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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= The S. S. Div.
|image= [[Image:md-1996-02-12.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:md-2013-10-21.png|400 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2013)''
|Start= February 12th, 1996
|End= May 25th, 1996
|Strips= 90 (15 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[Pursuit of the Cobra]]"
|Followed= "[[Clay Camel and the Ganglords]]"
|}}
 
'''"The S. S. Div."''' is the 221st Mandrake [[daily story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
One day an old lady came to the S.S. Div., telling a strange story. She saw a giant frog, wearing glasses, outside her window. 

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Snowball", a poodle.
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'''Locations'''
*New York
*[[Xanadu]]
*[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Division]]

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==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The story title is taken from the strip of February 12, 1996 (Beginning: "The S.S. Div.").

== Re-released story in 2013 ==
[[Image:md-2013-10-21.png|400 px]]
*Start date: 21 October 2013 / End date: 1 February 2014

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

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Sammakkomies", [[Mustanaamio 9/2002|''Mustanaamio'' #9]] (2002)

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The S. S. Div." [[Mandrake the Magician 9 (Shakti Comics)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #9]] (2023)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Froskemennene", [[Fantomet 9/2002|''Fantomet'' #9]] (2002)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Grodmännen", [[Fantomen 9/2002|''Fantomen'' #9]] (2002)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === 
*"The S. S. Div.", [[The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "The S. S. Div." (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "The S. S. Div." (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)

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