The people they meet warns them about a taboo place, called "Isle of the Giant".

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Grax, an ex-dictator of a little country
  • Jedd, a famed atomic scientist

Locations

  • An atoll, a small string of small islands
    • Island of the Giant

Vehicles

  • S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is from the strip of March 13, 1955 (Next Week: Isle of the Giant).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini mexico.gif Mexico

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

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