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|Title= Return of the Clay Camel | |Title= Return of the Clay Camel | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-2000-04-17.png|400 px]]<br>[[Image:md-2017-09-25.png|400 px]]<br>''(Re-released in 2017)'' | ||
|Start= April 17th, 2000 | |Start= April 17th, 2000 | ||
|End= August 19th, 2000 | |End= August 19th, 2000 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Returning from overseas the chief welcomes Mandrake at the airport. But it is not a friendly welcome, the chief warning Mandrake to stay out of all police business. He was sick of Mandrake making the police force look like incompetent fools, and he obtained a court order directing Mandrake to ceast and desist. Is there somthing wrong with the chief ? | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
*[[Saki (The Clay Camel)|The Clay Camel]], a criminal | |||
**The Clay Camel, disguised as the Police Chief | |||
**The Clay Camel, disguised as Big Marty | |||
**The Clay Camel, disguised as Ted | |||
**The Clay Camel, disguised as Mandrake | |||
**The Clay Camel, disguised as an old clergyman | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Purse snapper #1, at the airport | ||
* | *Purse snapper #2, at the airport | ||
* | *Mandrake's lawyer | ||
*Ted, a police man at the station | |||
*Big Marty, ''king of the rackets'' | |||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**782 Gear Street | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
*A town, out west | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of April 17, 2000 (Beginning: Return of the Clay Camel !). | |||
=== | ===Easter Eggs=== | ||
*Prisoner 39013 [[39013|Clay Camel]] | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:MD-2000-11-02-p.jpg|2 Nov, 2000 | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Re-released story in 2017 == | |||
[[Image:md-2017-09-25.png|400 px]] | |||
*Start date: 25 September 2017 / End date: 27 January 2018 | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == |
Latest revision as of 14:24, 8 May 2020
Return of the Clay Camel | |
(Re-released in 2017) | |
Start date: | April 17th, 2000 |
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End date: | August 19th, 2000 |
# of strips: | 108 (18 weeks) |
Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
Preceded by: | "The Lost Chord" |
Followed by: | "Kingdom of the Old" |
"Return of the Clay Camel" is the 235th Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Returning from overseas the chief welcomes Mandrake at the airport. But it is not a friendly welcome, the chief warning Mandrake to stay out of all police business. He was sick of Mandrake making the police force look like incompetent fools, and he obtained a court order directing Mandrake to ceast and desist. Is there somthing wrong with the chief ?
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda
- Lothar
- The Police Chief
- The Clay Camel, a criminal
- The Clay Camel, disguised as the Police Chief
- The Clay Camel, disguised as Big Marty
- The Clay Camel, disguised as Ted
- The Clay Camel, disguised as Mandrake
- The Clay Camel, disguised as an old clergyman
One-time characters
- Purse snapper #1, at the airport
- Purse snapper #2, at the airport
- Mandrake's lawyer
- Ted, a police man at the station
- Big Marty, king of the rackets
Locations
- New York City
- 782 Gear Street
- Xanadu
- A town, out west
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of April 17, 2000 (Beginning: Return of the Clay Camel !).
Easter Eggs
- Prisoner 39013 Clay Camel
Re-released story in 2017
- Start date: 25 September 2017 / End date: 27 January 2018
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: