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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Mandrake chases the Cobra, a mysterious and powerful black magician. He is the fanatical leader of a powerful secret society of faceless slaves that seeks to control the world.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
 
*[[Luciphor|The Cobra]]
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*[[Luciphor|The Cobra]]
*Ralph Sheldon, inspector in the U.S. Secret Service
*Inspector Ralph Sheldon of the U.S. Secret Service
*Barbara Sheldon, daughter of Ralph Sheldon.
*Daughter Barbara Sheldon
*Tommy Lord, Ralph Sheldon's assistant
*Assistant Tommy Lord of the U.S. Secret Service
*Mr. VanderGriff, ambassador of ?
*Ambassador VanderGriff
*Mee-Kee, VanderGriff's servant
*Servant Mee-Kee
*Gordini Talon, one of The Cobras men <small>(turned into a rat by Mandrake)</small>
 
*Captain Merriweather, onboard the ship
*Monsieur Gordini Talon
*Lieutenant Rogers, onboard the ship
 
*Dr Heath, onboard the ship
*Captain Merriweather
*Prince Saud of Tejei, son of the late Emir Ibn-Rehr
*Lieutenant Rogers
*Kâri, High Priest of the Sun <small>''(4 800 B.C.)''</small>
*Dr Heath
 
*Prince Saud, son of Emir Ibn-Rehr
*Kâri, High Priest of the Sun (4 800 B.C.)


*Viscount Largy, chairman of the Council of Nations.
*Viscount Largy, chairman of the Council of Nations.
*General Stuldiloff, commander of a half million troops.
*General Stuldiloff, commander of a half million troops.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*''Tejei'' agless and mysterios walled city, key to the orient. It was one of the only privately owned cities in the world.
*U.S.A.
*''Kilgar Pass'', the old castle - home of the Cobra.
**New York City <small>(?)</small>
***Home of VanderGriff
*Three oceans <small>(according to Mandrake)</small>
**Atlantic Ocean
***Mediterranean Sea <small>(?)</small>
*The Orient <small>(Egypt ?)</small>
**Tejei, agless and mysterios walled privately owned city, key to the orient.
**The Great Desert <small>(Sahara ?)</small>
***Kilgar Pass
****The old castle, home of the Cobra.
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==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot.
===Artist(s)===
*In interviews after 1972 Lee Falk says that he himself did all the art work for the two first weeks of this story. It is difficult to find evidence that this is correct, so one has to assume that this statement probably is intended to be an anecdote.
===Swiping===
Looking at some panels one can see that elements are swiped, a few from the "Secret Agent X-9" strip by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond.
<gallery>
Image:md-001-davis_raymond-X9-10.jpg|Sample
</gallery>
===Censorship===
*Most reprints are [[Spotlight on Mandrake the Magician - Censorship|censored]] due using the print from [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'' #15 - #43 from 1935]] as source for the reprint.
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrakecolecao01.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Celeg01.png|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Spécial-Mandrake 32.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Spécial-Mandrake 33.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Collana Albi grandi avventure-01-a.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mistero (nuova serie) 4.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mistero (nuova serie) 5.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mistero (nuova serie) 6.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mistero-Raccolta-10.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Il Vascello-02-21.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Il Vascello-02-22.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-115.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart01.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Club-dei-Trenta-012.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake esteve 1.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
1001ozel-205.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
Titan-dailies-01-f.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"L'homme du mystère", [[Mandrake roi de la magie (CELEG) 1|''Mandrake roi de la magie'' #1]] (1965)
*"L'homme du mystère", [[Mandrake roi de la magie (CELEG) 1|''Mandrake roi de la magie'' #1]] (1965)
*"L'homme du mystère", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 32|''Spécial Mandrake'' #32]] & [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 33|''Spécial Mandrake'' #33]] (1966)
*"L'homme du mystère", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 32|''Spécial Mandrake'' #32]] & [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 33| #33]] (1966)
*"Le Cobra", [[Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 1 (Futuropolis)|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 1]] (1981)
*"Le Cobra", [[Futuropolis Copyright - Mandrake le Magicien Vol. 1|''Mandrake le Magicien'' Vol. 1]] (1981)
 
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
*"Mandrake l’uomo del mistero" & "Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake 1 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #1]]" and " [[Mandrake 2 (Comics Stars in the World)| #2]]" (1976) <small>note: Italian text.</small>


