The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers

The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers
Start date:	February 3, 1935
End date:	May 26, 1935
# of strips:	17 (17 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	N/A
Followed by:	"Land of the Fakirs"

"The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers" is the 1st Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

After transforming his pantheress, Rheeta, into a woman, Mandrake has agreed to aid Pierce and Duval of the international police in their search for a secret and hidden kingdom of murderers. Mandrake capture the man from the Kingdom of murderes who kill Duval, made him to a pilar of stone and command his shadow to lead our friends to the Kingdom of murderers. Finaly they found the walled sity, holding a million escaped criminals who plan to conquer the world. Just as the escaped convicts prepare for the conquest of the world, the international airforce arrives. Led by Pierce who had left the kingdom invisible under the spell of Mandrake. Rheeta and Pierce marries, with Lothar as the best man and Mandrake to give the bride away.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

• Pierce, of the International Police.
• Duval, of the International Police.
• Rheeta, a pantheress transformed into a woman and vs.
• Butch, a ghost-maker.
• Mike, a ghost-maker.
• King Bull Ganton, of the Kingdom of Murderers.

Locations

• Sea Cove Beach.
• Plain of Ghosts.
• Kingdom of Murderers.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O reino dos criminosos", Almanaque do Gibi #5 (1977)
• "O reino dos criminosos", Mandrake Coleção #9 (1990)

France

• "Le royaume des bandits", Collection merveilleuse #3 (1939)
• "Le royaume des bandits", Mandrake roi de la magie #2 (1964)
• "Le royaume des bandits", Mandrake roi de la magie #23 (1967)
• "Le royaume des bandits", Comics 130 #3 (1971)
• "Le royaume des bandits", Lâge d'or Mandrake #1 (1980)

Italy

• "Il regno segreto degli assassini", L'Audace (1935)
• "Il regno segreto degli assassini", Mandrake Il regno segreto degli assassini (1970)
• "Il regno segreto degli assassini", Mandrake (Garzanti) (1972)
• "Il regno degli assassini", Mandrake (1973)

Kingdom of Spain

• "no given title", Aventurero #25 - #30 (1935)
• "El Reino Secreto de los Asesinos", Mandrake Dominicales #1 (198?)

Sweden

• "Mördarriket", Samlade Serierariteter #7 (1986)

USA

• King Comics (1936)
• "The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers", Golden Funnies #1 - Vintage Funnies #16 (1973)

Yugoslavia

• "Краљ мађионичара" (romanized as "Kralj mađioničara"), Mika Miš #16 – #32 (1936)
• "Краљ мађионичара" (romanized as "Kralj mađioničara"), Zabavnik #1 (1936)
• "Краљ мађионичара" (romanized as "Kralj mađioničara"), Robinzon #1 - #12 (1936)
• (no given title), Super EKS Almanah #1 (1980)
• "Kraljevstvo zločinaca", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (1981)