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|Title= The Evil Twin
|Title= The Evil Twin
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|Start= February 16th, 1976
|Start= February 16th, 1976
|End= June 19th, 1976
|End= June 19th, 1976
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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A quiet evening at Xanadu Mandrake tell his friends the story of his twin brother:
 
Their father was a traveling stage magician and their mother died when they were small. It was hard for their father to raise them so he had to entrust his baby girl, [[Lenore, Mandrake's sister|Lenore]], to a foster home and brought the twins to the College of Magic in Tibet.
 
Their father left the ten years old boys with Theron, planning to return later - but he was ill and the boys neves saw him again.
 
During the seven years the twins were at the College they learned the magical skills and became experts. But Derek easily got borded, discovered girls early and often skipped the teaching. One night when Mandrake had his turn with the Crystal Cube [[Luciphor]] tried to steal it and almost killed Mandrake. Derek saved Mandrakes life and Luciphor fled the College, but Luciphor's evil left its mark on Derek. After graduation Mandrake and Derek stayed together a short time, but Derek misused his powers on silly tricks and cheating at gambling. They had a terrible fight and split up afterwards.
 
Derek got into bad company and he started his criminal career, in the beginning he was just showing off. He tried to earn a honest living for a while but soon he began a career in crime.
 
One day Theron call Mandrake through the Crystal Cube, telling him that Derek misused his powers. Through the Cube Theron lerned Mandrake how to take away Derek's powers, - like water from a sponge.
 
Mandrake found Derek at his estate at the coast and tried to talk to him. After a terrible fight Mandrake managed to take away Derek's magical powers.
 
Now five years later, somewhere, Derek keeps trying, hoping to get back his power...


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
 
*[[Hojo]]
*[[Derek, Mandrake's twin brother|Derek]]
*[[Theron]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Jill, Derek's girlfriend
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*[[Xanadu]]
*New York
*[[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]]
'''Objects'''
*[[The Crystal Cube]]
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
===Title===
 
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
===Referenced in===
===Note===
 
*The first dialogue in this story, Narda: ''"You phoned your brother Derek"''...., refers to a phone call in the previous story (strips of January 16-17, 1976). Presumably the sequence with the phone call gave Lee Falk the idea and inspiration to write this narrative story of Derek.
===Easter Eggs===
*[[Derek, Mandrake's twin brother|Derek]], reading a comic book with [[The Phantom|Mr. Walker]] on the cover.
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Image:MD-1976-03-29-p.jpg|29 Sep, 1976
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O irmão de Mandrake", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 6|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #6]]  (1981)
*"Derek... O Outro Lado", [[Mandrake Especial 26|''Mandrake Especial'' #26]] (1989)
*"Derek... O Outro Lado", [[Mandrake Especial 26|''Mandrake Especial'' #26]] (1989)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Kaksosten kamppailu", [[Mustanaamio 24/1987|''Mustanaamio'' #24]] (1987)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*" Les pouvoirs de Derek",[[Spécial Mandrake (mondes mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 13|''Spécial Mandrake (mondes mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série '' #13]] (1978)
*"Les pouvoirs de Derek", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 13|''Spécial Mandrake'' #13]] (1978)
*"Le frère jumeau", [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 130|''Janus Stark'' #130]] and [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 131| #131]] (1989)
*"Le frère jumeau", [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 130|''Janus Stark'' #130]] and [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 131| #131]] (1989)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"Satan's Man", [[Indrajal Comics 294|''Indrajal Comics'' #294]] (1978)
*"Satan's Man", [[Indrajal Comics 294|''Indrajal Comics'' #294]] (1978) <small>Note: some pictures of Jill are cencored</small>
*"விபரீத வித்தை", [[Muthu Comics 95|''Muthu Comics'' #95]] (1980)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Testa di gigante", [[Mandrake Selezione 10|''Mandrake Selezione'' #10]] (1978)
*"Testa di gigante", [[Mandrake Selezione 10|''Mandrake Selezione'' #10]] (1978)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Irmão de Mandrake", [[Mundo de Aventuras 177 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #177]] (1977)


=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Los dos Hermanos", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 9|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #9]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 10| #10]] (1981)
*"Los dos Hermanos", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 9|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #9]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 10| #10]] (1981)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Tvillingarnas kamp", [[Fantomen 11/1987|''Fantomen'' #11]] (1987)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"İkiz Kardeşim Derek", [[Mandrake 108 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #108]] [[Mandrake 109 (Tay)| #109]] [[Mandrake 110 (Tay)| #110]] (1976)
*"İkiz Kardeşim Derek", [[Mandrake 108 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #108]] [[Mandrake 109 (Tay)| #109]] [[Mandrake 110 (Tay)| #110]] (1976)
*"İkiz Kardeşim Derek", [[Mandrake Albüm 36 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #36]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 37 (Tay)| #37]]
*"İkiz Kardeşim Derek", [[Mandrake 39 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #39]] [[Mandrake 40 (Tay second series)| #40]] [[Mandrake 41 (Tay second series)| #41]]
*"İkiz Kardeşim Derek", [[Mandrake 39 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #39]] [[Mandrake 40 (Tay second series)| #40]] [[Mandrake 41 (Tay second series)| #41]]
*"İkiz Kardeşim Derek", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 11 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #11]]  [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 12 (Tay)| #12]]
*"İkiz Kardeşim Derek", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 11 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #11]]  [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 12 (Tay)| #12]]

Latest revision as of 16:30, 10 June 2019

The Evil Twin
Md-1976-02-16.png
Start date: February 16th, 1976
End date: June 19th, 1976
# of strips: 108 (18 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Frame-Up"
Followed by: "Narda and the Sheik"

"The Evil Twin" is the 163rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A quiet evening at Xanadu Mandrake tell his friends the story of his twin brother:

Their father was a traveling stage magician and their mother died when they were small. It was hard for their father to raise them so he had to entrust his baby girl, Lenore, to a foster home and brought the twins to the College of Magic in Tibet.

Their father left the ten years old boys with Theron, planning to return later - but he was ill and the boys neves saw him again.

During the seven years the twins were at the College they learned the magical skills and became experts. But Derek easily got borded, discovered girls early and often skipped the teaching. One night when Mandrake had his turn with the Crystal Cube Luciphor tried to steal it and almost killed Mandrake. Derek saved Mandrakes life and Luciphor fled the College, but Luciphor's evil left its mark on Derek. After graduation Mandrake and Derek stayed together a short time, but Derek misused his powers on silly tricks and cheating at gambling. They had a terrible fight and split up afterwards.

Derek got into bad company and he started his criminal career, in the beginning he was just showing off. He tried to earn a honest living for a while but soon he began a career in crime.

One day Theron call Mandrake through the Crystal Cube, telling him that Derek misused his powers. Through the Cube Theron lerned Mandrake how to take away Derek's powers, - like water from a sponge.

Mandrake found Derek at his estate at the coast and tried to talk to him. After a terrible fight Mandrake managed to take away Derek's magical powers.

Now five years later, somewhere, Derek keeps trying, hoping to get back his power...

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Jill, Derek's girlfriend

Locations

Objects


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Note

  • The first dialogue in this story, Narda: "You phoned your brother Derek"...., refers to a phone call in the previous story (strips of January 16-17, 1976). Presumably the sequence with the phone call gave Lee Falk the idea and inspiration to write this narrative story of Derek.

Easter Eggs

  • 29 Sep, 1976

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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