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|Title= The Executioner from 8
|Title= The Executioner from 8
|image= [[Image:md-1987-09-07-it.jpg|400 px]]<br>Italian text
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|Start= September 7th, 1987
|Start= September 7th, 1987
|End= January 9th, 1988
|End= January 9th, 1988
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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A fake author interviews Mandrake about Octon / 8 and then leaves a bomb. Xanadu is under attack with poison gas ....


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Hojo]]
*[[Hojo]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Octon]], voice only.
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Eksman, a killer from 8.
*Eksman, a killer from 8.
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*Bradford and Pamet, hide-out for the 6th arm of 8.
*Bradford and Pamet, hide-out for the 6th arm of 8.
'''Organizations'''
'''Organizations'''
*[[Octon|8]]
*[[8]]


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*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
==Behind the scenes==
*Bradford and [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Summer House|Pamet]], refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
===Title===
*The story title is lifted from the plot.
===Easter Eggs – Cameos===
*Bradford and [[Real_Life_References_-_Locations#Appearances_of_Cape_Cod_Addresses|Pamet]], refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Latest revision as of 16:14, 25 July 2022

The Executioner from 8
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Start date: September 7th, 1987
End date: January 9th, 1988
# of strips: 108 (18 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "Deadman's Key"
Followed by: "The Clairvoyants"

"The Executioner from 8" is the 197th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A fake author interviews Mandrake about Octon / 8 and then leaves a bomb. Xanadu is under attack with poison gas ....

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Eksman, a killer from 8.

Locations

  • Xanadu
  • Bradford and Pamet, hide-out for the 6th arm of 8.

Organizations


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The story title is lifted from the plot.

Easter Eggs – Cameos

  • Bradford and Pamet, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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