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|Title= The Mesa
|Title= The Mesa
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|image= [[Image:ms-19580427.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= April 28, 1958
|Start= April 27, 1958
|End= July 6, 1958
|End= July 6, 1958
|Strips= 11 (11 weeks)
|Strips= 11 (11 weeks)
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
 
Driving through Grand Canyon our friends stops in a remote indian village. Close by there is a mysterious haunted mesa, with a thundergod.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:30%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*
*Joe, the thundergod.


</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*US
**Grand Canyon
***The forbidden mesa
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The story title is taken from the strip of April 20, 1958 (Next Week: The Mesa).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake038rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Les heros du mystere 01.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Il Vascello-02-47.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 214.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Seleccoes-007.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''"??"'', [[Libro de Oro - Mandrake el Mago 23|''Libro de Oro - Mandrake el Mago '' #23]] (1966)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Rochedo Mal-Assombrado", [[Mandrake 38 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #38]] (1959)
*"O Rochedo Mal-Assombrado", [[Mandrake Coleção 24|''Mandrake Coleção'' #24]]  (1991)
*"O Rochedo Mal-Assombrado", [[Mandrake Coleção 24|''Mandrake Coleção'' #24]]  (1991)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Matkalla villissä lännessä", [[Mustanaamio 3/1998|''Mustanaamio'' #3]] (1998)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le dieu du tonnerre", [[Les héros du mystère 1|''Les héros du mystère'' #1]]  (1967)
*"Le dieu du tonnerre", [[Les héros du mystère - Album 1|''Les héros du mystère Album'' #1]] (1967)
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
*"The Mesa of the Thundergod", [[The Phantom 6 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #6]] (2000)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy===
*"Il dio del tuono", [[Il Vascello 47 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #47]] (1961)
*"Il dio del tuono", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 19|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #19]]  (1962)
*"Il dio del tuono", [[New Comics Now 302|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #302]] (1993)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Mesa", [[Mandrake the Magician 214 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #214'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 215 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #215'']] (1959)
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"På reise i det ville vesten", [[Fantomet 26/1997|''Fantomet'' #26]] (1997)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Uma Aventura no Oeste", [[Selecções 7|''Selecções'' #7]] (1961)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La Mesa", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"På resa i vilda västern", [[Fantomen 26/1997|''Fantomen'' #26]] (1997)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Yıldırım tanrısı", [[Mandrake 80 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #80]] [[Mandrake 81 (Tay)| #81]] (1976)
*"Yıldırım Tanrısı", [[Mandrake 80 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #80]] [[Mandrake 81 (Tay)| #81]] (1976)
*"Yıldırım Tanrısı", [[Mandrake Albüm 27 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #27]] 
 
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Mesa", [[The Missing Years 49|''The Missing Years'' #49]] (2005)


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

Latest revision as of 08:31, 31 March 2022

The Mesa
Ms-19580427.jpg
Start date: April 27, 1958
End date: July 6, 1958
# of strips: 11 (11 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Invaders"
Followed by: "The Birthday Party"

"The Mesa" is the 75th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Driving through Grand Canyon our friends stops in a remote indian village. Close by there is a mysterious haunted mesa, with a thundergod.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Joe, the thundergod.

Locations

  • US
    • Grand Canyon
      • The forbidden mesa


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of April 20, 1958 (Next Week: The Mesa).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini india.gif India

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini usa.gif USA