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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel
|image= [[Image:ms-19660410.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= April 10th, 1966
|End= August 7th, 1966
|Strips= 18 (18 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Cobra Returns]]"
|Followed= "[[The Astro Pirates]]"
|}}
'''"The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel"''' is the 98th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

This story exist in three variations. Fredericks drew the strips with three rows in landscape format which scaled down to fit half a newspaper page. By cutting the top row, the strip fills a third of a newspaper page. By rearranging the panels to portrait format, the strip fit a tabloid page. 

== Plot Summary ==
Some gangster chiefs wants to destroy Inter-Intel, and their computer with files and records of criminal all over the world.

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Jed]], new bureau head of Inter-Intel
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]], on phone only.

'''One-time characters'''
*Muggs, a gang overlord.
*Pete, a gangster.
*Ed, a gangster.
*Art, a gangster.
*Agent J-2, Mr Smith.
*Skinny Smith, agent working for Inter-Intel.
*Mrs. Smith, wife of Skinny.
*Tommy Smith, son of Mr and Mrs Smith.
*George, a police man in the riot squad.
*Maggie, secretary at Inter-Intel.

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'''Locations'''
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]
**a Supermarket at Ninth and Main
**Shore Night Club, Muggs' hide out.

'''Organizations'''
*[[Inter-Intel]]

'''Objects'''
*A ring, if pressing a radio signal transmits to Inter-Intel. 
*"French Hand Laundry", used for the mobil Inter-Intel tracking units.

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==Behind the scenes==
*The story title is from the strip of May 29, 1966 (Continued: Underworld vs. Inter-Intel!). 
*At Xanadu there is a striped phone, a direct line to Inter-Intel.
*The secret top chief and founder of Inter-Intel are only known by the board of directors.

== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Fantasia-suplemento-111.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Mandrake122rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake318rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Taikajim04.jpg[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland
Igig04.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello-04-59.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor rs-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Titan-sunday-01-f-fredericks.jpg[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] UK 
Super-38.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia
</gallery>

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

=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"??", [[Fantasía Suplemento 111|''Fantasía Suplemento'' #111]] (1969)

=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Mágico de Xanadu", [[Mandrake 122 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #122]] (1967)
*"Caçada sem Trégua", [[Mandrake 318 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #318]] (1982)

=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Taika-Jim murskaa alamaailman", [[Taika-Jim 4|''Taika-Jim'' #4]] (1971)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"L'Inter-Intel", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 413|''Mandrake'' #413]] (1973)
*"Inter-Intel contre les bas-fonds", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1155 to #1163]] (1974)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"L'inter intel", [[I Giganti 4|''I Giganti'' #4]] (1967)
*"L'inter intel", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 59|''Mandrake'' #59]] (1973)
*"La malavita contro l'Inter-Intel", [[Quando Mandrake conobbe Lothar: Tavole domenicali 1965–1969|Tavole domenicali  1965–1969]] (2022)
*"La malavita contro l'Inter-Intel", [[Mandrake – Tutte le Strip 1965 / 1969]] (2025)

=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"Guerra ao Crime", [[Condor (revista semanal) 3|''Condor'' #3]] (1972) <small>note: starts with the last strip of previous story.</small>

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El hampa contra Inter-Intel", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2018)

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Büyük Savaş", [[Mandrake 52 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #52]] [[Mandrake 53 (Tay)| #53]] [[Mandrake 54 (Tay)| #54]] (1975)
*"Büyük Savaş", [[Mandrake Albüm 18 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #18]] 
*"Büyük Savaş", [[Mandrake Albüm 93 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #93]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 94 (Tay)|#94]] 
*"Büyük Savaş", [[Mandrake 14 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #14]] [[Mandrake 15 (Tay second series)| #15]]
*"Büyük Savaş", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 4 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #4]]
*"Büyük Savaş", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 36 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #36]]

=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Underworld vs. Inter-Intel", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Sundays Volume 1: The Meeting of Mandrake and Lothar]]'' (2018)

=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Podzemlje ne miruje", [[Super EKS Almanah 38|''Super EKS Almanah'' #38]] (1983)

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