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'''"The Witches"''' is the 130th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"The Witches"''' is the 130th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]]. The week of February 21st to 26th is ghosted by [[Frank Thorne]] and next the week of February 28th to March 5th is ghosted by [[Bob Fujitani]].


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Count Diabolo, a big lady's man, gets invited to society parties. He pick out likly rich girls and invite them to his witch's cermony. Through hypnotism, he confuses them and uses them to rob their own people. If discovered their parents would shield them.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]], at Xanadu only.
 
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Really Riley, ''the madcap heiress''.
*Jet, friend of "Really" Riley.
*Count Diabolo, a ''witch master''.
*Magda, a ''witch''.
*Mr. Riley, father of Really.
*Dr. Raines, Riley's family doctor.
*Sgt. Hill, a police detective.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]
**The Grey Church
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==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of February 7, 1966 (Beginning: The Witches)
===Mandrake Lore===
*Xanadu is located at hill 112.
 
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
 
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mistério da Casa Vazia", [[Mandrake 118 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #118]] (1966)
*"As Bruxas", [[Mandrake Especial 9|''Mandrake Especial'' #9]]  (1987)
 
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Heksene", [[Fantomet 246|''Fantomet'' #246]] (1984)
 
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Noidat", [[Mustanaamio 17/1982|''Mustanaamio'' #17]] (1982)
 
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"L'intrépide héritière", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1502 to #1514]] (1981)
*"L'intrépide héritière", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 3|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 3'']] (2015)
*"L'intrépide héritière", [[Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 3)|''Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 3)'']] (2017)
 
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Witches", [[Indrajal Comics 121|''Indrajal Comics'' #121]] (1970)
*"The Witches' Abode", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 32|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 22 No. 32]] (1985)
*"A Mysterious Devil", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 25|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #25]] and [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 26| #26]] (1994)
*"A Mysterious Devil" & "Count Diabolo", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 68|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #68]] (1998)
 
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"I malvagi", [[Special Mandrake 188 (Fratelli Spada)|''Special Mandrake'' #188]] (1966)
*"I malvagi", [[New Comics Now 380|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #380]] (1997)
 
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Heksene", [[Fantomet 4/1986|''Fantomet'' #4]] (1986)
 
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Um Caso de Hipnose", [[Mundo de Aventuras 928|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #928]] (1967)


==Related stories==
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
===Follows===
*"Las brujas", [[Héroes Modernos 37|''Héroes Modernos'' #37]] (1967)
*"Las brujas", [[Mandrake 47 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #47]] (2000)


===Referenced in===
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Mandrake och häxorna", [[Swisch 8/1970|''Swisch'' #8/1970]] (1970)
*"Häxorna", [[Fantomen 8/1982|''Fantomen'' #8]] (1982)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Şeytan Tuzağı", [[Mandrake 105 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #105]] & [[Mandrake 106 (Tay)| #106]] & [[Mandrake 107 (Tay)| #107]] & [[Mandrake 108 (Tay)| #108]] (1976)
*"Şeytan Tuzağı", [[Mandrake Albüm 35 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #35]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 36 (Tay)| #36]]
*"Şeytan Tuzağı", [[Mandrake Albüm 100 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #100]]
*"Şeytan Tuzağı", [[Mandrake 37 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #37]]
*"Şeytan Tuzağı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 10 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #10]]
*"Şeytan Tuzağı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 51 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #51]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 52 (Tay)| #52]]
*"Şeytan Tuzağı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 30 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #30]]


== Reprints ==
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
This story has been published in the following publications:
*"The Witches", [[Mandrake the Magician 7 (U.K. Comic Fandom Publishing)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #7]]
*"The Witches", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Return of Evil - The Cobra]]'' (2017)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Grof Diabolo", [[Stripoteka 348/349|''Stripoteka'' #348/349]] (1976)
*"Lekcija velikog maga", [[Super EKS Almanah 30|''Super EKS Almanah'' #30]] (1982)


[[Category:Daily stories|Witches, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Witches, The]]

Latest revision as of 16:14, 17 October 2023

The Witches
Md-1966-02-07.png
Start date: February 7, 1966
End date: May 28, 1966
# of strips: 96 (16 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Sign of 8"
Followed by: "The UFO"

"The Witches" is the 130th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks. The week of February 21st to 26th is ghosted by Frank Thorne and next the week of February 28th to March 5th is ghosted by Bob Fujitani.

Plot Summary

Count Diabolo, a big lady's man, gets invited to society parties. He pick out likly rich girls and invite them to his witch's cermony. Through hypnotism, he confuses them and uses them to rob their own people. If discovered their parents would shield them.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Really Riley, the madcap heiress.
  • Jet, friend of "Really" Riley.
  • Count Diabolo, a witch master.
  • Magda, a witch.
  • Mr. Riley, father of Really.
  • Dr. Raines, Riley's family doctor.
  • Sgt. Hill, a police detective.

Locations

  • New York City


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of February 7, 1966 (Beginning: The Witches)

Mandrake Lore

  • Xanadu is located at hill 112.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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