The Frightful School Day
| The Frightful School Day | |
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| Start date: | May 14, 1984 |
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| End date: | August 18, 1984 |
| # of strips: | 84 (14 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Cloud" |
| Followed by: | "Behind Death's Door" |
"The Frightful School Day" is the 186th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Mandrake and Lothar has a performance at a school in one of the worst areas of the city.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Bugs, little brother of Basher.
- Basher, a gang leader.
- Mr Powell, principal of the school.
Locations
- The worst street in town
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Mighty Magic", Mandrake the Magician #2 (1987)
Brazil
- "Um Dia Barra Pesada", Mandrake Extra #2 (1987)
Finland
- "Hurja koulupäivä", Mustanaamio #2 (1990)
India
- "The Scheming Sharks", Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 7 (1986)
- "The Worst Street in Town" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #5 (1992)
- "The Worst Street in Town" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #52 (1997)
- "Mandrake and the Worst Street in Town" Comic World #20 (1999)
Italy
- "I teppisti" and "Gatti ed elefanti", Mandrake - New Comics Now #171 (1986)
Spain
- "La Calle del Delito", Mandrake #39 (1998)
Sweden
- "Skrämmande skoldag", Fantomen #17 (1989)
Yugoslavia
- "Pravi svedoci", Super EKS Almanah #82 (1987)