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|Title= Beware, the Bookworm! | |Title= Beware, the Bookworm! | ||
|image= [[Image:md-2008-06-16.png|400 px]] | |image= [[Image:md-2008-06-16.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:Md-2025-11-17.jpg|410 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2025)'' | ||
|Start= June 16th, 2008 | |Start= June 16th, 2008 | ||
|End= December 13th, 2008 | |End= December 13th, 2008 | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | |||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Hojo]] | *[[Hojo]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
'''One-time 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 | |||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*Westgate prison | |||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
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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 == | |||
[[Image:Md-2025-11-17.jpg|410 px]] | |||
* Start date: 17 November 2025 / End date: 16 May 2026. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:22, 27 July 2026
| Beware, the Bookworm! | |
  (Re-released in 2025) | |
| Start date: | June 16th, 2008 |
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| 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
- Prisoner 39013 the Bookworm
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13 Dec, 2008
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: