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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
A strange couple from the future visit Mandrake, claiming Mandrake is their ancestor 200 generations away. The timetravelers from year 6972 asking Mandrake for help to pursuing a criminal from their future time. The killer is armed with an incredibly deadly anti-matter weapon. | |||
In the end it turns out that it's all a game for time travelers, a "mad killer game". | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Jed]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Drake, from Nu Yk. | |||
*Ard, sister of Drake. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*[[The S. S. Div.|S.S. Division]], the Silly Stuff Division. | |||
*Pamet park in NY. | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
*The story title is taken from the strip of April 3, 1972 (Beginning: "The Mission"). | |||
*[[Spotlight on Lee Falk - The Summer House|Pamet]] park, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 13:18, 27 February 2013
| The Mission | |
| Start date: | April 3, 1972 |
|---|---|
| End date: | July 1, 1972 |
| # of strips: | 78 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Rogues" |
| Followed by: | "Trail of the Pusher" |
"The Mission" is the 150th Mandrake daily story.
The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
A strange couple from the future visit Mandrake, claiming Mandrake is their ancestor 200 generations away. The timetravelers from year 6972 asking Mandrake for help to pursuing a criminal from their future time. The killer is armed with an incredibly deadly anti-matter weapon.
In the end it turns out that it's all a game for time travelers, a "mad killer game".
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Drake, from Nu Yk.
- Ard, sister of Drake.
Behind the scenes
- The story title is taken from the strip of April 3, 1972 (Beginning: "The Mission").
- Pamet park, refering to Lee Falk's summer house near Truro at Cape Cod.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Mission from Time Warp 6978", Mandrake the Magician Album Edition (1978)
Brazil
- "O Homem Que Veio do Futuro", Mandrake #198 (1972)
India
- "Floating Couple" Indrajal Comics #187 (1973)
Italy
- "L'assassino venuto dal futoro", I Quaderni del Fumetto #19 (1975)
- "I discendenti alieni", Superfumetti in Film #10 (1978)
Spain
- "Misión imposible", Supercomics Garbo #2 (1976)
Turkey
- "Zaman Gezğinleri", Mandrake #18 #19 (1974)
- "Zaman Gezğinleri", Mandrake Albüm #6 #7
- "Zaman Gezğinleri", Mandrake Albüm #218
- "Zaman Gezğinleri", Mandrake #19 #20
- "Zaman Gezğinleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #5
- "Zaman Gezğinleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #40 #41
- "Zaman Gezğinleri", Mandrake Süper Albüm #17
USA
- "The Mission", The Menomonee Falls Gazette from #18 to #30 (1972)
Yugoslavia
- "Ubice iz budućeg vremena", Super EKS Almanah #15 (1981)
- "Ubice iz budućeg vremena", Mandrak magazin #12 (1990)