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'' #15 - #43]] (1935)
*"Mandrake - L'uomo del mistero", [[L'Avventuroso|''L'Avventuroso'' #15 - #43]] (1935)
*"Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (1)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #1]] (1935)
*"Mandrake - L'uomo del mistero", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (1)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #1]] (1935)
*"Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (1) (1945)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #1]] (1945)
*"Mandrake - L'uomo del mistero", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (1) (1945)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #1]] (1945) <small>(note: starting with the strip of September 9, 1934)</small>
*"Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", [[Ristampe di grande successo 1|''Ristampe di grande successo - Mandrake'' #1]] (1949)
*"Mandrake - L'uomo del mistero", [[Ristampe di grande successo 1 - Collana Albi grandi avventure 1|''Ristampe di grande successo #4]] (1949)
*"Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mistero! 4 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #4]] (1948)
*"Mandrake contro il Cobra" & "La ciurma dei sicari" & "La morte volante", [[Mistero! 4 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #4]], [[Mistero! 5 (nuova serie)| #5]] and [[Mistero! 6 (nuova serie)| #6]] (1948) <small>Note: Only strips to 10 September 1936.</small>
**"La ciurma dei sicari", [[Mistero! 5 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #5]] (1948)
*"Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mistero Raccolta 10|''Mistero Raccolta'' #10]] (1949)
**"La morte volante", [[Mistero! 6 (nuova serie)|''Mistero!'' #6]] (1948) Note: Only strips to 10 September 1936.
*"Il Cobra si manifesta" & "Gli uomini senza volto", [[Il Vascello 21 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #21]] and [[Il Vascello 22 (second series)| #22]] (1960)
*"Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake (Mistero Serie Nouva Raccolta)|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1949)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Mandrake (Ristampa di Grande Successo)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1949)
*"Il Cobra si manifesta", [[Il Vascello 21 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #21]] and  
**"Gli uomini senza volto", [[Il Vascello 22 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #22]] (1960)
*"Contro il Cobra", [[Il Vascello 43 Supplemento (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #43 supplemento]] (1961)
*"Contro il Cobra", [[Il Vascello 43 Supplemento (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #43 supplemento]] (1961)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Super Albo 150 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Mandrake Super Albo'' #150]] [[Super Albo 152 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)| #152]] (1965)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Super Albo 150 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #150]] [[Super Albo 152 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)| #152]] (1965)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Eureka Pocket 2|''Eureka Pocket'' #2]] (1969)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Eureka Pocket 2|''Eureka Pocket'' #2]] (1969)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Mandrake (Fratelli Spada) (Hardcover Album)|''Mandrake'']] (1972) (part only)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Mandrake (Fratelli Spada Cartonato)|''Mandrake'']] (1974) (part only)
*"Mandrake", [[Mandrake (L'Olimpo del Fumetti)|''Mandrake'' #8]] (1972)
*"Mandrake - L'uomo del mistero", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (1) (1945)|''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #1]] (1975 <small>reprint</small>)
*"Mandrake L'uomo del mistero", [[Collana Albi grandi avventure (1) (Nerbini reprint) |''Collana Albi grandi avventure - Mandrake'' #1 (Nerbini reprint) ]] (1975)
*"Mandrake - L’uomo del mistero" & "Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake 1 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #1]]" and " [[Mandrake 2 (Comics Stars in the World)| #2]]" (1976)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[New Comics Now 115|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #115]] (1984)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[New Comics Now 115|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #115]] (1984)
*"Contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake 1 (Comic Art)]] (1991)
*"Contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake 1 (Comic Art)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1991)
*"Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake (Classici del Fumetti)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1999)
*"Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake (I classici del Fumetto)|''Mandrake'']] (1999)
*"Mandrake - L'uomo del mistero", [[Club dei Trenta - Albo 12|''Club dei Trenta'' #12]] (2004 <small>?</small>)
*"L'uomo del mistero", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics)|''Mandrake il mago'']] (2014)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Mystikkens mann", [[Fantomet 10/1988|''Fantomet'' #10/1988]] and [[Fantomet 11/1988|''Fantomet'' #11/1988]] (1988)
*"Mystikkens mann", [[Fantomet 10/1988|''Fantomet'' #10]] and [[Fantomet 11/1988| #11]] (1988)
*"Kobraen", [[Mandrake 1934-1964 (Klassikerserien)|''Klassikerserien'']] (2003)
*"Kobraen", [[Mandrake 1934-1964 (Klassikerserien)|''Klassikerserien'']] (2003)


