The Roadhouse

The Roadhouse
Start date:	June 8th, 1975
End date:	July 13th, 1975
# of strips:	6 (6 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Galaxy War"
Followed by:	"Ghost Town"

"The Roadhouse" is the 126th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake and Narda are driving on the highway when Mandrake's car breaks down. They stop at a roadhouse to phone Lothar for help, and to have somthing to eat.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• Lothar
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• L. Killer, a ganster.

Locations

• The highway, exit 7
  • A roadhouse

Behind the scenes

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

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "Clase Practica de Magia", Sandokan #8 (1982)

France

• "Monsieur Lourd", Mandrake #440 (1978)

Italy

• "Monsieur Lourd", Mandrake # 85 (1978)
• "Gangster da strapazzo", Mandrake - New Comics Now #375 (1997)

Portugal

• "Um Pequeno Acidente no Caminho", Jornal do Cuto #122 (1975)

Turkey

• "Hayaletler Kasabası", Mandrake #150 (1977)
• "Hayaletler Kasabası", Mandrake Albüm #50 (1977)
• "Lokantuda Saldırı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #29
• "Lokantuda Saldırı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #4

Yugoslavia

• "Događaj U Motelu", Mini EKS Almanah #1 (1980)