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|Title= Task Test
|Title= Task Test
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|image= [[Image:ms-19620506.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= May 6th, 1962
|Start= May 6th, 1962
|End= September 9th, 1962
|End= September 9th, 1962
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|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Collector]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Collector]]"
|Followed= "[[The Trade Commission (The Blue Planet)]]"
|Followed= "[[The Trade Commission]]"
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'''"Task Test"''' is the 90th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"Task Test"''' is the 90th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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The Chief asking Mandrake to visit him at the station, and introducing his friend Mr Briggs. Then a series of odd things happend to Mandrake, almost like a series of test's.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
 
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Mr Briggs, a special agent. Chief of ?
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
*Miss Ramsdell, a special agent.
*Prof. John, a kidnapped scientist, working with anti-anti-missile-missile-missile
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York City
*A neutral nation, unfriendly to US.
**The Universe, a hotel.
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</div><br clear="all">


==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The story title is taken from the strip of April 29 and May 6, 1962 (Next Week: "Task Test" and Beginning: Task Test). 
*In the first panel in the strip of June 10 there is a poster at the Chief's office: ''Defend freedom buy U.S. savings bonds''.


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake308rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrakecolecao36.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mmm-125.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Ilvascello mandrake-027.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Icda-m-063.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Rapto do Professor", [[Mandrake 79 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #79]] (1963)
*"Missão Especial", [[Mandrake 308 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #308]] (1981)
*"Missão Especial", [[Mandrake 308 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #308]] (1981)
*"Missão Especial", [[Mandrake Coleção 36|''Mandrake Coleção'' #36]]  (1992)
*"Missão Especial", [[Mandrake Coleção 36|''Mandrake Coleção'' #36]]  (1992)
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"La notte degli eroi", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 27|''Mandrake'' #27]] (1963)
*"La notte degli eroi", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 63 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #63]] (1964)
*"La notte degli eroi", [[New Comics Now 334|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #334]] (1994)
*"La notte degli eroi", [[New Comics Now 334|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #334]] (1994)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"A Prova", [[Selecções 24|''Selecções'' #24]] (1963)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Pruebas de habilidad", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1962-1965 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Gizli Görev", [[Mandrake 184 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #184]] [[Mandrake 185 (Tay)| #185]] [[Mandrake 186 (Tay)| #186]] (1978)
*"Gizli Görev", [[Mandrake 184 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #184]] & [[Mandrake 185 (Tay)| #185]] & [[Mandrake 186 (Tay)| #186]] (1978)
*"Gizli Görev", [[Mandrake Albüm 180 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #180]] [[Mandrake Albüm 181 (Tay)| #181]]
*"Gizli Görev", [[Mandrake Albüm 59 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #59]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 60 (Tay)| #60]] (1978)
*"Gizli Görev", [[Mandrake Albüm 180 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #180]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 181 (Tay)| #181]]
 
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"На проби" (romanized as "Na probi"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1444|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1444]] (1979)


[[Category:Sunday stories|Task Test]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Task Test]]

Latest revision as of 15:55, 18 July 2023

Task Test
Ms-19620506.jpg
Start date: May 6th, 1962
End date: September 9th, 1962
# of strips: 19 (19 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Collector"
Followed by: "The Trade Commission"

"Task Test" is the 90th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

The Chief asking Mandrake to visit him at the station, and introducing his friend Mr Briggs. Then a series of odd things happend to Mandrake, almost like a series of test's.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr Briggs, a special agent. Chief of ?
  • Miss Ramsdell, a special agent.
  • Prof. John, a kidnapped scientist, working with anti-anti-missile-missile-missile

Locations

  • New York City
  • A neutral nation, unfriendly to US.
    • The Universe, a hotel.


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of April 29 and May 6, 1962 (Next Week: "Task Test" and Beginning: Task Test).
  • In the first panel in the strip of June 10 there is a poster at the Chief's office: Defend freedom buy U.S. savings bonds.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia