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|Title= The Visitors
|Title= The Visitors
|image=  
|image= [[Image:ms-19530125.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= January 25, 1953
|Start= January 25, 1953
|End= June 7, 1953
|End= June 7, 1953
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|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Hide-out]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Hide-out]]"
|Followed= "[[The Water Champs]]"
|Followed= "[[The Water Champ]]"
|}}
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'''"The Visitors"''' is the 56th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Visitors"''' is the 56th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
At a hospital a pilote have been flown back from Africa, after a bad crash over there. He told a strange story; He was making a routine jungle flight when he lost his way. In a misty valley he saw to giantic heads, sticking out of the mist. Then he blacked out and crashed.
Our friends heading Africa to look for giantic statues and discovered colossal visitors from the space.
The visitors came from a star system far from Earth. Their distant sun that warm up their planet was dying and they was looking for a planet with heavy metals. They planned bring with them the planet Earth and dropp it into their sun, as fuel.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*


</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*The Caribbean
*Africa
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The story title is from the strip of January 23, 1953 (Next Week = "The Visitors") and January 25, 1953 (Beginning: The Visitors).


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Cinemisterio-208.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Cinemisterio-209.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Mandrake004rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Albo Traguardo-52.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Il Vascello-02-43.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-217.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor Popular-0101.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Official-M-sundays-05.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</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 ===
*"??", [[Cinemisterio 208|''Cinemisterio'' #208]] (1954)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Gigantes do Espaço", [[Mandrake 4 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1953)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Vierailijat", [[Mustanaamio 13/2000|''Mustanaamio'' #13]] (2000)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Les hommes gratte-ciel", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 16|''Mandrake'' #16]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 17| #17]] (1963)
*"Les hommes des nuages", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #972-#976]] (1971)
*"''no title''", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 5|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #5]] (1984)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Gli uomini grattecielo", [[Albo Traguardo 52 - Mandrake - Nuova serie 8|''Albo Traguardo'' #52]] (1953)
*"Gli uomini grattecielo", [[Il Vascello 43 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #43]] (1961)
*"Gli uomini grattecielo", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 17|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #17]]  (1962)
*"Gli uomini grattacielo", [[New Comics Now 217|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #217]] (1988)
=== [[Image:mini_netherlands.gif]] Netherlands ===
*"Reuzen uit de ruimte", [[Heintje ?|''Heintje'' # 13]] to [[Heintje ?|''Heintje'' #19]] (1967)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Visitors", [[Mandrake the Magician 175 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #175'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 176 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #176'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 177 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #177'']] (1958)
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Besøkerne", [[Fantomet 13/2000|''Fantomet'' #13]] (2000)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Os Visitantes", [[Condor Popular Vol. 1 N.° 1|''Condor Popular'' #1 Vol. 1]] (1954)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Los Visitantes", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1953–1956 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2020)
*"Los Visitantes", [[Héroes del Cómic 8]] (2021)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Besökarna", [[Fantomen 13/2000|''Fantomen'' #13]] (2000)
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Sisli Vadi", [[Mandrake 115 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #115]] & [[Mandrake 116 (Tay)| #116]] (1976)
*"Sisli Vadi", [[Mandrake Albüm 39 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #39]]


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

Latest revision as of 19:59, 24 February 2024

The Visitors
Ms-19530125.jpg
Start date: January 25, 1953
End date: June 7, 1953
# of strips: 20 (20 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Hide-out"
Followed by: "The Water Champ"

"The Visitors" is the 56th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

At a hospital a pilote have been flown back from Africa, after a bad crash over there. He told a strange story; He was making a routine jungle flight when he lost his way. In a misty valley he saw to giantic heads, sticking out of the mist. Then he blacked out and crashed.

Our friends heading Africa to look for giantic statues and discovered colossal visitors from the space.

The visitors came from a star system far from Earth. Their distant sun that warm up their planet was dying and they was looking for a planet with heavy metals. They planned bring with them the planet Earth and dropp it into their sun, as fuel.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Locations

  • The Caribbean
  • Africa


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is from the strip of January 23, 1953 (Next Week = "The Visitors") and January 25, 1953 (Beginning: The Visitors).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

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Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini netherlands.gif Netherlands

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