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|Title= The Ghost Whale
|Title= The Ghost Whale
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|Start= June 11, 1950
|Start= June 11, 1950
|End= August 27, 1950
|End= August 27, 1950
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
 
While the S.S. Argos leaves the West African port Mandrake runs into two seperat mysteries: A native fishing fleet destroyed by a "ghost whale", and a cruise ship attacked by pirates who come from nowhere and return into the sea.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*
*[[Colonel Barton|Arlen Blaine]]
*Jans, one of the "ghost pirates"
*Captain of the "ghost pirates"


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*West Africa
**A port
**At sea
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S. [[Argos|Argus]], Blaine's yacht.
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Ghost Whale"''', which is lifted from the plot.
 
===Referenced in===


== 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 ===
*"La ballena Fantasma", [[Siete Días Ilustrados 503 1977|''Siete Días Ilustrados'' #503 (supplement)]] (1977)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Os Piratas da Baleia Fantasma", [[Novo Gibi 1783|''Novo Gibi'' #1783]] (1952)
*"A Baleia-Fantasma", [[Mandrake 147 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #147]] (1969) <small>note: may be wrong !</small>


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 29|''Mandrake'' #29]] (1964)
*"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 29|''Mandrake'' #29]] (1964)
*"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 3119|''Mandrake'' #319]] (1971)
*"La baleine fantôme", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #951-#953]] (1970)
*"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 319|''Mandrake'' #319]] (1971)
*"La baleine fantôme", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 428|''Mandrake'' #428]] (1975)
*"La baleine fantôme", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 4|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #4]] (1982)


=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il fantasma del mare", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 44|''Mandrake'' #44]] (1963)
*"Il fantasma del mare", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 44|''Mandrake'' #44]] (1963)
*"Il fantasma del mare", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 87|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #87]] (1965)
*"La balena fantasma", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 74|''Mandrake'' #74]] (1975)
*"Il fantasma del mare", [[New Comics Now 169|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #169]] (1986)
*"Il fantasma del mare", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 3|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1994)
*''"no title"'', [[I classici del fumetto di Repubblica - serie oro 12|''Mandrake'' - La rotta delle meraviglie]] (2004)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Ghost Whale", [[Mandrake the Magician 51 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #51'']] (1953)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Spøkelsehvalen", [[Skippern]] (1954)
*"Spøkelsehvalen", [[Skippern]] (1954)
*"Spøkelseshvalen", [[Fantomet 5/1997|''Fantomet'' #5]] (1997)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Velho das Baleias", [[Condor Popular Vol. 3 N.° 3|''Condor Popular'' #3 Vol. 3]] (1955)
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La ballena fantasma", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Spökvalen", [[Fantomen 5/1997|''Fantomen'' #5]] (1997)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===

Revision as of 14:26, 11 January 2020

The Ghost Whale
Ms-19500611.jpg
Start date: June 11, 1950
End date: August 27, 1950
# of strips: 12 (12 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Jungle Adventure"
Followed by: "The Department Store Mystery"

"The Ghost Whale" is the 45th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

While the S.S. Argos leaves the West African port Mandrake runs into two seperat mysteries: A native fishing fleet destroyed by a "ghost whale", and a cruise ship attacked by pirates who come from nowhere and return into the sea.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Arlen Blaine
  • Jans, one of the "ghost pirates"
  • Captain of the "ghost pirates"

Locations

  • West Africa
    • A port
    • At sea

Vehicles

  • S.S. Argus, Blaine's yacht.


Behind the scenes

  • At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Ghost Whale", which is lifted from the plot.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini france.gif France

Mini india.gif India

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

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