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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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The world's richest and most beautiful woman, Desirée, is spoiled and bored. Although she has suitors queuing at her fabulous home, Sky Acres, she never met anyone who was a match for her. One day she meets Mandrake.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]


*[[Lothar]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Countess Desiré, the world's richest and most beautiful woman.
*Valditz, the world's greatest pianist.
*Kerstad, the world's greatest soprano singer.
*Remasso, the leading artist ''(painter)'' of this century.
*Sven, the greatest writer of age.
*Tody, Desiré's secretary.
*Jacques, Desiré's bodyguard.
*Racques, Desiré's bodyguard.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*Sky Acres, an estate hung between two mountains.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of November 3, 1947 ("Sky Acres")
 
*Narda making her own hats.
===Referenced in===
*The strip of November 21, showing Mandrake spanking Desiré.


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Gibi1437..jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandroi136.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Capriotti 30.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Il Vascello-02-41.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascello mandrake-053.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart38.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 011.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake el mago 54 (Impacto)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #54]] (1964)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Desirée!", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 19|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #19]] (1972)
*"O Império da Condessa", [[Mandrake 269 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #269]] (1978)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Cielville", [[Aventures et Mystères 136|''Aventures et Mystères'' #136]] (1951)
*"La perle céleste", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 49|''Mandrake'' #49]] (1965)
*"La perle céleste", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 83|''Spécial Mandrake'' #83]] (1970)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Mandrake nel dominio incantato", [[Albo avventure 83 - Nuove avventure di Mandrake 5|''Nuove avventure di Mandrake'' #5]] (1949)
*"La perla celeste", [[Il Vascello 41 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #41]] (1960)
*"La perla celeste", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 17|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #17]] (1962)
*"La perla celeste", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 53|''Mandrake'' #53]] (1964)
*"La perla celeste", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 109|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #109]] (1966)
*"La perla celeste",  [[New Comics Now 259|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #259]] (1990)
*"La perla celeste", [[Mandrake 38 (Comic Art)]] (1994)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Sky Acres", [[Mandrake the Magician 11 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #11'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 12 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #12'']] (1950)
*"Sky Acres", [[Mandrake the Magician 179 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #179'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 180 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #180'']] (1958)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Grevinnan Désirée", [[Mandrake 3/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1963)


[[Category:Daily stories|Sky Acres]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Sky Acres]]

Latest revision as of 16:46, 27 January 2024

Sky Acres
Md-1947-03-11.png
Start date: November 3rd, 1947
End date: January 3rd, 1948
# of strips: 54 (9 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Wolf Valley"
Followed by: "The Ghost Plane"

"Sky Acres" is the 45th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

The world's richest and most beautiful woman, Desirée, is spoiled and bored. Although she has suitors queuing at her fabulous home, Sky Acres, she never met anyone who was a match for her. One day she meets Mandrake.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Countess Desiré, the world's richest and most beautiful woman.
  • Valditz, the world's greatest pianist.
  • Kerstad, the world's greatest soprano singer.
  • Remasso, the leading artist (painter) of this century.
  • Sven, the greatest writer of age.
  • Tody, Desiré's secretary.
  • Jacques, Desiré's bodyguard.
  • Racques, Desiré's bodyguard.

Locations

  • Sky Acres, an estate hung between two mountains.


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of November 3, 1947 ("Sky Acres")
  • Narda making her own hats.
  • The strip of November 21, showing Mandrake spanking Desiré.

Signifiant covers

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini france.gif France

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

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