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*Man in the barber chair read the newspaper Jimmi Wells Found ''(January 29, 1996)''.
*Man in the barber chair read the newspaper Jimmi Wells Found ''(January 29, 1996)''.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*Luciphor leaves the sign of '''8''' at the scene of the crime.
*Luciphor leaves the sign of '''8''' at the scene of the crime.
*The story ending with ''Monday: Answer'', indicating a new story with the Cobra ?
*The story ending with ''Monday: Answer'', indicating a new story with the Cobra ?
== Re-released story in 2013 ==
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 13:24, 12 July 2013

Pursuit of the Cobra
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Start date: October 30th, 1995
End date: February 10th, 1996
# of strips: 90 (15 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "General Buffo - Druglord"
Followed by: "The S. S. Div."


"Pursuit of the Cobra" is the 220th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks. A re-release was published by KFS from July 8, 2013 after the interruption of the on-going 266th Mandrake daily story ("Vanguard of Shadows").

Plot Summary

Mandrake telling the story of his childhood at the College of Magic, and his final battle with his half brother Luciphor - aka The Cobra - aka Octon the secret leader of the crime gang "8". At the end Mandrake knocked him down and squeezed out his mental powers, like water from a sponge. Luciphor ended up in yail and now two years have gone.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • "Groucho", Luciphor in disguise.

Locations

Organizations


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of January 22, 1996 (Beginning: "Pursuit of Cobra").
  • For those who came in late, two strips. Then 19 strips retelling the story of Luciphor:
  • Luciphor are 10 years older than Mandrake.
  • When Luciphor did try to steal the the treasure at CM, he almost killed Mandrake, Theron blazed with fire, hurls a mental blow, and told Luciphor to leave the CM.
  • At CM there is a diamond mine.
  • Theron is 408 years old.
  • Mandrake left CM when he was 19 years old.
  • A Phantom mask in a toy shop (January 27, 1996).
  • Man in the barber chair read the newspaper Jimmi Wells Found (January 29, 1996).

Notes

  • Luciphor leaves the sign of 8 at the scene of the crime.
  • The story ending with Monday: Answer, indicating a new story with the Cobra ?

Re-released story in 2013

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Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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