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*"Kaybolan Yildiz", [[Mandrake 163 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #163]] & [[Mandrake 164 (Tay)| #164]] & [[Mandrake 165 (Tay)| #165]] (1977)
*"Kaybolan Yildiz", [[Mandrake 163 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #163]] & [[Mandrake 164 (Tay)| #164]] & [[Mandrake 165 (Tay)| #165]] (1977)
*"Kaybolan Yildiz", [[Mandrake Albüm 54 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #54]] (1977) <small>note: first part missing</small>
*"Kaybolan Yildiz", [[Mandrake Albüm 54 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #54]] (1977) <small>note: first part missing</small>
*"Kaybolan Yildiz", [[Mandrake Albüm 147 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #147]]


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Revision as of 20:35, 10 March 2022

The Space Thing
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Start date: June 4, 1961
End date: September 24, 1961
# of strips: 17 (17 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Summit Conference"
Followed by: "The Diversion"

"The Space Thing" is the 87th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • An astronomer, on Earth.

Locations

  • New York City
  • Magna
  • Crispus Tau, a star 12 light years from Earth.

Objects

  • A galactic watch operated by mind waves, think of any planet and it will show the correct time. If Mandrake press the alarm, a signal reaches Magnon.
  • The Galactic Medal of Honor.


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of June 4, 1961 (Beginning: "The Space Thing").
  • The strip of August 8 is the first strip with the new Sunday strip layout, which made it possible to print Mandrake Sunday strips also as a third page.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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