The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago

The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago

Start date:	April 27th, 1941
End date:	June 22nd, 1941
# of strips:	9 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship"
Followed by:	"The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants"

"The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago" is the 19th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake is on a scientific expedition to the South Pacific, looking for flame colored pearls. Now they have reached the remote isle Tago, inhabitated by fierce tribes and a mysterious woman known as The Witch of Tago.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar
Colonel Barton
June, daughter of Colonel Barton.

One-time characters

The Witch of Tago.
Daughter of The Witch of Tago.
Granddaughter of The Witch of Tago.

Locations

South Pacific.
Tago, a remote isle.

Vehicles

S.S.Argos, Colonel Barton's yacht.

Behind the scenes

The main title for this story is taken from the strip of April 14th, 1940 (Next Week: "The Flame Pearls"), while the sub title is lifted from the plot.
The "Flame Pearls" story is a retelling of an ancient Greek myth; "Jason and the Golden Fleece".