The Monsters

The Monsters
Start date:	September 28, 1953
End date:	December 12, 1953
# of strips:	66 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Mysterious Mr Beam"
Followed by:	"The Haunted Slope"

"The Monsters" is the 74th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A flying saucers haunts our friends and are amazed at how terrible earth inhabitants do look.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• The Police Chief, two strips at the end only.

One-time characters

• People from Zxerx.

Locations

• New York
• Zxerx, a planet, mentioned only.

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of September 28, 1953 (Beginning: The Monsters).

Signifiant covers

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  Argentina
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  Brazil
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  Brazil
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  Italy
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  Italy
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  New Zealand
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  Portugal (7 covers in Audácia series from issues 3.9 to # 3.15)

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Monsters", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1955 (1955)

Argentina

• "Huevos del espacio", Mandrake el Mago #2 (2003 ?)

Brazil

• "Monstros do Espaço", Mandrake #8 (1954)
• "Ovos do Espaço", Mandrake #289 (1980)

Finland

• "Avaruushirviöt", Mustanaamio #11 (1985)

France

• "Les monstres de l'espace", Spécial Mandrake #15 (1964)
• "Les monstres", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)

Greece

• "Σασ αρεσουn t'αυγα", Περιπετειώδη Κόμικς #? (1983)

Italy

• "I mostri spaziali", Il Vascello #5 (1959)
• "I mostri spaziali", I Classici dell'Avventura #1, I Classici dell'Avventura #3 & I Classici dell'Avventura #5 (1962)
• "I mostri spaziali", Super Albo #106 (1964)
• "I mostri spaziali", Mandrake - New Comics Now #306 (1993)

New Zealand

• "The Monsters", Mandrake the Magician #103 and Mandrake the Magician #104 (1956)

Norway

• "Rommonstrene", Fantomet #19 (1985)
• "Rommonstrene", Serie-pocket #170 (1992)

Portugal

• "Os Monstros", Selecções #186 (1976)

Spain

• "Los Monstruos del Espacio", Mandrake #23 (1997)

Sweden

• "Rymdmonstren", Fantomen #24 (1984)