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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= 8
|image= [[Image:md-1977-08-01.png|400 px]]
|Start= August 1st, 1977
|End= December 10th, 1977
|Strips= 114 (19 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[Mirage in Space]]"
|Followed= "[[The Cooler]]"
|}}
'''"8"''' is the 168th Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
One day mandrake discovred a plane skywriting an 8, high up in the air. Then something big, a sudden rash of violent bank robberies, all at the same time. 8 suburban banks, all within 8 miles of the city, 8 minutes to 8 - the 6th arm of 8 strikes....

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]], Xanadu only.
*[[Karma]], Xanadu only.
*[[Hojo]], Xanadu only.
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Octon]], voice and shadow only.
'''One-time characters'''
*Morgan, of FBI.
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'''Locations'''
*New York
*[[Xanadu]]
'''Organizations'''
*[[8]]
*FBI
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==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is taken from the plot.
*[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Summer House|Pamet]] and Collins, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
*8 is in a dozen countries, a few thousand agents.
*Last picture shows the shadow of the Octon.

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

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Bombardeio Sobre Xanadu", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 7|''Almanaque do Mandrake'' #7]] (1981)

=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"8", [[Fantomet 209|''Fantomet'' #209]] and [[Fantomet 211| #211]] (1983)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"8", [[Mustanaamio 5/1979|''Mustanaamio'' #5]] and [[Mustanaamio 6/1979| #6]] (1979)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Mandrake contre Octon", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 18|''Spécial Mandrake'' #18]] (1978)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"Mandrake Faces the Octon", [[Indrajal Comics 327|''Indrajal Comics'' #327]] and [[Indrajal Comics 328| #328]] (1979)
*"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 11|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #11]] (1993)
*"no title" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 58|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #58]] (1997)
*"எத்தர் கும்பல் - 8" (romanized as: "Eththar kumpal - 8") [[Muthu Comics 276|''Muthu Comics'' #276]] (2000)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il ritorno della banda dell' 8", [[Mandrake Selezione 15|''Mandrake Selezione'' #15]] (1978)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"8", [[Fantomet 6/1980|''Fantomet'' #6]] and [[Fantomet 7/1980| #7]] (1980)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Oito Volta a Atacar", [[Mundo de Aventuras 255 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #255]] (1978)

=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"8 de Octon", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 13|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #13]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 14| #14]] (1981)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"8", [[Fantomen 23/1978|''Fantomen'' #23]] and [[Fantomen 24/1978| #24]] (1978)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake 202 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #202]] & [[Mandrake 203 (Tay)| #203]] & [[Mandrake 204 (Tay)| #204]] & [[Mandrake 205 (Tay)| #205]] (1978)
*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake Albüm 65 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #65]] and [[Mandrake Albüm 66 (Tay)| #66]] (1978)
*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 36 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #36]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 37 (Tay)| #37]]
*"8 Çetesi", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 15 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #15]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 16 (Tay 33 issues)| #16]]

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Četvrti susret", [[Super EKS Almanah 4|''Super EKS Almanah'' #4]] (1980)

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