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|Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.6: The Witch of Tago
|Title= The Flame Pearls Pt.6:<br>The Witch of Tago
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|Start= April 27th, 1941
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|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.5: The Ghost Ship|The Flame Pearls Pt.5:<br>The Ghost Ship]]"
|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants]]"
|Followed= "[[The Flame Pearls Pt.7: Land of the Giants|The Flame Pearls Pt.7:<br>Land of the Giants]]"
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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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===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*[[Colonel Barton]]
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*June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
*''The Witch of Tago''.
*Daughter of ''The Witch of Tago''.
*Granddaughter of ''The Witch of Tago''.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*South Pacific.
*Tago, a remote isle.
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S.[[Argos]], Colonel Barton's yacht.
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==Behind the scenes==
==Related stories==
*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.
===Follows===
*The "Flame Pearls" story is a ''retelling'' of an ancient Greek myth; "[[Spotlight on Inspiration - Jason and the Golden Fleece|Jason and the Golden Fleece]]".
 
===Referenced in===


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 09:44, 3 April 2015

The Flame Pearls Pt.6:
The Witch of Tago
Ms-19410427.jpg
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

One-time characters

  • Colonel Barton
  • June, daughter of Colonel Barton.
  • 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".

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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