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|Title= The Secret Weapon Caper | |Title= The Secret Weapon Caper | ||
|image= | |image= [[Image:md-1967-06-05.jpg|400 px]] | ||
|Start= | |Start= June 5, 1967 | ||
|End= September 23, 1967 | |End= September 23, 1967 | ||
|Strips= 96 (16 weeks) | |Strips= 96 (16 weeks) | ||
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | |Writer= [[Lee Falk]] | ||
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | |Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]] | ||
|Preceded= "[[The Return of Evil | |Preceded= "[[The Return of Evil]]" | ||
|Followed= "[[The Mysterious Bureau]]" | |Followed= "[[The Mysterious Bureau]]" | ||
|}} | |}} | ||
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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. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
**[[Xanadu]] | |||
*The Police station | |||
**[[S.S. Dept.|SS Dept]], the Silly Stuff Department. | |||
'''Organizations''' | |||
*[[Inter-Intel]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
=== | ===Title=== | ||
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of June 5, 1967 (Beginning: Secret Weapon Caper). | |||
=== | ===Easter Eggs=== | ||
*Dr. Oork has prison number [[39013|'''39013''']]. | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:MD-1967-08-28-p.jpg|28 Aug, 1967 | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
*"O Gás do Sono", [[Almanaque do Mandrake 1969|''Almanaque do Mandrake'']] (1969) | |||
*"O Gás do Sono", [[Mandrake Especial 10|''Mandrake Especial'' #10]] (1987) | *"O Gás do Sono", [[Mandrake Especial 10|''Mandrake Especial'' #10]] (1987) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"Nukkuva kaupunki", [[Mustanaamio 11/1983|''Mustanaamio'' #11]] (1983) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Le secret du docteur Oork", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 263|''Mandrake'' #263]], [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 264| #264]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 265| #265]] (1970) | |||
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Le Journal de Mickey|''Le Journal de Mickey'' #1554 to #1565]] (1982) | |||
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Donald Magazine|''Donald Magazine'' #82-01 to #82-10]] (1982) | |||
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 3|''Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 3'']] (2015) | |||
*"Le marchand de sable", [[Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 4)|''Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 4)'']] (2017) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India === | |||
*"The Vengeful Wizard", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 23 No. 21|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 23 No. 21]] (1986) | |||
*"??", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 37|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #37]] and [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 38| #38]] (1995) | |||
*"??", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 76|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #76]] (1999) | |||
*"தூங்கும் நகரம்!"", [[Muthu Comics 466|''Mutu Comics'' #466]] (2022) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Il segreto del dott. Oork", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 67|''Mandrake'' #67]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 68| #68]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 69| #69]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 70| #70]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 71| #71]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 72| #72]], [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 73| #73]] and [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 74| #74]] (1968) | |||
*"Il segreto del dottor Oork", [[New Comics Now 381|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #381]] (1997) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | |||
*"Den sovende byen", [[Fantomet 22/1986|''Fantomet'' #22]] (1986) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal === | |||
*"Roubaram Um Milhão", [[Selecções 88|''Selecções'' #88]] (1968) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
*"Det hemliga vapnet", [[Swisch 9/1970|''Swisch'' #9/1970]] (1970) | *"Det hemliga vapnet", [[Swisch 9/1970|''Swisch'' #9/1970]] (1970) | ||
*"Den sovande staden", [[Fantomen 2/1983|''Fantomen'' #2]] (1983) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey === | ||
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake 8 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #8]] [[Mandrake 9 (Tay)| #9]] [[Mandrake 10 (Tay)| #10]] (1974) | *"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake 8 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #8]] [[Mandrake 9 (Tay)| #9]] and [[Mandrake 10 (Tay)| #10]] (1974) | ||
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Albüm 3 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #3]] [[Mandrake Albüm 4 (Tay)| #4]] | *"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Albüm 3 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #3]] and [[Mandrake Albüm 4 (Tay)| #4]] | ||
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake 34 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #34]] [[Mandrake 35 (Tay second series)| #35]] [[Mandrake 36 (Tay second series)| #36]] | *"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Albüm 214 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #214]] | ||
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 9 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #9]] [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 10 (Tay)| #10]] | *"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake 34 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #34]], [[Mandrake 35 (Tay second series)| #35]] and [[Mandrake 36 (Tay second series)| #36]] | ||
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 9 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #9]] and [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 10 (Tay)| #10]] | |||
*"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 50 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #50]] | *"Cizli Silah", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 50 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #50]] | ||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia === | |||
*"Ludi doktor", [[Stripoteka 410|''Stripoteka'' #410]] (1976) | |||
*"Trka za ludim doktorom", [[Super EKS Almanah 37|''Super EKS Almanah'' #37]] (1982) | |||
*"Trka za ludim doktorom", [[Mandrakov magazin 15|''Mandrakov magazin'' #15]] (1990) | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Secret Weapon Caper, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Secret Weapon Caper, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:10, 16 October 2023
| The Secret Weapon Caper | |
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| Start date: | June 5, 1967 |
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| 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.
Locations
Organizations
Behind the scenes
Title
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of June 5, 1967 (Beginning: Secret Weapon Caper).
Easter Eggs
- Dr. Oork has prison number 39013.
28 Aug, 1967
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "O Gás do Sono", Almanaque do Mandrake (1969)
- "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 (1982)
- "Le marchand de sable", Donald Magazine #82-01 to #82-10 (1982)
- "Le marchand de sable", Mandrake (Les récits du Journal de Mickey) Volume 3 (2015)
- "Le marchand de sable", Mandrake, intégrale du journal Mickey (Volume 4) (2017)
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)
- "தூங்கும் நகரம்!"", Mutu Comics #466 (2022)
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 and #10 (1974)
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake Albüm #3 and #4
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake Albüm #214
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake #34, #35 and #36
- "Cizli Silah", Mandrake Süper Albüm #9 and #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)