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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
While the "Ocean Wind" gets supplies in the port of a large tropical island Mandrake decided to ride across the island to meet the ship on the other side. First they have to cross "The Great Gulch" and beyond there are many strange things, among them "The Sleeping Wood". Our friends manage to cross "The Great Gulch" and soon the discovered a wood with giant flowers, with a strange perfume. And soon they fall into a trance-like sleep.
After a few days aboard the yacht they hear music, strange singing comming over the water.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Sir Harry]], one of the world's richest men - hunter, sportsman, collector..


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*
*A governor
 
*Animals
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**Horses
**A tiger
**A fawn
*The flower-god of the Sleeping flowers
*A Chief
*Captain on the yacht
*Mermaid #1, boss of the wreckers
*Mermaid #2, boss of the wreckers
*A gang of wreckers
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*A large tropical island
**The Great Gulch
**The Sleeping Wood
***A village
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. [[Ocean Wind]], Sir Harry's yacht.
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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 Sleeping Forest"''', which is lifted from the plot.
*The strip of December 19, 1954 indicate a title for first part of this story (Next Week: The Great Gulch).
*The strip of February 6, 1955 indicate a title for second part of this story (Next Week: Strange Music).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake210rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrakecolecao16.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mmm-253.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 16 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #16]] (1955)
*"A Ilha do Gigante", [[Mandrake 16 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #16]] (1955)
*"A Flor da Morte" and "As Sereias Piratas", [[Mandrake 210 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #210]] (1973)"
*"A Flor da Morte" and "As Sereias Piratas", [[Mandrake 210 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #210]] (1973)
*"Aventura nos Trópicos", [[Mandrake Coleção 16|''Mandrake Coleção'' #16]]  (1990)
*"Aventura nos Trópicos", [[Mandrake Coleção 16|''Mandrake Coleção'' #16]]  (1990)


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*"Les trois îles mystérieuses"; "Les fleurs étranges" and "Les sirènes", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1963)
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses"; "Les fleurs étranges" and "Les sirènes", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 10|''Mandrake'' #10]] (1963)
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 253|''Mandrake'' #253]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 254| #254]] (1970)
*"Les trois îles mystérieuses", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 253|''Mandrake'' #253]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 254| #254]] (1970)
*"Les sirènes", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #984-#985]] (1971)
*"Les fleurs étranges" and "Les sirènes", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #982-#985]] (1971)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", [[Il Vascello 38 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #38]] (1960)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", [[Il Vascello 38 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #38]] (1960)
*"Le tre isole misteriose (La foresta del sonno) & (Le sirene)", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #11]]  (1962)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", ("[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 126|''Mandrake'' #126]]") (1969)
*"Le 3 isole misteriose", ("[[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 126|''Mandrake'' #126]]") (1969)
*"La foresta del sonno" and "Le sirene", [[New Comics Now 257|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #257]] and [[New Comics Now 258| #258]] (1989)
*"La foresta del sonno" and "Le sirene", [[New Comics Now 257|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #257]] and [[New Comics Now 258| #258]] (1989)
=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"Aventuras en el Mar", [[Mandrake el mago 11 (EDAR)|''Mandrake el mago'' #11]] (1966)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"As Sereias", [[Tigre 25|''Tigre'' #25]] (1957)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Bosque Dormido" and "Extraña Música" , [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1953–1956 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2020)


=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Den sovande skogen", [[Serie-pressen 11/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #11]] (1972)
*"Den sovande skogen", [[Fantomen - Den vandrande vålnaden 8|''Den vandrande vålnaden'' #8]] (1996)
*"Den sovande skogen", [[Fantomen - Den vandrande vålnaden 8|''Den vandrande vålnaden'' #8]] (1996)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake 89 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #89]] [[Mandrake 90 (Tay)| #90]] (1976)
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake 89 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #89]] & [[Mandrake 90 (Tay)| #90]] (1976)
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Albüm 30 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #30]]
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Albüm 30 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #30]] (1976)
*"Garip Yolculuk", [[Mandrake Albüm 101 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #101]]


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===

Revision as of 11:59, 14 March 2022

The Sleeping Forest
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Start date: December 19, 1954
End date: March 13, 1955
# of strips: 13 (13 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Ocean Wind"
Followed by: "Isle of the Giant"

"The Sleeping Forest" is the 64th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

While the "Ocean Wind" gets supplies in the port of a large tropical island Mandrake decided to ride across the island to meet the ship on the other side. First they have to cross "The Great Gulch" and beyond there are many strange things, among them "The Sleeping Wood". Our friends manage to cross "The Great Gulch" and soon the discovered a wood with giant flowers, with a strange perfume. And soon they fall into a trance-like sleep.

After a few days aboard the yacht they hear music, strange singing comming over the water.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • A governor
  • Animals
    • Horses
    • A tiger
    • A fawn
  • The flower-god of the Sleeping flowers
  • A Chief
  • Captain on the yacht
  • Mermaid #1, boss of the wreckers
  • Mermaid #2, boss of the wreckers
  • A gang of wreckers

Locations

  • A large tropical island
    • The Great Gulch
    • The Sleeping Wood
      • A village

Vehicles


Behind the scenes

  • At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Sleeping Forest", which is lifted from the plot.
  • The strip of December 19, 1954 indicate a title for first part of this story (Next Week: The Great Gulch).
  • The strip of February 6, 1955 indicate a title for second part of this story (Next Week: Strange Music).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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