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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | ||
*" | *''"no given title"'', [[Aventurero Almanaque 1940|''Aventurero Almanaque'' #1940]] (1939) | ||
*"La ciudad Lunar", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 6|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #6]] ( | *"La ciudad Lunar", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 6|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #6]] (1943) | ||
*"La Expedición Lunar", [[Mandrake 4 - Páginas Dominicales 1938/39|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1999) | *"La Expedición Lunar", [[Mandrake 4 - Páginas Dominicales 1938/39|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1999) | ||
Latest revision as of 16:07, 29 January 2024
| The Lunar Trip | |
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| Start date: | March 27th, 1938 |
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| End date: | September 18th, 1938 |
| # of strips: | 26 (26 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Treasure Hunt" |
| Followed by: | "Mandrake and Lothar at the Carnival" |
"The Lunar Trip" is the 8th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
By a complex rearrangement of atomic structures, Prof. Thursby has created Thuren, a substance that is not affected by gravity. It resists gravity and falls up instead of down. Now he has build a rocket ship powered with Thuren, heading for the Moon.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Prof. Thursby, a scientist.
- Laura, daughter of Thursby.
- Star-dust, the rocket ship.
- Moon-men,
- Garo, a Moon-man.
- Hyra, a Moon-man.
- Fire people,
Locations
- US ?
- A remote section of the rockies.
- The Moon
- Lunatopia, city on the other side of the Moon.
- Atlantis, built by the Moon-men.
Behind the scenes
- At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Lunar Trip", which is lifted from the plot.
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
France
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
Spain
Spain
Turkey
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Mandrake meets the Moon Men", The Supercomic Series #10 (1948)
France
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", Robinson #127 to Robinson #152 (1938-1939)
- "La cité lunaire", Collection merveilleuse #13 (1940)
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", Mandrake #37 (1964)
- "L'autre côté de la lune", Mandrake roi de la magie #2 (1964)
- "L'autre côté de la lune", Mandrake roi de la magie #23 (1967)
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", Spécial Mandrake #83 (1970)
- "Mandrake sur la Lune", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)
Italy
- "Mandrake sulla Luna", Albo avventuroso 1 - Mandrake #8 and *"La rivolta dell macchine", Albo avventuroso 2 - Mandrake #9 (1948)
- "Mandrake sulla Luna", Mandrake #66 (1964)
- "Mandrake sulla Luna", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #2 (1980)
Norway
- "Mandrake i Lunatopia", Skippern (1948)
Poland
- "??", Świat Przygód #142-167 (1938-1939)
Spain
- "no given title", Aventurero Almanaque #1940 (1939)
- "La ciudad Lunar", Merlin el Mago Moderno #6 (1943)
- "La Expedición Lunar", Mandrake #4 (1999)
Turkey
- no title, 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı #69 (1945) Note: starts half-way through the original adventure.
- "Ayda", 1001 Özel #67 (1953) Note: Traced editions of 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı 69.
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #34, King Comics #35, King Comics #36, King Comics #37, King Comics #38, King Comics #39, and King Comics #40 (1939)
- "In the Fire World", Feature Book #46 (1946)
Yugoslavia
- "Mandrake putuje na Mjesec", Jutarnji list January 23, 1939 – March 30, 1939 (in daily format)
- "Mandrak na Mesecu", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)