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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story taken from the strip of March 1st, 1936 (Next week: The Circus People). | *The title for the story taken from the strip of March 1st, 1936 (Next week: The Circus People). | ||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
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Iljustrovano chetivo-cover-01.jpg|[[Image:Mini_bulgaria.gif]] Bulgaria | |||
Suplemento-Juvenil-ee-1937.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Gibinostalgia2.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakecolecao06.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Iljustrovano chetivo-cover-01.jpg[[Image:Mini_bulgaria.gif]] Bulgaria | |||
Collection merveilleuse-05.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Mandroi120.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Almanaque Mosquito-1985.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal | |||
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Mandrakemagerit sunday-02.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain | |||
Titansunday01.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom | |||
SundayPagesMandSeriesTheCircusPeople.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA | |||
Mika Mis 84.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia | |||
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== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*"Les secrets du cirque", [[Robinson|''Robinson'']] (1936-1937) | *"Les secrets du cirque", [[Robinson 22|''Robinson #22'']] to [[Robinson 45|''Robinson #45'']] (1936-1937) | ||
*"Un incendie au cirque", [[Collection merveilleuse 5|''Collection merveilleuse'' #5]] (1939) | *"Un incendie au cirque", [[Collection merveilleuse 5|''Collection merveilleuse'' #5]] (1939) | ||
*"La tragédie du cirque", [[Aventures et Mystères 120|''Aventures et Mystères'' #120]] (1950) | *"La tragédie du cirque", [[Aventures et Mystères 120|''Aventures et Mystères'' #120]] (1950) | ||
Latest revision as of 08:53, 7 December 2022
| The Circus People | |
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| Start date: | March 8, 1936 |
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| End date: | August 23, 1936 |
| # of strips: | 25 (25 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Land of the Little People" |
| Followed by: | "Chamber into the X Dimension" |
"The Circus People" is the 4rd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake and Lothar have returned to the civilization and travel northwards on a circus train.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Pete, the train driver.
- Dalma, lovely aerial star.
- Doc Taggart, circus owner.
- Boojum, giant bull elephant.
- Nora, the fat lady.
- Zaro, the strong man.
- Joe, the living skeleton.
- Flossie, the bearded lady and Joe's sweetheart.
- Almado, the lion-tamer. have a rabbit farm in Utha!
- Uncle Inch, a midget.
- Princesse Petite, a midget.
- Pietro, a juggler.
- Tim, Dalma's partner.
- Bill, the sword swallower.
Locations
- Europe or US ??
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story taken from the strip of March 1st, 1936 (Next week: The Circus People).
Signifiant covers
Bulgaria
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
France
Portugal
Spain
Spain
United Kingdom
USA
Yugoslavia
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "Mandrake no Circo", Suplemento Juvenil Mandrake no Circo (1937)
- "Mandrake no Circo", Almanaque do Gibi Nostalgia #2 (1975)
- "Mandrake no Circo", Mandrake Coleção #6 (1990)
Bulgaria
- "Мандракъ въ цирка", Илюстровано четиво (Iljustrovano chetivo) (1941)
- "Мандракъ въ цирка", С перо, четка и звезди. Другите (S pero, chetka i zvezdi) (2017)
Canada
- (no title), Feature Book #55 (1949)
France
- "Les secrets du cirque", Robinson #22 to Robinson #45 (1936-1937)
- "Un incendie au cirque", Collection merveilleuse #5 (1939)
- "La tragédie du cirque", Aventures et Mystères #120 (1950)
- "Les secrets du cirque", L'âge d'or Mandrake #1 (1980)
Italy
- "Mandrake e i segreti dei circo", L'Audace (1936)
- "Mandrake e il ratto di Derina", Gli Albi delle Grandi Avventure #25 (1937)
- "I segreti del circo", Albi d'Oro #84 / Albo almanacco Topolino 1948 (1947)
- "Il circo", Mandrake (Garzanti) (1972)
- "I segreti del circo", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #1 (1980)
- "I circensi", Tavole domenicali 1935–1937 (2016)
Portugal
- "No Circo", Almanaque O Mosquito 1985 (1984)
Spain
- "no title", Aventurero #71 - #95 (1936-1937) note: censored version
- "Un incendio en el circo", Merlin el Mago Moderno #1 (1942)
- "Un incendio en el circo", Album Roja #2 (1944)
- "no title", Gran Aventurero #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 (1989)
- "Los Secretos del Circo", Mandrake #2 (1999)
Sweden
- "Cirkusmysteriet", Samlade Serierariteter #16 (1987)
Turkey
- "Sirkte Yangın", 1001 Roman #76 - 95 (1940-1941)
- "no given title", Çocuk Alemi #1-30 (1951) note: traced from 1001 Roman
United Kingdom
- "The Circus People", Mandrake the Magician - The Hidden Kingdom of Murderers: Sundays 1935–1937 (2016)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #7, King Comics #8, King Comics #9, King Comics #10, King Comics #11, King Comics #12, and King Comics #13 (1936/1937)
- "no title", Feature Book #52 (1948) and Feature Book #55 (1949)
- "The Circus People", The Sunday Pages Mandrake Series / Episode: "The Circus People" (Pacific Comics Club) (2021)
Yugoslavia
- "Kralj cirkusa" Mika Miš #84 – #113 (1937)
- (romanized as "Kralj cirkusa"), Zabavnik #21 (1937)
- "U cirkusu", Biblioteka Nostalgija #1 (1981)
- "Cirkus", Super EKS Almanah #17 (1981)