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|Title= The Supercomputer | |Title= The Supercomputer | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1985-02-04.png|400px|border]]<br><br>[[Image:Md-1985-02-04-original-art.jpg|400px|border]] (original art) | ||
|Start= February 4, 1985 | |Start= February 4, 1985 | ||
|End= May 11, 1985 | |End= May 11, 1985 | ||
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|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | |Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[Behind Death's Door]]" | |Preceded= "[[Behind Death's Door]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[ | |Followed= "[[Reni's Place]]" | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
'''"The Supercomputer"''' is the 188th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | '''"The Supercomputer"''' is the 188th Mandrake [[daily story]]. | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A late night at Inter-Intel Jed saw a strange man who materialized. When the stranger looked at the world's most advanced computer at Inter-Intel, he laughed. Hojo asked Mandrake to spend the night in the area of the giant computer, to try to figure out what's going on. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Hojo]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Jed]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Gritz, a controller (killer) - to hold down the population. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*Nu Yuk, New York 49 152 years in the furure. | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The story title is lifted from the plot. | |||
=== | ===For those who came in late=== | ||
*Princess Narda of Cockaigne, Theron (age 308) grandmaster of College of Magic, sister Elinora, twin Derek, half-brother Luciphor (the Cobra), Lothar, Karma, Chief Bradley, Hojo secret chief of Inter-Intel, Jed. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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*"The Killer Breed", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 29|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 23 No. 29]] and [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 30| Vol. 23 No. 30]] (1986) | *"The Killer Breed", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 29|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 23 No. 29]] and [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 30| Vol. 23 No. 30]] (1986) | ||
*"The Death Squad" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 7|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #7]] (1992) | *"The Death Squad" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 7|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #7]] (1992) | ||
*"கொலையுதிர் காலம்" (romanized as: "Kolaiyutir kālam") [[Muthu Comics 221|''Muthu Comics #221]] (1993) | |||
*"The Death Squad" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 54|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #54]] (1997) | *"The Death Squad" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 54|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #54]] (1997) | ||
*''"no title"'' [[Comic World 30|''Comic World'' #30]] (1999) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Il supercomputer", [[New Comics Now 186|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #186]] (1986) | *"Il supercomputer", [[New Comics Now 186|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #186]] (1986) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El Controlador del Futuro", [[Mandrake 46 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #46]] (2000) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Süper Beyin", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 34 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #34]] | *"Süper Beyin", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 34 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #34]] | ||
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA === | |||
*"The Controller", [[The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Controller" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Controller" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | ||
Latest revision as of 09:34, 28 February 2022
| The Supercomputer | |
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| Start date: | February 4, 1985 |
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| End date: | May 11, 1985 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Behind Death's Door" |
| Followed by: | "Reni's Place" |
"The Supercomputer" is the 188th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
A late night at Inter-Intel Jed saw a strange man who materialized. When the stranger looked at the world's most advanced computer at Inter-Intel, he laughed. Hojo asked Mandrake to spend the night in the area of the giant computer, to try to figure out what's going on.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Gritz, a controller (killer) - to hold down the population.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
For those who came in late
- Princess Narda of Cockaigne, Theron (age 308) grandmaster of College of Magic, sister Elinora, twin Derek, half-brother Luciphor (the Cobra), Lothar, Karma, Chief Bradley, Hojo secret chief of Inter-Intel, Jed.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Spellbound", Mandrake the Magician #1 (1987)
Brazil
- "Os Visitantes", Mandrake Extra #3 (1987)
India
- "The Killer Breed", Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 29 and Vol. 23 No. 30 (1986)
- "The Death Squad" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #7 (1992)
- "கொலையுதிர் காலம்" (romanized as: "Kolaiyutir kālam") Muthu Comics #221 (1993)
- "The Death Squad" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #54 (1997)
- "no title" Comic World #30 (1999)
Italy
- "Il supercomputer", Mandrake - New Comics Now #186 (1986)
Spain
- "El Controlador del Futuro", Mandrake #46 (2000)
Turkey
- "Süper Beyin", Mandrake Süper Albüm #34
USA
- "The Controller", The Daily Strips Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Controller" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)
Yugoslavia
- "Čovek koji lebdi", Super EKS Almanah #83 (1987)