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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | *New York City | ||
*[[Xanadu]] | **[[Xanadu]] | ||
*Fort Knox | *Fort Knox | ||
*Dairy Farm, hideout for Captain Gold. | *Dairy Farm, hideout for Captain Gold. | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
===Title=== | |||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 13, 1968 (Beginning: The Gold Crisis) | *The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 13, 1968 (Beginning: The Gold Crisis) | ||
==The Writer== | |||
*The part that talks about gold man's home planet was reused by Lee Falk in the short story "[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - Other writings|Time is Money]]". | *The part that talks about gold man's home planet was reused by Lee Falk in the short story "[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - Other writings|Time is Money]]". | ||
== 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 === | |||
*" El capitán "oro" ", [[Fantasía 219|''Fantasía'' #219]] (1973) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
Latest revision as of 16:18, 17 October 2023
| The Gold Crisis | |
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| Start date: | May 13, 1968 |
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| End date: | August 24, 1968 |
| # of strips: | 90 (15 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "Dr Dell and 8" |
| Followed by: | "The Evil Ones" |
"The Gold Crisis" is the 137th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Gold bars have been stolen mysteriously from a half dozen national vaults. The first investigations indicate that an amazing gadget first burned throug solid bedrock and steel, then came little things like metal crocodiles taking the gold bars with them.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Meade, agent from Scotland Yard
- Miller, agent from the security bureau
- Captain Gold, a 30 000 years alian gold man and gold thief
Locations
- New York City
- Fort Knox
- Dairy Farm, hideout for Captain Gold.
Organizations
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 13, 1968 (Beginning: The Gold Crisis)
The Writer
- The part that talks about gold man's home planet was reused by Lee Falk in the short story "Time is Money".
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- " El capitán "oro" ", Fantasía #219 (1973)
Brazil
- "O Homem de Ouro", Mandrake #156 (1969)
Denmark
- "Guldæderen", Fantomet #252 (1985)
Finland
- "Kulta-ahmatti", Mustanaamio #25 (1983)
France
- "Les mangeurs d'or", Mandrake #316, #317 and #318 (1971)
- "Crise de l'or", Le Journal de Mickey #1590 to #1601 (1982/1983)
- "Crise de l'or", Donald Magazine #82-35 to #83-10 (1982/1983)
- "Crise de l'or", Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 4 (2015)
India
- "The Goldman" Indrajal Comics #150 (1972)
- "The Gold Hunting Alien", Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 26 (1986)
Italy
- "I divoratori dell'oro", Mandrake #135 and #136 (1969)
- "I divoratori dell'oro", Mandrake - New Comics Now #398 (1997)
Norway
- "Gullspiserne", Fantomet #11 (1989)
Portugal
- "O Capitão Ouro", Mundo de Aventuras #1093 (1970)
Sweden
- "Guldätaren", Fantomen #16 (1983)
Turkey
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake #13 #14 #15 (1974)
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Albüm #5
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake #22 #23
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Süper Albüm #6
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Süper Albüm #40
- "Altın Hiısızları", Mandrake Süper Albüm #16
Yugoslavia
- "Истраживач злата" (romanized as "Istraživač zlata"), Politikin Zabavnik #1361 (1978)
- "Čovek koji je jeo zlato", Super EKS Almanah #39 (1983)