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|Title= The Pacific Circle
|image= [[Image:md-1976-12-13.png|400 px]]
|Start= December 13th, 1976
|End= April 23rd, 1977
|Strips= 114 (19 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Mysterious Chief]]"
|Followed= "[[Mirage in Space]]"
|}}
'''"The Pacific Circle"''' is the 166th Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
In the Pacific Circle a transocean plane disappears mysteriously, then a freighter and a naval ship. A weird mystery,  similar as the Bermuda triangle. A case for Mandrake..

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Hojo]]
*[[Rodon]], High Marshal of the Central Galaxy.
'''One-time characters'''
*A Captain on a freighter.
*Mac, on a freighter.
*An admiral, of the navy.
*An admiral, of the army.
*An admiral, of the air force.
*A fisherman, from Ratu (?) 
*Aku-Lana, a mythical giant bird that lives in sky.
*Trader Tomm, a shipmaster and a galactic treasure hunter.
*Pitor the Poacher, aka Trader Tomm.
*A robot, owned by Trader Tomm.
*Archnids, an advanced culture, all mentalists and pousonous. <small>mentioned only.</small> 
*Captain Hegon, of the Central Galaxy.
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'''Locations'''
*New York
**[[Xanadu]]
*The Pacific
**Honolulu, control tower.
**A Pacific island near Ratu.
**Ratu Isle, a Pacific island
*The space, 25 000 miles from Earth.
**Vega <small>mentioned only.</small> 
**The Pleiades <small>mentioned only.</small> 
**Beta Eridanus, home of the glassblowers. <small>mentioned only.</small> 
**[[Magna]]
'''Organizations'''
*[[Inter-Intel]]
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==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of December 14 and 15, 1976 (Beginning: Pacific Circle !).
*Previously the secret chief have asked Mandrake's help at his office at Inter-Intel. Now Hojo ask Mandrake for help solving the mystery at Xanadu, with a chef's hat on.

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

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Círculo do Pacífico", [[Mandrake Extra 6|''Mandrake Extra'' #6]] (1988)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le cercle du Pacifique", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 16|''Spécial Mandrake'' #16]] (1978)
*"Le mystère du Pacifique", [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 134|''Janus Stark'' #134]] and [[Janus Stark (Mon Journal) 135| #135]] (1990)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"Galactic Treasure Hunt", [[Indrajal Comics 304|''Indrajal Comics'' #304]] (1978)
*"விண்ணில் நீந்தும் சுறா", [[Muthu Comics 81|''Muthu Comics'' #81]] (1978)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il cerchio del Pasafico", [[Mandrake Selezione 13|''Mandrake Selezione'' #13]] (1978)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Círculo do Pacífico", [[Mundo de Aventuras 225 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #225]] (1978)

=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Misterio del Círculo del Pacífico", [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 11|''Mandrake - Merlin el Mago'' #11]] and [[Comics-Art - Mandrake (Merlin el Mago) 12| #12]] (1981)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Uzay Tüccarı", [[Mandrake 156 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #156]] & [[Mandrake 157 (Tay)| #157]] & [[Mandrake 158 (Tay)| #158]] & [[Mandrake 159 (Tay)| #159]] (1977)
*"Uzay Tüccarı", [[Mandrake Albüm 52 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #52]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 53 (Tay)| #53]]
*"Uzay Tüccarı", [[Mandrake Albüm 134 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #134]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 135 (Tay)| #135]]
*"Uzay Tüccarı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 38 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #38]] & [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 39 (Tay)| #39]]
*"Uzay Tüccarı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 14 (Tay 33 issues)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #14]]

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*''(no given title)'', [[Super EKS Almanah 3|''Super EKS Almanah'' #3]] (1980)

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