The Octopus Ring

The Octopus Ring
Start date:	May 6th, 1940
End date:	December 21st, 1940
# of strips:	198 (33 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Museum Mystery"
Followed by:	"Dr Griff's Invention"

"The Octopus Ring" is the 22nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Segrid

One-time characters

• Mr. Foote
• Roark
• Karl
• Luga
• Sonya
• Bill

Locations

• New York

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of May 6, 1940 (Beginning - The Octopus Ring !).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Octopus Ring" Mandrake the Magician #9 and #10 (1991)

Brazil

• "A Quadriha do Polvo", Almanaque do Mandrake (1955)
• "A Volta do Polvo", Mandrake, o Mágico #8 – #9 (1971)
• "A Quadrilha do Polvo", Mandrake Coleção #18 – #19 (1991)

France

• "La ligne noire", Mandrake #23 and "Echec et mat au Général", Mandrake #24 (1963)
• "La ligne noire", Mandrake #341 and #342 (1971)

Italy

• "Nel covo delle spie", L'Avventuroso #355 - #375 (1941)
• "La fine del Polipo", L'Avventura (1944-1945)
• "La fine del Polipo", Albi delle grandi avventure - Mandrake #4 (1946)
• "Nel covo delle spie" & "La piovra" & "La linea nera", Mandrake #21, #22 and #23 (1947-1948)
• "La linea nera" & "Scacomatto al generale", Mandrake #38 and #39 (1964)
• "La linea nera", Mandrake #15 and #16 (1971)
• "Il covo delle spie", Mandrake - New Comics Now #149 (1985)
• "Il covo delle spie", Mandrake 18 (Comic Art) (1993)
• "I tentacoli della Piovra", I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori #2 (2000)
• "I tentacoli della Piovra", Mandrake e il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata (2001)
• "Il covo delle spie" & "La fine della piorva", Club dei Trenta #26 & #27 (200?)

Norway

• "Blekkspruten", Spøk og Spenning #31/1941 - #1/1945

Spain

• "La raya negra", Mandrake #12 (198?)

Sweden

• "Bläckfisken", Allers Familj-Journal #51/1940 - #49/1941

USA

• "The Octopus Ring", The Official Mandrake the Magician #7, – #8, – #9, – #12, and #13 (1988 - 1989)