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|Title= Jungle Adventure
|Title= Jungle Adventure
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|Start= August 14, 1949
|Start= August 14, 1949
|End= June 4, 1950
|End= June 4, 1950
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
Escaping from the tree people our friends start the long trip back to the coast on foot. After a tough trip where they encounter wild animals, headhunters and cannibals they meet the mysterious professor Metro. Next they take the short way to the sea, Peril Road. Having survived six peril they face the final peril, Lori in the country Lethe. Who has enslaved all the citizens of the country, using a secret memory-destroying powder.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*
*Grant, mentioned only
 
*Head hunters
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*Animals:
**Giant gorillas
**Wild boars
**A giant tiger ''(in Africa !)''
**Crocodiles
**An orchestra of monkeys
**A large leopard
**Elephants
**Vampire bats
**A giant tiger #2
**A giant lion
*Cannibals
**Cannibal king
**The cannibal kings wife
*Prof. Metro, an ex music teacher
*A bearded hermit
*Two giants, nine-foot tall twins
*Loro, of Lethe
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*West Africa
**The jungle
***Quiete Lane, a long way to the coast
***Peril Road, a short road to the coast
**Lethe, a rich but isolated country
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. [[Argos|Argus]], Blaine's yacht. <small>mentioned only</small>
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of August 14, 1949 (Beginning: Jungle Adventure -).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Shakespeare-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Gibi-Mensal-137.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Gibi-Mensal-139.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Wanhatsarjat09.jpg|[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland
Ilvascello mandrake-036.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello mandrake-041.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Icda-m-081.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello-04-72.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello-04-73.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-132.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ca-mandrake-s03.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 049.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 050.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Official-M-sundays-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
*"Jungle Adventure", [[Mandrake Comic 4|''Mandrake Comic'' #4]] (1953)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Estrada dos 7 Perigos", [[Gibi Mensal 137|''Gibi Mensal'' #137]] (1952) <small>note: second part only</small>
*"Aventura na Selva", [[Gibi Mensal 139|''Gibi Mensal'' #139]] (1952) <small>note: part only</small>
*"A Estrada dos Sete Perigos", [[Mandrake 229 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #229]] (1975) <small>note: second part only</small>


=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les pièges de la jungle", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 28|''Mandrake'' #28]] (1964)
*"La terre de l'oubli", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 22| ''Mandrake'' #22]] (1963)
*"Aventures dans la jungle", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection BD V.F) 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)
*"Les pièges de la jungle", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 28|''Mandrake'' #28]] (1964)
*"Les pièges de la jungle" and "La terre de l'oubli", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 296|''Mandrake'' #296]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 298| #298]] (1970-1971)
*"Expédition dans la jungle", "Le maître du son" and "La route périlleuse", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #940-#950]] (1970)
*"La jungle aux mille aventures" & "Le pays de l'oubli", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 426|''Mandrake'' #426]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 427| #427]] (1975)
*"Aventures dans la jungle", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La giungla degli agguati", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 41|''Mandrake'' #41]] (1963)
*"La terra dell'obloi" & "La giungla degli agguati", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 36|''Mandrake'' #36]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 41| #41]] (1963)
*"La giungla degli agguati", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 168|''Mandrake'' # 168]] (1970) <small>note: ends December 18, 1949</small>
*"La giungla degli agguati", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 81|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #81]] (1965)
*"La giungla degli agguati" & "La terra dell'obloi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 168|''Mandrake'' # 168]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 170|''Mandrake'' # 170]] (1970)
*"La giungla degli agguati" & "La terra dell'obloi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 72|''Mandrake'' #72]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 73|''Mandrake'' #73]] (1975)
*"La giungla degli agguati" and "La terra dell'oblio", [[New Comics Now 132|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #132]] and [[New Comics Now 169| #169]] (1985 and 1986)
*"La terra dell'oblio", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1994)
*''"no title"'', [[I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - serie oro 12|''Mandrake'' - La rotta delle meraviglie]] (2004)
 
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Jungle Adventure", [[Mandrake the Magician 48 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #48'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 49 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #49'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 50 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #50'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 51 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #51'']] (1953)
*"Jungle Adventure", [[Mandrake the Magician 166 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #166'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 167 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #167'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 168 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #168'']] (1957)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"På eventyr i jungelen", [[Skippern]] (1953-1954)
*"På eventyr i jungelen", [[Skippern]] (1953-1954)
*"Mandrake på eventyr i jungelen" & "Glemselens rike", [[Fantomet 2/2000|''Fantomet'' #2]] (2000)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Aventura en la jungla", "El maestro de música" and "El camino peligro", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Glömskans land", [[Fantomen 2/2000|''Fantomen'' #2]] (2000)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Jungle Adventure", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 4|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #4]] (1989)
*"Jungle Adventure", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 4|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #4]] (1989)
*"Peril Road", [[Comics Revue 307-308|''Comics Revue'' #307-308]] &ndash; [[Comics Revue 325-326|#325-326]] (2012/2013)


[[Category:Sunday stories|Jungle Adventure]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Jungle Adventure]]

Latest revision as of 11:51, 23 February 2024

Jungle Adventure
Ms-19490814.jpg
Start date: August 14, 1949
End date: June 4, 1950
# of strips: 43 (43 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Mystery of the Big Trees"
Followed by: "The Ghost Whale"

"Jungle Adventure" is the 44th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Escaping from the tree people our friends start the long trip back to the coast on foot. After a tough trip where they encounter wild animals, headhunters and cannibals they meet the mysterious professor Metro. Next they take the short way to the sea, Peril Road. Having survived six peril they face the final peril, Lori in the country Lethe. Who has enslaved all the citizens of the country, using a secret memory-destroying powder.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Grant, mentioned only
  • Head hunters
  • Animals:
    • Giant gorillas
    • Wild boars
    • A giant tiger (in Africa !)
    • Crocodiles
    • An orchestra of monkeys
    • A large leopard
    • Elephants
    • Vampire bats
    • A giant tiger #2
    • A giant lion
  • Cannibals
    • Cannibal king
    • The cannibal kings wife
  • Prof. Metro, an ex music teacher
  • A bearded hermit
  • Two giants, nine-foot tall twins
  • Loro, of Lethe

Locations

  • West Africa
    • The jungle
      • Quiete Lane, a long way to the coast
      • Peril Road, a short road to the coast
    • Lethe, a rich but isolated country

Vehicles

  • S.S. Argus, Blaine's yacht. mentioned only


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of August 14, 1949 (Beginning: Jungle Adventure -).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

  • "På eventyr i jungelen", Skippern (1953-1954)
  • "Mandrake på eventyr i jungelen" & "Glemselens rike", Fantomet #2 (2000)

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini usa.gif USA