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|Start= November 23rd, 1986
|Start= November 23rd, 1986
|End= July 12th, 1987
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Mandrake's old friend captain Jon invited him to join him for a search for Kraken, an ancient legendary sea monster.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake the Magician]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Karma]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*[[Captain Jon]], an explorer
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York
*The Caribbean
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Kraken, Captain Jon's yacht.


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==Behind the scenes==
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Kraken"''', which is lifted from the plot.
== Signifiant covers ==
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Indrajal718.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
Indrajal719.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Undersea Killer Monster", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 14|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 25 No. 14]] and [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 15| Vol. 25 No. 15]] (1988)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il Kraken", [[New Comics Now 219|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #219]] (1988)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"no title", [[The Official Mandrake 15|''The Official Mandrake'' #15]] &nbsp;[[Prince Valiant Monthly 1| #1]] &nbsp;[[Prince Valiant Monthly 2| #2]] &nbsp;[[Prince Valiant Monthly 3| #3]]&nbsp;[[The Official Mandrake Monthly 1|''The Official Mandrake Monthly'' #1]] &nbsp;[[The Official Mandrake Monthly 2| #2]] (1989)
*"no title", [[The Official Mandrake 15|''The Official Mandrake'' #15]] + [[Prince Valiant Monthly 1|''Prince Valiant Monthly'' #1]], [[Prince Valiant Monthly 2| #2]] and [[Prince Valiant Monthly 3| #3]] + [[The Official Mandrake Monthly 1|''The Official Mandrake Monthly'' #1]] and [[The Official Mandrake Monthly 2| #2]] (1989)


[[Category:Sunday stories|Kraken, The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Kraken, The]]

Latest revision as of 14:07, 3 September 2023

The Kraken
Ms-1986-11-23.jpg
Start date: November 23rd, 1986
End date: July 12th, 1987
# of strips: 34
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Lost City"
Followed by: "The Floating Island"

"The Kraken" is the 156th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake's old friend captain Jon invited him to join him for a search for Kraken, an ancient legendary sea monster.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Locations

  • New York
  • The Caribbean

Vehicles

  • S.S. Kraken, Captain Jon's yacht.


Behind the scenes

  • At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Kraken", which is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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