=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O caso do embaixador", [[Jornal do Cuto 98|''Jornal do Cuto'' #98]] (1973) <small>Incomplete: ends July 7, 1934</small>
*"O Caso do Embaixador", [[Jornal do Cuto 98|''Jornal do Cuto'' #98]] (1973) <small>Incomplete: ends July 7, 1934</small>


=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"Contra el Cobra", [[Mandrake 1 (Grandes clasicos de los Comics del Pasado)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1981)
*"Contra el Cobra", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 8 - Mandrake 1|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #8 - ''Mandrake'' #1]] (1981)
*"La Cobra", [[Mandrake el Mago: Daily strips 1934-1936 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2022)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Mandrake - Şimşek Adam, [[Ateş|''Ateş'' #14 - # 52]] (1937)
*"Mandrake - Şimşek Adam, [[Ateş|''Ateş'' #14 - # 52]] (1937)
*"Mandrake Esrarengiz Adam", [[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'' #197-&ndash; ?]] (1943)
*"Esrarengiz Adam", [[1001 Roman|''1001 Roman'' #197 - 246]] (1943-1944)
*"Kobra'ya Karşı", [[1001 Özel 205|''1001 Özel'' #205]] (1956) <small>Note: Traced editions from 1001 Roman #197 - 246.</small>
 
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Cobra", ''[[Mandrake the Magician - The Dailies Volume 1: The Cobra]]'' (2016)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Mandrake l’uomo del mistero", [[Mandrake 1 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1976) <small>Note: Italian version</small>
*"The Cobra", [[Comics Revue 281-282|''Comics Revue'' #281-282]] &ndash; [[Comics Revue 303-304|#303-304]] (2009/2011)
*"Mandrake contro il Cobra", [[Mandrake 2 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #2]] (1976) <small>Note: Italian version</small>
*"The Cobra", [[Comics Revue 281-282|''Comics Revue'' #281-282]] &ndash; ? (2009-2010)


[[Category:Daily stories|Cobra, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Cobra, The]]

Latest revision as of 07:55, 11 June 2022

The Cobra
Md-1934-06-11.png
Start date: June 11th, 1934
End date: November 24th, 1934
# of strips: 144 (24 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: none
Followed by: "The Hawk (Mandrake Meets Narda)"

"The Cobra" is the 1st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake chases the Cobra, a mysterious and powerful black magician. He is the fanatical leader of a powerful secret society of faceless slaves that seeks to control the world.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Ralph Sheldon, inspector in the U.S. Secret Service
  • Barbara Sheldon, daughter of Ralph Sheldon.
  • Tommy Lord, Ralph Sheldon's assistant
  • Mr. VanderGriff, ambassador of ?
  • Mee-Kee, VanderGriff's servant
  • Gordini Talon, one of The Cobras men (turned into a rat by Mandrake)
  • Captain Merriweather, onboard the ship
  • Lieutenant Rogers, onboard the ship
  • Dr Heath, onboard the ship
  • Prince Saud of Tejei, son of the late Emir Ibn-Rehr
  • Kâri, High Priest of the Sun (4 800 B.C.)
  • Viscount Largy, chairman of the Council of Nations.
  • General Stuldiloff, commander of a half million troops.

Locations

  • U.S.A.
    • New York City (?)
      • Home of VanderGriff
  • Three oceans (according to Mandrake)
    • Atlantic Ocean
      • Mediterranean Sea (?)
  • The Orient (Egypt ?)
    • Tejei, agless and mysterios walled privately owned city, key to the orient.
    • The Great Desert (Sahara ?)
      • Kilgar Pass
        • The old castle, home of the Cobra.


Behind the scenes

Title

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

Artist(s)

  • In interviews after 1972 Lee Falk says that he himself did all the art work for the two first weeks of this story. It is difficult to find evidence that this is correct, so one has to assume that this statement probably is intended to be an anecdote.

Swiping

Looking at some panels one can see that elements are swiped, a few from the "Secret Agent X-9" strip by Dashiell Hammett and Alex Raymond.

Censorship

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

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Mini france.gif France

Mini french polynesia.png French Polynesia

  • "Mandrake l’uomo del mistero" & "Mandrake contro il Cobra", Mandrake #1" and " #2" (1976) note: Italian text.

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Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

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Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

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