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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Dr. Oork a previous chemistry teacher and now inventor trying to sell a secret weapon to the military and police. But they all see him as a mad scientist. In order to raise funds for further inventions and experiments Dr. Oork try out his secret weapon, a sleeping gas. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
*[[Jed]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Dr. Oork, an inventor. | |||
*Tops, a ganglord. | |||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
*[[Xanadu]] | |||
*[[S.S. Dept.|SS Dept]], the Silly Stuff Department. | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for the story taken from the strip of June 5, 1967 (Beginning: ). | |||
*Dr. Oork have prison number [[39013|'''39013''']]. | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 7 July 2013
| The Secret Weapon Caper | |
| Start date: | June 5, 1967 |
|---|---|
| End date: | September 23, 1967 |
| # of strips: | 96 (16 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Fred Fredericks |
| Preceded by: | "The Return of Evil" |
| Followed by: | "The Mysterious Bureau" |
"The Secret Weapon Caper" is the 134th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.
Plot Summary
Dr. Oork a previous chemistry teacher and now inventor trying to sell a secret weapon to the military and police. But they all see him as a mad scientist. In order to raise funds for further inventions and experiments Dr. Oork try out his secret weapon, a sleeping gas.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Dr. Oork, an inventor.
- Tops, a ganglord.
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story taken from the strip of June 5, 1967 (Beginning: ).
- Dr. Oork have prison number 39013.
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Gás do Sono", Mandrake Especial #10 (1987)
Finland
- "Nukkuva kaupunki", Mustanaamio #11 (1983)
France
- "Le secret du docteur Oork", Mandrake #263, #264 and #265 (1970)
- "Le marchand de sable", Le Journal de Mickey #1554 to #1565
India
- "The Vengeful Wizard", Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 21 (1986)
- "??", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #37 and #38 (1995)
- "??", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #76 (1999)
Italy
- "Il segreto del dott. Oork", Mandrake #67, #68, #69, #70, #71, #72, #73 and #74 (1968)
- "Il segreto del dottor Oork", Mandrake - New Comics Now #381 (1997)
Norway
- "Den sovende byen", Fantomet #22 (1986)
Portugal
- "Roubaram Um Milhão", Selecções #88 (1968)
Sweden
- "Det hemliga vapnet", Swisch #9/1970 (1970)
- "Den sovande staden", Fantomen #2 (1983)
Turkey
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake #8 #9 #10 (1974)
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake Albüm #3 #4
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake #34 #35 #36
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake Süper Albüm #9 #10
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake Süper Albüm #50
Yugoslavia
- "Ludi doktor", Stripoteka #410 (1976)
- "Trka za ludim doktorom", Super EKS Almanah #37 (1982)
- "Trka za ludim doktorom", Mandrakov magazin #15 (1990)