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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= Curse of the Kavrun Emerald
|image= [[Image:ms-19501029.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= October 29, 1950
|End= January 14, 1951
|Strips= 12 (12 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[The Department Store Mystery]]"
|Followed= "[[The Venus Flytrap]]"
|}}
'''"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald"''' is the 47th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
Narda has inherited the famous Kavrun emerald ring after her aunt Sophia, Grand Duchess of [[Cockaigne]]. The famous ring is cursed and Narda told Mandrake that everyone who ever wore it died violently. 
But the cursed ring has one more secret. 
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Sophia, Grand Duchess of Cockaigne. Narda's aunt. <small>Mentioned only</small>
*Narda's grand-grandfather, a famous mountain climber. <small>Mentioned only</small>
*A mighty Lord of Cockaigne, Narda's ancestor. <small>Mentioned only</small>
*Assassin #1
*Assassin #2
*Assassin #3
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'''Locations'''
*New York City
*North Africa
**Atlas Mountains
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==Behind the scenes==
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of October 29, 1950 (Beginning: Curse of the Kavrun Emerald !).

== Signifiant covers ==
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Mandrake094rge.png[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Icda-m-089.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello-04-74.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 052.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake-el-mago-dolmen-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Official-M-sundays-04.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA 
SundayPagesMandSeriesCarbbeanMystery.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA 
</gallery>

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

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"A maldição da esmeralda", [[Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil 1952|''Almanaque do O Globo Juvenil'' 1952]] (1951)
*"A Maldição da Esmeralda", [[Mandrake 94 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #94]] (1964)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La baque maudite", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 28|''Mandrake'' #28]] (1964)
*"La baque maudite", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 319|''Mandrake'' #319]] (1971)
*"L'emeraude de Kavrum", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 428|''Mandrake'' #428]] (1975)
*"L'émeraude de Kavrun", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"L'anello maledetto", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 44|''Mandrake'' #44]] (1963)
*"L'anello maledetto", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 89|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #89]] (1965)
*"L'anello maledetto", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 74|''Mandrake'' #74]] (1975)
*"L'anello maledetto", [[New Comics Now 169|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #169]] (1986)
*"L'anello maledetto", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1994)

=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", [[Mandrake the Magician 52 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #52'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 53 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #53'']] (1953)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Kavrunsmaragden", [[Skippern]] (1955)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La maldición de la esmeralda", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Smaragdens förbannelse", [[Fantomen - Den vandrande vålnaden 1|''Den vandrande vålnaden'' #1]] (1996)

=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", [[King Comic Annual (UK magazine)|''King Comic'' Annual]] (1954)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Curse of the Kavrun Emerald", [[The Official Mandrake Sundays 4|''The Official Mandrake Sundays'' #4]] (1989)

[[Category:Sunday stories|Curse of the Kavrun Emerald]]