The Watcher: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Section Yougoslavia added) |
(Spain section added) |
||
| Line 61: | Line 61: | ||
*"O Mistério da Montanha", [[Condor Popular Vol. 33 N.° 8|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 33 N.° 8]] (1961) | *"O Mistério da Montanha", [[Condor Popular Vol. 33 N.° 8|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 33 N.° 8]] (1961) | ||
*"untitled", [[Mundo de Aventuras Especial 28|''Mundo de Aventuras Especial'' #28]] (1981) | *"untitled", [[Mundo de Aventuras Especial 28|''Mundo de Aventuras Especial'' #28]] (1981) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El vigilante", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1959-1962 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
Revision as of 07:15, 12 June 2021
| The Watcher | |
| |
| Start date: | March 22, 1959 |
|---|---|
| End date: | July 5, 1959 |
| # of strips: | 16 (16 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Invisible Thief" |
| Followed by: | "The Old West Revisited" |
"The Watcher" is the 78th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Thousands of centuries ago beings from outer space visited the primitive Earth, leaving behind a watcher. Now Tate invites Mandrake to his pet mountain for skiing. Tate telling about a big mystery, the mountain shakes every time a big rocket or a big bomb is set off.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Tate, a geologist.
- The watcher, an alian robot.
Locations
- New York City
- A mountain
Objects
- The amazing photo of Nardraka, keeps changing as she grows older.
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of March 15 and 22, 1959 (Next Week: The Watcher & Beginning: The Watcher).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "A Montanha Misteriosa", Mandrake #43 (1960)
France
- "Le gardien du temps", Mandrake #4 (1962)
- "Le gardien du temps", Mandrake #272 (1970)
India
- "The Watcher", The Phantom #4 (2000)
Italy
- "Il guardiano del tempo", Il Vascello #51 (1961)
- "Il guardiano del tempo", I Classici dell'Avventura #31 (1963)
- "Il guardiano del tempo", Mandrake #148 (1970)
- "Il guardiano del tempo", Mandrake - New Comics Now #318 (1993)
Norway
- "Vokteren", Fantomet #7 (1997)
Portugal
- "O Mistério da Montanha", Condor Popular Vol. 33 N.° 8 (1961)
- "untitled", Mundo de Aventuras Especial #28 (1981)
Spain
- "El vigilante", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1959-1962 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)
Sweden
- "Väktaren", Fantomen #7 (1997)
Turkey
- "Gözlemci", Mandrake #226 & #227 (1978)
- "Gözlemci", Mandrake Albüm #73 & #74 (1978)
- "Gözlemci", Mandrake Albüm #187
United Kingdom
- "The Mountain Mystery", Mandrake the Magician #21 (1962)
USA
- "The Watcher", The Missing Years #53 and The Missing Years #54 (2006/2007)
Yugoslavia
- "?", Politikin Zabavnik #1003 (1971)