The Pacific Circle

The Pacific Circle
Start date:	December 13th, 1976
End date:	April 23rd, 1977
# of strips:	114 (19 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Fred Fredericks
Preceded by:	"The Mysterious Chief"
Followed by:	"Mirage in Space"

"The Pacific Circle" is the 166th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

In the Pacific Circle a transocean plane disappears mysteriously, then a freighter and a naval ship. A weird mystery, similar as the Bermuda triangle. A case for Mandrake..

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• Narda
• Hojo
• Rodon, High Marshal of the Central Galaxy.

One-time characters

• A Captain on a freighter.
• Mac, on a freighter.
• An admiral, of the navy.
• An admiral, of the army.
• An admiral, of the air force.
• A fisherman, from Ratu (?)
• Aku-Lana, a mythical giant bird that lives in sky.
• Trader Tomm, a shipmaster and a galactic treasure hunter.
• Pitor the Poacher, aka Trader Tomm.
• A robot, owned by Trader Tomm.
• Archnids, an advanced culture, all mentalists and pousonous. mentioned only.
• Captain Hegon, of the Central Galaxy.

Locations

• New York
  • Xanadu
• The Pacific
  • Honolulu, control tower.
  • A Pacific island near Ratu.
  • Ratu Isle, a Pacific island
• The space, 25 000 miles from Earth.
  • Vega mentioned only.
  • The Pleiades mentioned only.
  • Beta Eridanus, home of the glassblowers. mentioned only.
  • Magna

Organizations

• Inter-Intel

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story is taken from the strip of December 14 and 15, 1976 (Beginning: Pacific Circle !).
• Previously the secret chief have asked Mandrake's help at his office at Inter-Intel. Now Hojo ask Mandrake for help solving the mystery at Xanadu, with a chef's hat on.

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "O Círculo do Pacífico", Mandrake Extra #6 (1988)

France

• "Le cercle du Pacifique", Spécial Mandrake #16 (1978)
• "Le mystère du Pacifique", Janus Stark #134 and #135 (1990)

India

• "Galactic Treasure Hunt", Indrajal Comics #304 (1978)
• "விண்ணில் நீந்தும் சுறா", Muthu Comics #81 (1978)

Italy

• "Il cerchio del Pasafico", Mandrake Selezione #13 (1978)

Portugal

• "O Círculo do Pacífico", Mundo de Aventuras #225 (1978)

Spain

• "El Misterio del Círculo del Pacífico", Mandrake - Merlin el Mago #11 and #12 (1981)

Turkey

• "Uzay Tüccarı", Mandrake #156 & #157 & #158 & #159 (1977)
• "Uzay Tüccarı", Mandrake Albüm #52 & #53
• "Uzay Tüccarı", Mandrake Albüm #134 & #135
• "Uzay Tüccarı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #38 & #39
• "Uzay Tüccarı", Mandrake Süper Albüm #14

Yugoslavia

• (no given title), Super EKS Almanah #3 (1980)