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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= Battle of Xanadu
|image= [[Image:md-1968-12-09.png|400 px]] 
|Start= December 9, 1968
|End= March 22, 1969
|Strips= 90 (15 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Evil Ones]]"
|Followed= "[[The Connoisseur]]"
|}}
'''"Battle of Xanadu"''' is the 139th Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
The top raceteers lost $10 million when Mandrake revealed the underworld bank of Baron Chance, now they want revenge. Like a battlefield general, the ganglord Dice commands a massive attack on Xanadu.

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]], at Xanadu only
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only
*[[Jed]], at the phone only.
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]], at the phone only.
*[[Baron Chance]], convict 14670 -formerly elegant playboy.

'''One-time characters'''
*Dice, a ganglord.
*Tops, a ganglord from [[The Secret Weapon Caper]] mentioned only.
*Shell, a club dancer.
*Mike, Dice's gang gunman.
*World, a magazine.
*KMP-TV
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'''Locations'''
*New York
*[[Xanadu]]
*The Frolic, a club.
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==Behind the scenes==
*Xanadu is located on West [[Real_Life_References_-_Locations#Appearances_of_Cape_Cod_Addresses|Pamet Road]], refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.

== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A Batalha de Xanadu", [[Mandrake 162 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #162]] (1970)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Kampen på Xanadu", [[Fantomet 304|''Fantomet'' #304]] and [[Fantomet 305| #305]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Kamppailu Xanadussa", [[Mustanaamio 5/1984|''Mustanaamio'' #5]] and [[Mustanaamio 6/1984| #6]] (1984)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La bataille de Xanadu",[[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 1|''Spécial Mandrake'' #1]] (1973)
*"Le siège de Xanadu", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1612 to #1623]]  (1983)
*"Le siège de Xanadu", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #83-21 to #83-32]]  (1983)
*"Le siège de Xanadu", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 4|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 4'']] (2015)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Crime Busters", [[Indrajal Comics 356|''Indrajal Comics'' #356]] (1980) <small>censored version; the women's bikinis have become bathing suits</small>
*"The Battle of Xanadu" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 43|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #43]] and [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 44| #44]] (1996)
*"The Battle of Xanadu" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 81|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #81]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Battaglia a Xanadu", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 141|''Mandrake'' #141]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 142| #142]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 143| #143]] (1969)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Striden på Xanadu", [[Fantomet 22/1989|''Fantomet'' #22]] and [[Fantomet 23/1989| #23]] (1989)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Ataque de Dados", [[Mundo de Aventuras 1104|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #1104]] (1970)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Striden på Xanadu", [[Fantomen 22/1983|''Fantomen'' #22]] and [[Fantomen 23/1983| #23]] (1983)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Xanadu'da Savaş", [[Mandrake 5 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #5]] & [[Mandrake 6 (Tay)| #6]] (1974)
*"Xanadu'da Savaş", [[Mandrake Albüm 2 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #2]]
*"Xanadu'da Savaş", [[Mandrake Albüm 128 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #128]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 128 (Tay)|#129]]
*"Xanadu'da Savaş", [[Mandrake Albüm 221 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #221]]
*"Xanadu'da Savaş", [[Mandrake 47 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #47]] & [[Mandrake 48 (Tay second series)| #48]] & [[Mandrake 49 (Tay second series)| #49]]
*"Xanadu'da Savaş", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 14 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #14]]
*"Xanadu'da Savaş", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 56 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #56]]

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Bitka za Ksandu", [[Super EKS Almanah 8|''Super EKS Almanah'' #8]] (1980)
*"Bitka za Kasanadu", [[Mandrak magazin 5|''Mandrak magazin'' #5]] (1989)

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