King Kered

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King Kered
Start date: October 23rd, 1989
End date: Mars 17th, 1990
# of strips: 126 (21 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Gift from 8"
Followed by: "Voodoo"

"King Kered" is the 204th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A few years ago Derek became a ganglord, heading a crime wave. Mandrake and Derek had a terrific battle, where finally Mandrake took away Derek's powers and memory. Now Derek's powers have returned, and he is back to his criminal ways, as King Kered...

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr. Bradley, V.P. of a bank in NY.
  • Ms. Francis, works in a bank.

Locations

Objects


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The story title is lifted from the plot.

Mandrake Lore

  • Thru the centuries Theron had a few dozen wives.
  • Theron was 290 years old when he married Eleanora (age 20).
  • The twins were seperated when wild bandits invaded the land (Tibet).
  • The twins returned to CM at age 5.
  • Lenore, half-sister of Mandrake.

Easter Eggs

  • Derek has prison number 39013.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Italy

Sweden

USA