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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Dr. Lake, a bacteriologist - and rocketeer
*Dr. Lake, a bacteriologist - and rocketeer
*Jovians, people on Jupiter
*[[Jovians]], people on Jupiter
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
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*Jupiter, the planet
*Jupiter, the planet
'''Vehicles'''
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Ocean Wind, Sir Harry's yacht.
*S.S. [[Ocean Wind]], Sir Harry's yacht.
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is from the strip of November 20, 1955 (Next Week: "The Castaway").
*The story title is from the strip of November 20, 1955 (Next Week: "The Castaway").
== Signifiant covers ==
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Mmm-058.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Il Vascello-02-39.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 151.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 152.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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*"L'evaso dal pianeta Giove", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 149|''Mandrake'' #149]] (1970)
*"L'evaso dal pianeta Giove", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 149|''Mandrake'' #149]] (1970)
*"L'evaso dal pianeta Giove", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] and [[New Comics Now 274| #274]] (1989 and 1991)
*"L'evaso dal pianeta Giove", [[New Comics Now 258|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #258]] and [[New Comics Now 274| #274]] (1989 and 1991)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Castaway", [[Mandrake the Magician 151 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #151'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 152 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #152'']] (1957)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Med rakett til Jupiter", [[Fantomet 4/1997|''Fantomet'' #4]] (1997)
*"Med rakett til Jupiter", [[Fantomet 4/1997|''Fantomet'' #4]] (1997)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Viajante do Espaço", [[Condor Popular Vol. 8 N.° 3|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 8 #3]] (1956)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Náufrago", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1953–1956 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2020)
*"no title", [[Héroes del Cómic 16]] (2021)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===

Latest revision as of 08:24, 22 July 2022

The Castaway
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Start date: November 27, 1955
End date: February 12, 1956
# of strips: 12 (12 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Magnetic Island"
Followed by: "City in the Deep"

"The Castaway" is the 68th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Dr. Lake's special fild was epidemics, germs. His studies convinced him that disease germs - somehow - either came or were sent to Earth from Jupiter. One day he recieved a strange package, containing a note engraved on thin metal with blueprints for a rocketship of unknown design. Then, a year ago Dr. Lake was the first man to fly a rocket. But something happend and the rocket vanished leaving no trace.

Now as our friends sails slowly on The Ocean Wind they discovered a castaway, who claims that he is Dr. Lake. The Castaway told a strange tale about his experiences on the planet Jupiter.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Dr. Lake, a bacteriologist - and rocketeer
  • Jovians, people on Jupiter

Locations

  • At sea
  • Jupiter, the planet

Vehicles


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is from the strip of November 20, 1955 (Next Week: "The Castaway").

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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