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|Title= The City Jungle
|Title= The City Jungle
|image=  
|image= [[Image:md-1962-04-02.png|400 px]]
|Start= April 2, 1962
|Start= April 2, 1962
|End= June 9, 1962
|End= June 9, 1962
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Peddler (The Counterfeit Gang)]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Peddler]]"
|Followed= "[[Narda's TV Show]]"
|Followed= "[[Narda's TV Show]]"
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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A large park in a big city should be a place to enjoy and relax. Instead people are beeing terrorized by muggers, even in the daytime. Mandrake suggest to the Police Chief a secret weapon to clean up the ''city jungle''. His friend Lothar, the master of the jungle.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
 
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Pete, a park mugger.
*Mike, a park mugger.
*Johnny, a man in the park.
*Mike, most popular cop on the force.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
'''Organizations'''
*Red Arrow Mob, toughest croed in town.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story taken from the strip of April 3, 1962 (Beginning: The City Jungle).
 
===Referenced in===


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Photo-type-30.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake075rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Almanaquedomandrake09.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mmm-126.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
ΒΕΛΟΣ-75.jpg|[[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece
Ilvascello mandrake-020.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Icda-m-057.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-105.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Chm-serie-c-33.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
ClassMandSeries2thecityjungle.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 ===
*"''no title''", [[Mandrake the Magician 30 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #30]] (1964 <small>(?)</small>)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Assaltantes do Parque", [[Mandrake 75 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #75]] (1962)
*"Um Guarda na Selva", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 9|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #9]] ? (1981)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Panique dans la ville", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 126|''Mandrake'' #126]] (1967)
=== [[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece ===
*"O Κεραυπoσ τηε Zoυγκλασ", [[ΒΕΛΟΣ 75|''ΒΕΛΟΣ'' #75]] (1969)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Panico nella metropoli", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 20|''Mandrake'' #20]] (1962)
*"Panico nella metropoli", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 57|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #57]] (1964)
*"Panico nella metropoli", [[New Comics Now 105|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #105]] (1984)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Terror en el parque", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos 33 - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #33c]] (1964)
*"Terror en el parque", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos Album - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' Album de Rip Kirby]] (1964)
*"Terror en el parque", [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos  - Série C 7|''Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #7C]] (1970)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake 175 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #175]] [[Mandrake 176 (Tay)| #176]] (1977)
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake 175 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #175]] & [[Mandrake 176 (Tay)| #176]] (1977)
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake Albüm 56 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #56]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 57 (Tay)| #57]] (1977)
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake Albüm 56 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #56]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 57 (Tay)| #57]] (1977)
*"Parktaki Dehşet", [[Mandrake Albüm 152 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #152]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 153 (Tay)| #153]]


=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The City Jungle", [[Mandrake the Magician 20 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #20]] (1962)
*"The City Jungle", [[Mandrake the Magician 20 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #20]] (1962)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The City Jungle", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The City Jungle" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The City Jungle" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Црна стријела" (romanized as "Crna strijela"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1420|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1420]] (1979)
==Remake==
*"[[Menace of the City Jungle (King)|Menace of the City Jungle]]" by [[Don Heck]] and [[André LeBlanc]].


[[Category:Daily stories|City Jungle, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|City Jungle, The]]

Latest revision as of 11:20, 13 July 2023

The City Jungle
Md-1962-04-02.png
Start date: April 2, 1962
End date: June 9, 1962
# of strips: 60 (10 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Peddler"
Followed by: "Narda's TV Show"

"The City Jungle" is the 115th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A large park in a big city should be a place to enjoy and relax. Instead people are beeing terrorized by muggers, even in the daytime. Mandrake suggest to the Police Chief a secret weapon to clean up the city jungle. His friend Lothar, the master of the jungle.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Pete, a park mugger.
  • Mike, a park mugger.
  • Johnny, a man in the park.
  • Mike, most popular cop on the force.

Locations

  • New York

Organizations

  • Red Arrow Mob, toughest croed in town.


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story taken from the strip of April 3, 1962 (Beginning: The City Jungle).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

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Remake