The Ratmen of Rodencia

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The Ratmen of Rodencia
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Start date: January 15, 1973
End date: May 5, 1973
# of strips: 96 (16 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "Dr Xoz Prof. of Smells"
Followed by: "The Incredible Thief"


"The Ratmen of Rodencia" is the 153rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

A gigantic flaming object from the sky landed in mid-ocean. Then a mysterious sound from the "galactic watch" given to Mandrake by emperor Magnon. Followed by a tri-dimensional image of Magnon. A starship from outer space was hijacked by 12 Ratmen passengers. They threatende to destroy the ship and 5 000 passengers. The starship landed on Earth and at the bottom of the ocean they waited for the payment; 50 billion credits and the planet Earth.

Magnon's fleet ships was near the Earth but first Magnon want Mandrake to negotiate with the ratmen. He send a transporter and a translator. Mandrake and Lothar go inside the soap bubble like space dinghy and dived to the sea bottom. Inside the hijacked space ship there was an amazing varity of non-human passengers and four humans. One of them was Nardraka.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • 34XCY1/2x27*, the name/number of the translator.
  • Vultose, alian race breathe air and are radioactive.
  • Francie, name of a small boat.
  • Marma, nurse of Nardraka.

Locations

  • Xanadu
  • Bottom of the ocean.
  • Our solar system.


Behind the scenes

  • This story have no given title. It is lifted from the strip of January 31, 1973 (Magnon: "By Ratmen of Rodencia").

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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