Return of the Clay Camel (1955 story)
Return of the Clay Camel | |
Start date: | May 23rd, 1955 |
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End date: | July 16th, 1955 |
# of strips: | 48 (8 weeks) |
Writer: | Lee Falk |
Artist: | Phil Davis |
Preceded by: | "The Inventor" |
Followed by: | "U-Hunt" |
"Return of the Clay Camel" is the 82nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The Clay Camel, the world's cleverest thief and a master of quick perfect disguise, has decided to steal Princess Narda's crown jewels. Soon Mandrake and the Clay Camel find themselves in thrilling cat and mouse hunt. Where the Clay Camel tries to steal the crown jewels while Mandrake tries to catch him.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Higgins, a police detective.
- Tim, a police man.
- The ambassador of Cockaigne.
Locations
- New York
- Tenth and Pine.
- Pine and Market.
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 23, 1955 (Beginning: Return of the Clay Camel).
- Narda returns her crown jewels to the Royal Museum in Cockaigne.
Signifiant covers
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "Return of the Clay Camel", Mandrake Comic #21 (1956)
Brazil
- "A Volta do Camelo de Barro", Mandrake #18 (1956)
- "O Camelo de Barro", Mandrake #291 (1980)
Finland
- "Savikameli", Mustanaamio #23 (1977)
- "Savikameli", Sarjakirja #1 (1988)
France
- "Le Chameau d'argile", Mandrake #16 (1963)
- "Le masque d'argent", Mandrake #257 & Mandrake #258 (1970)
- "Le retour du Chameau d'argile", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "Il cammello d'argilla", Il Vascello #11 (1959)
- "Il cammello d'argilla", I Classici dell'Avventura #3 (1962)
- "Il cammello d'argilla", Super Albo #128 (1965)
- "Il cammello d’argilla ritorna", Mandrake - New Comics Now #331 (1994)
New Zealand
- "Return of the Clay Camel", Mandrake the Magician #140, Mandrake the Magician #141 and Mandrake the Magician #142 (1957)
Norway
- "Leirkamelen", Serie-pocket #138 (1988)
Portugal
- "A Volta do Camelo de Barro"", Mundo de Aventuras #347 to Mundo de Aventuras #358 (1956)
Sweden
- "Lerkamelen", Fantomen #13 (1977)
Yugoslavia
- "Мандрак и глинена камила" (romanized as "Mandrak i glinena kamila"), Politikin Zabavnik #987 (1970)