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|Title= The Book of Criminals | |Title= The Book of Criminals | ||
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|Start= April 20th, 1992 | |Start= April 20th, 1992 | ||
|End= December 5th, 1992 | |End= December 5th, 1992 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
The Police Chief phone Mandrake, asking if Mandrake could help the famous writer Mr. Somers with his new book on unusual criminals. Mandrake invited Mr. Somer telling him about the [[Mandrake's Hate Club|five ganglords]] "Fatts", "Big Louie", "Crazy Mort", "Gunner" and "Big Red". Then Mandrake guided him through the Rogue's Gallery telling the stories of the Mole, The Clay Camel, The Time Traveller, Octon and Luciphor. | |||
When leaving Xanadu Mr. Somers was kidnapped by Luciphor, who want to know what Mandrake had told him. Luciphor removed all memory from Mr. Somers mind and let him go. | |||
With help of hypnotic kinetic shock and telepathic projection Mandrake manage to bring back Mr. Somer's memory at the hospital. | |||
While at the Police Chief's office - suddenly a sleeping gas. Five minutes later Mandrake has disappeared, kidnapped by the Cobra. | |||
In captivity the Cobra told Mandrake that he had started a new career, to take over all crime gangs in America as he had done with gang of 8. | |||
Then a mental battle between Mandrake and his half-brother. Mandrake almost thought he had won the battle but Luciphor manage to escape once more. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Hojo]] | *[[Hojo]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[Luciphor (The Cobra)|The Cobra]] aka [[Octon]]. | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Mr. Somers, a famous writer. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
'''Organizations''' | '''Organizations''' | ||
*[[ | *[[8]] | ||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot. | |||
=== | ===Mandrake Lore=== | ||
*Theron is 410 years old. | |||
*Thru the centuries Theron had many wives an children. In Mandrake's time two wives; the witch and Princess Eleanora, and two children; Luciphor and Mandrake. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | ||
*"Some Unusual Criminals", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 17|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #17]], [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 18| #18]], [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 19| #19]] and [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 20| #20]] | *"Some Unusual Criminals", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 17|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #17]], [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 18| #18]], [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 19| #19]] and [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 20| #20]] (1994) | ||
*"Some Unusual Criminals", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 66|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #66]] (1998) <small>missing first part</small> | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Luciphor, detto Cobra o Octon", [[New Comics Now 367|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #367]] (1997) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Book of Criminals, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Book of Criminals, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:25, 23 May 2017
| The Book of Criminals | |
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| Start date: | April 20th, 1992 |
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| End date: | December 5th, 1992 |
| # of strips: | 198 (33 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Mirror Mystery" |
| Followed by: | "Narda's Dream" |
"The Book of Criminals" is the 211th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
The Police Chief phone Mandrake, asking if Mandrake could help the famous writer Mr. Somers with his new book on unusual criminals. Mandrake invited Mr. Somer telling him about the five ganglords "Fatts", "Big Louie", "Crazy Mort", "Gunner" and "Big Red". Then Mandrake guided him through the Rogue's Gallery telling the stories of the Mole, The Clay Camel, The Time Traveller, Octon and Luciphor. When leaving Xanadu Mr. Somers was kidnapped by Luciphor, who want to know what Mandrake had told him. Luciphor removed all memory from Mr. Somers mind and let him go. With help of hypnotic kinetic shock and telepathic projection Mandrake manage to bring back Mr. Somer's memory at the hospital.
While at the Police Chief's office - suddenly a sleeping gas. Five minutes later Mandrake has disappeared, kidnapped by the Cobra. In captivity the Cobra told Mandrake that he had started a new career, to take over all crime gangs in America as he had done with gang of 8. Then a mental battle between Mandrake and his half-brother. Mandrake almost thought he had won the battle but Luciphor manage to escape once more.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mr. Somers, a famous writer.
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
Mandrake Lore
- Theron is 410 years old.
- Thru the centuries Theron had many wives an children. In Mandrake's time two wives; the witch and Princess Eleanora, and two children; Luciphor and Mandrake.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
India
- "Some Unusual Criminals", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #17, #18, #19 and #20 (1994)
- "Some Unusual Criminals", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #66 (1998) missing first part
Italy
- "Luciphor, detto Cobra o Octon", Mandrake - New Comics Now #367 (1997)