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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The story title is from the strip of January 1st, 1967 (Continued: The Blackout Caper).  
*The story title is from the strip of January 1st, 1967 (Continued: The Blackout Caper).  
===Easter Eggs===
*On tv, a [[The Phantom|Phantom]] movie.
*On tv, a [[The Phantom|Phantom]] movie.
<gallery>
Image:MS-1967-01-15-p.jpg|15 Jan, 1967
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== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Fantasia-suplemento-118.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Mandrake133rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake319rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Muthu-comics-063.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
Ilvascellomandrake-02-033.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ciclone 415.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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*"O Roubo de Energia Elétrica", [[Mandrake 319 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #319]] (1982)
*"O Roubo de Energia Elétrica", [[Mandrake 319 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #319]] (1982)
*"O Apagão", [[Coleção King Komix 3 |''Coleção King Komix'' #3]] (2001)
*"O Apagão", [[Coleção King Komix 3 |''Coleção King Komix'' #3]] (2001)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Tohtori varastaa sähköä", [[Taika-Jim 5|''Taika-Jim'' #5]] (1971)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
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=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"இருளின் விலை இரண்டு கோடி", [[Muthu Comics 63|''Mutu Comics'' #63]] (1977)
*"இருளின் விலை இரண்டு கோடி", [[Muthu Comics 63|''Mutu Comics'' #63]] (1977)
*"இருளின் விலை இரண்டு கோடி", [[Muthu Comics 466|''Mutu Comics'' #466]] (2022)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il segreto del dottor Zeta", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 33|''Mandrake'' #33]] (1967)
*"Il segreto del dottor Zeta", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 33|''Mandrake'' #33]] (1967)
*"Il segreto del dottor Zeta", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 61|''Mandrake'' #61]] (1974)
*"Il segreto del dottor Zeta", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 61|''Mandrake'' #61]] (1974)
*"Il colpo del blackout", [[Quando Mandrake conobbe Lothar: Tavole domenicali 1965–1969|Tavole domenicali  1965–1969]] (2022)


=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
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*"Karartma Harekâtı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 41 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #41]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 42 (Tay)| #42]]
*"Karartma Harekâtı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 41 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #41]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 42 (Tay)| #42]]
*"Karartma Harekâtı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 19 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #19]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 20 (Tay 33 issues)| #20]]
*"Karartma Harekâtı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 19 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #19]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 20 (Tay 33 issues)| #20]]
*"Şehir Karanlıkta", [[Yeni Mandrake 2|''Yeni Mandrake'' #2]] (2011)
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Blackout Caper", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar]]'' (2018)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===

Latest revision as of 19:45, 24 April 2024

The Blackout Caper
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Start date: January 1st, 1967
End date: April 23rd, 1967
# of strips: 17 (17 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Astro Pirates"
Followed by: "The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar"

"The Blackout Caper" is the 100th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A mysterious doctor gather gangster chiefs from several cities, offering them two hours complete darkness for 500 miles in every direction -if they pay him 2 millions in cash.

During the two hours blackout it was chaos and crimes. But strangly during the blackout the generators kept working. Was the blackout a cover for stealing the power, if so - why ?

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Doctor Zed, inventor of a thermonuclar reactor. And a mad scientist.
  • Dudley, works for dr. Zed.
  • Scar, a gangster chief.
  • Finger, a gangster chief.
  • Helmsman, a police man.

Locations

  • New York City
  • Goat Island, formerly state hospital, now hide out for dr. Zed.


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The story title is from the strip of January 1st, 1967 (Continued: The Blackout Caper).

Easter Eggs

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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  • "இருளின் விலை இரண்டு கோடி", Mutu Comics #63 (1977)
  • "இருளின் விலை இரண்டு கோடி", Mutu Comics #466 (2022)

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