Return of the Clay Camel...and Others
Return of the Clay Camel...and Others | |
Start date: | November 19th, 1990 |
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End date: | April 13th, 1991 |
# of strips: | 126 (21 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
Preceded by: | "The Other Side of Nowhere" |
Followed by: | "The Terrorists" |
"Return of the Clay Camel...and Others" is the 207th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
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Plot Summary
The last of 8 hq plan to kill Mandrake. They helped the Clay Camel to escape the prison. Desguised as mr. Stephens he visited Mandrake at Xanadu, asking for help for a research on the Clay Camel.
Clay failed and Mandrake managed to capture the two agents from 8. Soon the last hq of 8 was located at a barge in New York, and the police attack. The hq blow up but the eight people of the council of 8 survived.
Questioning the council of 8 the police manage to find all their secrets and files in a dozen lands; past crimes, planned future crimes, names, dates, places, money, gold, jewels..
The end of 8, but Octon was still missing.
Appearances
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One-time characters
- Mr. Stephens, famous mystery writer.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story taken from the strip of November 19, 1990 (Beginning: Return of the Clay Camel...and Others).
- The agents of 8 have a powerful tiny bomb inplanted behind each ears.
- The Octon's hands are like claws. On his left hand he have a ring with the 8 symbole.
- The Octon ruled with fear and money. Each killer was a millionaire as long he was loyal. Else bombs implanted in their heads was set of by a radio signal.
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Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #9 (1992)
- "no title" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #56 (1997)
Italy
- "I killer di Octon", Mandrake - New Comics Now #349 (1995)