The Supercomputer
The Supercomputer | |
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)