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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= The Snarff of Karff
|image= [[Image:ms-19901223.jpg|300px|border]]
|Start= December 23rd, 1990
|End= October 13th, 1991
|Strips= 43
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[Dangers in the Jungle]]"
|Followed= "[[The Million Dollar Tour]]"
|}}
'''"The Snarff of Karff"''' is the 165th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
Mandrake and friends are on voyage with the S.S. Kraken, when Magnon calling Mandrake. The Snarff of Karff is coming to Earth to establish trade and he have asked that Mandrake and Narda meet him on arrival. 

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake the Magician]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Karma]]
*[[Magnon]]
'''One-time characters'''
*[[Captain Jon]], an explorer
*The Snarff of Karff
*The President of USA
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'''Locations'''
*The Coast of Africa
*Washington, DC
**Hotel Alan, in Washington - mentioned only
**The White House
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. Kraken, Captain Jon's yacht.

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==Behind the scenes==
*Hotel Alan, probably named after Lee Falk's old friend [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Cranston Alan Cranston].

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

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Snarff di Karff", [[New Comics Now 301|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #301]] (1992)

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