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===Title===
===Title===
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of June 16th, 2008 (Beginning: Beware, the Bookworm!).
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of June 16th, 2008 (Beginning: Beware, the Bookworm!).
===Citation===
*In the strip of December 2 Hojo says: ''"As the tall man in the western movie said, "That'll be the day""'' - a phrase from the 1956 classic Western movie "The Searchers" starring John Wayne.
===Easter Eggs===
*Prisoner 39013 [[39013| the Bookworm]]
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Image:MD-2008-12-13-p.jpg|13 Dec, 2008
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== Re-released story in 2025 ==
== Re-released story in 2025 ==

Latest revision as of 12:22, 27 July 2026

Beware, the Bookworm!


(Re-released in 2025)
Start date: June 16th, 2008
End date: December 13th, 2008
# of strips: 156 (26 weeks)
Writer: Fred Fredericks
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Unknown Island"
Followed by: "One Wizard Too Many"

"Beware, the Bookworm!" is the 256th Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • The Bookworm,
  • Q. Ball, a ganglord
  • Kurt, member of the gang
  • Slick, member of the gang
  • Al, member of the gang

Locations

  • Westgate prison
  • New York City


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of June 16th, 2008 (Beginning: Beware, the Bookworm!).

Citation

  • In the strip of December 2 Hojo says: "As the tall man in the western movie said, "That'll be the day"" - a phrase from the 1956 classic Western movie "The Searchers" starring John Wayne.

Easter Eggs

Re-released story in 2025

  • Start date: 17 November 2025 / End date: 16 May 2026.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications: