The Shark
The Shark | |
Start date: | March 7th, 1971 |
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End date: | May 23rd, 1971 |
# of strips: | 12 (12 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
Preceded by: | "The Mystery of Hojo" |
Followed by: | "The College of Magic" |
"The Shark" is the 112th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
One day Jed calling, asking Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel. He needed help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file. The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.
Soon Mandrake and Lothar faces "The Shark". Who look like a shark, and even have a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Miss Benton, works at Inter-Intel.
- The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.
Behind the scenes
- First appearance of the mysterious chief at Inter-Intel as a robot.
- Karma start working at Inter-Intel.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El tiburón", Sandokan #24 (1983)
Brazil
- (no given title), Super Plá #6 and #6 (1971) note: only the first two weeks.
India
- "The Money Lenders" Indrajal Comics #158 (1972)
- "The Captive Sleuths", Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 36 (1988)
Slovenia
- "(no given title)", Super Zabavnik #2 (ca 2000)
Turkey
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake #129 #130 (1976)
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake #56
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #17
- "Köpek Balığı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #72
Yugoslavia
- "Ajkula", Super EKS Almanah #66 (1985)
- "Ajkula", Mandrak magazin #8 (1989)