Land of the Little People
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Land of the Little People | |
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Start date: | October 13, 1935 |
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End date: | March 1, 1936 |
# of strips: | 21 (21 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "Land of the Fakirs" |
Followed by: | "The Circus People" |
"Land of the Little People" is the 3rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Contents
Plot Summary
Mandrake and Lothar travel into a strange and unexplored mountain country. They soon befriended Prince Dano of the little people and his sweetheart Derina.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Dano, prince of the little people.
- Derina, Prince Dano's sweetheart.
- Taro, Derina's little brother.
- Brekky, pet frog of Taro.
- Bolo, man of the little people.
- Og, King of the wooly men. Cannibals and hereditare enemies of the little people.
Locations
- A mountain country northward the kingdom of Jehol Khan.
- City of the little people.
- Village of the wooly men.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story taken from the strip of October 13th, 1935 (Next week: Land of the Little People).
Signifiant covers
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "No País dos Homens Pequeninos", Mandrake #121 (1966)
- "No País dos Homens Pequeninos", Mandrake (1974)
Bulgaria
- "Царѣтъ на магията" / "Ман∂ракъ въ Царството на Джуджетата", Илюстровано четиво (Iljustrovano chetivo) (1941) (missing the two first pages)
- "Царѣтъ на магията" / "Мандракъ въ царството на джуджетата", С перо, четка и звезди. Другите (S pero, chetka i zvezdi) (2017) (missing the two first pages)
France
- "Le petit peuple", Robinson #1 to Robinson #21 (1936)
- "Mandrake roi de la magie", Collection merveilleuse #1 (1938)
- "Au pays des nains méchants", Mandrake roi de la magie #2 (1964)
- "Au pays des nains méchants", Mandrake roi de la magie #23 (1967)
- "Le petit peuple", L'âge d'or Mandrake #1 (1980)
Italy
- "Mandrake e i nani Shinder", L'Audace (1936)
- "Mandrake e i nani Shindar" and "Mandrake e il ratto di Derina", Gli Albi delle Grandi Avventure #19 and #25 (1937)
- "Mandrake e il ratto di Derina", Albi d'Oro #164, #165, #166, #167, #170, #172, #173, #175 and #176 (1949)
- "Mandrake, re della magia", Comics Rama #1, #2, #3 and #4 (1968)
- "Il popolo mignon", Mandrake (Garzanti) (1972)
- "Il popolo mignon", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #1 (1980)
- "Il paese dei piccolo popolo", Tavole domenicali 1935–1937 (2016)
Netherlands
- "no title", Doe Mee! #8 to 25 (1936)
Portugal
- "No País dos Homens Minúsculos", Mandrake (1979)
Spain
- "La Tierra de los Pigmeos", Aventurero #50 - #70 (1936) note: censored version
- "La Tierra de los Pigmeos", Merlin el Mago Moderno #4 (1942)
- "La Tierra de los Pigmeos", Album Roja #2 (1944)
- "En el País de los Enanos", Noveno Arte #2 (1973)
- "El Pueblo Bajo", Gran Aventurero #9, #10, #11 and #12 (1989-1990)
- "En el País de los Enanos", Mandrake #1 (1999)
Sweden
- "I Liliputland", Samlade Serierariteter #16 (1987)
Turkey
- "Cüceler Ülkesinde", 1001 Roman #18 - 36 (1939-1940)
United Kingdom
- "Land of the Little People", Mandrake the Magician - The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers: Sundays 1935–1937 (2016)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #3, King Comics #4, King Comics #5, King Comics #6, and King Comics #7 (1936)
- "The Little People", The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Little People" (Pacific Comics Club) (2021)
Yugoslavia
- Mika Miš #61 – #81 (1937)
- "У земљи патуљака" (romanized as "U zemlji patuljaka"), Zabavnik #12 (1937)
- "U zemlji patuljaka", Super EKS Almanah #8 (1980)
- "U zemlji patuljaka", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (1981)