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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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After their adventure with "The Mysterious Birds" Mandrake and Lothar takes a plane back home to New York, without being aware of three hijackers aboard.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
 
*[[Narda]], in US only
*[[Karma]], in US only
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*A purce-snatcher, at an airport
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*Plane 412
*Peg, a hijacker
*Jack, a hijacker
*Joel, an airport security guard and hijacker
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*A foreign country
*New York City
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Sky Pirates"''', which is lifted from the plot.


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant cover ==
<gallery>
Ilvascello-04-96.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
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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_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"Ladrones a Bordo", [[Sandokan 13|''Sandokan'' #13]] (1982)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les pirates de l'air", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 451|''Mandrake'' #451]] (1980)
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Law Breakers", [[Indrajal Comics 362|''Indrajal Comics'' #362]] (1980)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Rapina ad alta quota", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello - Serie Cronologica 96|''Mandrake'' #96]] (1980)
*"Rapina ad alta quota", [[New Comics Now 399|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #399]] (1997)
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Hava Soygunu", [[Mandrake Albüm 155 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #155]]
*"Hava Soygunu", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 60 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #60]]


[[Category:Sunday stories|Sky Pirates, The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Sky Pirates, The]]

Latest revision as of 15:26, 30 August 2023

The Sky Pirates
Ms-19790624.jpg
Start date: June 24th, 1979
End date: August 26th, 1979
# of strips: 10 (10 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Mysterious Birds"
Followed by: "Lothar's Workout"

"The Sky Pirates" is the 140th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

After their adventure with "The Mysterious Birds" Mandrake and Lothar takes a plane back home to New York, without being aware of three hijackers aboard.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • A purce-snatcher, at an airport
  • Plane 412
  • Peg, a hijacker
  • Jack, a hijacker
  • Joel, an airport security guard and hijacker

Locations

  • A foreign country
  • New York City


Behind the scenes

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

Signifiant cover

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini france.gif France

Mini india.gif India

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini turkey.gif Turkey