Saki, the Clay Camel

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Saki, the Clay Camel
Start date: June 17, 1935
End date: November 2, 1935
# of strips: 120 (20 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Monster of Tanov Pass"
Followed by: "The Werewolf"

"Saki, the Clay Camel" is the 4th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span six newspaper columns, the other to span five.

Plot Summary

Mandrake chases a thief and master of disguises, the Clay Camel.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Inspector Duffy
  • Lizzie, servant of Narda.

Locations

  • Beran, in Nothern Arabia.


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

France

French Polynesia

  • "Il cammello d'argilla" & "La cattura di Saki", Mandrake #29 & #30 (Comics Stars in the World 1977 or 1978) note: Italian text.

Italy

Portugal

Turkey

Spain

United Kingdom

USA