The Giant Head

The Giant Head
Start date:	March 21st, 1976
End date:	June 13th, 1976
# of strips:	13 (13 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"Heavy"
Followed by:	"Moxley University Robbers"

"The Giant Head" is the 130th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Mandrake once again have phoned the president of Moxley U to tell he they have been delayed. On the road the see a giant head, when they investigate the mystery their car gets stolen.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar

One-time characters

• A sculptor.
• The sculptor's wife.
• Bank robber #1
• Bank robber #2
• A Sheriff.

Locations

• The Desert
  • Highway 49

Behind the scenes

• The story title is lifted from the strip of March 28, 1976 (Beginning: The Giant Head !).
• Moxley U, a university named after Lee Falk's wife.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

• "El Rostro del Desierto", Sandokan #9 (1982)

France

• "La tête géante", Mandrake #438 (1978)
• "La tête géante", Le Journal de Mickey #1374-#1377 (1978)
• "La tête géante", Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 1 (2015)
• "La tête géante", Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 1) (2016 or 2017)

India

• "The Dragnet", Indrajal Comics #348 (1980)

Italy

• "La testa del gigante", Mandrake #83 (1978)
• "La testa del gigante", Mandrake - New Comics Now #376 (1997)

Portugal

• "A Cabeça Gigante", Jornal do Cuto #169 (1977)

Turkey

• "Olaylı Yolculuk", Mandrake #153 & #154 & #155 (1977)
• "Olaylı Yolculuk", Mandrake Albüm #51 & #52
• "Olaylı Yolculuk", Mandrake Süper Albüm #31

Yugoslavia

• (no given title), Super EKS Almanah #5 (1980)