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|Start= May 13th, 2002 | |Start= May 13th, 2002 | ||
|End= August 24th, 2002 | |End= August 24th, 2002 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Reboot has invented a fear machine. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Reboot]], a cyber-mastermind who uses computers to commit crimes | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *Dora, a friend of Narda | ||
* | *Bill Hills, wealthy -involved in charity work | ||
* | *Sue Hills, Bill's wife | ||
* | *Mark, Dora's husbond | ||
* | *A desk clerk at a hotel | ||
* | *Doctor Kream, alias of Reboot | ||
*Jim, of the state police | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
**A hotel | |||
**Onslow Beach Parking lot | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of Mayy 13, 2002 (Beginning: The Fear Machine !). | |||
*Reboot also figures in the 1999 Sundays "[[Rumble on the Road]]". | |||
== | == Re-released story in 2019 == | ||
[[Image:The Fear Machine re release.jpg|400 px]] | |||
*Start date: 21 October 2019 / End date: 1 February 2020 | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Latest revision as of 14:36, 8 May 2020
| The Fear Machine | |
  (Re-released in 2019) | |
| Start date: | May 13th, 2002 |
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| End date: | August 24th, 2002 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Fred Fredericks |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Prisoner in Cell 13" |
| Followed by: | "Mountain of Mystery" |
"The Fear Machine" is the 242nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Reboot has invented a fear machine.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Narda
- Lothar
- The Police Chief
- Reboot, a cyber-mastermind who uses computers to commit crimes
One-time characters
- Dora, a friend of Narda
- Bill Hills, wealthy -involved in charity work
- Sue Hills, Bill's wife
- Mark, Dora's husbond
- A desk clerk at a hotel
- Doctor Kream, alias of Reboot
- Jim, of the state police
Locations
- New York City
- Xanadu
- A hotel
- Onslow Beach Parking lot
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of Mayy 13, 2002 (Beginning: The Fear Machine !).
- Reboot also figures in the 1999 Sundays "Rumble on the Road".
Re-released story in 2019
- Start date: 21 October 2019 / End date: 1 February 2020
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications: