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|Title= Behind Death's Door | |Title= Behind Death's Door | ||
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|Start= August 20, 1984 | |Start= August 20, 1984 | ||
|End= February 2, 1985 | |End= February 2, 1985 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A mysterious villian is after Mandrake's life. After years behind the silver mask a surgeon have restored the face of Luciphor. Now he wants to kill Mandrake, so that he would be the heir of Theron. And inherit the title grandmaster of the [[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]], and then the caves with diamonds and emeralds and the [[The Crystal Cube|Crystal Cube]]. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Karma]], at Xanadu only. | |||
*[[Hojo]], at Xanadu only. | |||
*[[Theron]] | |||
*[[Luciphor]] | |||
*[[Udd|Ud]] | |||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*Grey Street, in NY | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
== | ===Title=== | ||
=== | *The story title is lifted from the plot. | ||
===Mandrake Lore=== | |||
=== | *Theron is 308 years old. | ||
*Theron was 276 years old when Mandrake was born. | |||
*Theron was about 260 years old when he married a romany woman, she bore Theron a son and named him Luciphor. One day she rode off, leaving Luciphor with Theron. | |||
*Beautiful [[Eleanora]], daughter of the Duke, ruler of the nation, came to college as a student. She proposed marriage to Theron, but sadly died giving birth to twins. | |||
*In the time of war with foreign invaders Mandrake was sent away with [[Basil the Great|Basil]], a student at CM, until the trouble was over. | |||
*Basil the Magician, worked at CM and took care of Mandrake until he died. | |||
*Luciphor left CM after trying to stealing from the treasure room at CM and kill Mandrake. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"As Cinco Portas da Morte", [[Mandrake Especial 18|''Mandrake Especial'' #18]] (1988) | *"As Cinco Portas da Morte", [[Mandrake Especial 18|''Mandrake Especial'' #18]] (1988) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"Kuoleman ovet", [[Mustanaamio 10/1990|''Mustanaamio'' #10]] (1990) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | ||
*"The Evil Genius", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 50|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 22 No. 50]] and [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 51| Vol. 22 No. 51]] (1985) | *"The Evil Genius", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 50|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 22 No. 50]] and [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 51| Vol. 22 No. 51]] (1985) | ||
*"Marana arai", [[Rani Comics 179|''Rani Comics'' #179]] (1991) | |||
*"The Revenge of Cobra" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 2|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #2]] (1991) | *"The Revenge of Cobra" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 2|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #2]] (1991) | ||
*"The Revenge of Cobra" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 49|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #49]] (1997) | *"The Revenge of Cobra" [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 49|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #49]] (1997) | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Il fratellastro di Mandrake", [[New Comics Now 171|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #171]] (1986) | *"Il fratellastro di Mandrake", [[New Comics Now 171|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #171]] (1986) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El Cobra Golpea de Nuevo", [[Mandrake 40 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #40]] (2000) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"Dödens dörrar", [[Fantomen 24/1989|''Fantomen'' #24]] (1989) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | === [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:04, 25 July 2022
| Behind Death's Door | |
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| Start date: | August 20, 1984 |
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| End date: | February 2, 1985 |
| # of strips: | 144 (24 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Frightful School Day" |
| Followed by: | "The Supercomputer" |
"Behind Death's Door" is the 187th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
A mysterious villian is after Mandrake's life. After years behind the silver mask a surgeon have restored the face of Luciphor. Now he wants to kill Mandrake, so that he would be the heir of Theron. And inherit the title grandmaster of the College of Magic, and then the caves with diamonds and emeralds and the Crystal Cube.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda
- Karma, at Xanadu only.
- Hojo, at Xanadu only.
- Theron
- Luciphor
- Ud
- The Police Chief
One-time characters
Locations
- Xanadu
- Grey Street, in NY
Behind the scenes
Title
- The story title is lifted from the plot.
Mandrake Lore
- Theron is 308 years old.
- Theron was 276 years old when Mandrake was born.
- Theron was about 260 years old when he married a romany woman, she bore Theron a son and named him Luciphor. One day she rode off, leaving Luciphor with Theron.
- Beautiful Eleanora, daughter of the Duke, ruler of the nation, came to college as a student. She proposed marriage to Theron, but sadly died giving birth to twins.
- In the time of war with foreign invaders Mandrake was sent away with Basil, a student at CM, until the trouble was over.
- Basil the Magician, worked at CM and took care of Mandrake until he died.
- Luciphor left CM after trying to stealing from the treasure room at CM and kill Mandrake.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "As Cinco Portas da Morte", Mandrake Especial #18 (1988)
Finland
- "Kuoleman ovet", Mustanaamio #10 (1990)
India
- "The Evil Genius", Indrajal Comics Vol. 22 No. 50 and Vol. 22 No. 51 (1985)
- "Marana arai", Rani Comics #179 (1991)
- "The Revenge of Cobra" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #2 (1991)
- "The Revenge of Cobra" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #49 (1997)
- "The Revenge of Cobra" Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #85 (2000)
Italy
- "Il fratellastro di Mandrake", Mandrake - New Comics Now #171 (1986)
Spain
- "El Cobra Golpea de Nuevo", Mandrake #40 (2000)
Sweden
- "Dödens dörrar", Fantomen #24 (1989)
Yugoslavia
- "Škola magije", Mandrak magazin #2 (1989)