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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
One day Jed calling, asking Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel. He needed help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file. The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.  
Jed asks Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel as he needs help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file, The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.  


Soon Mandrake and Lothar faces "The Shark". Who look like a shark, and even have a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks.
Soon Mandrake and Lothar face "The Shark", who not only looks like a shark but even has a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
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*[[Hojo]], small part only.
*[[Hojo]], small part only.
*[[Jed]]
*[[Jed]]
*[[Chief of Inter Intel]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
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*The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.
*The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*[[Xanadu]]
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]


'''Organizations'''
'''Organizations'''
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*First appearance of the mysterious chief at Inter-Intel as a robot.
*First appearance of the mysterious chief at Inter-Intel as a robot.
*Karma start working at Inter-Intel.
*Karma start working at Inter-Intel.
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake186rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Indrajal158.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
Indrajal740.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
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== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El tiburón", [[Sandokan 24|''Sandokan'' #24]] (1983)
*"El Tiburón", [[Sandokan 24|''Sandokan'' #24]] (1983)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*(no given title), [[Super Plá 6|''Super Plá'' #6]] and [[Super Plá 6| #6]] (1971) <small>note: only the first two weeks.</small>
*(no given title), [[Super Plá 6|''Super Plá'' #6]] and [[Super Plá 7| #7]] (1971) <small>note: only the first two weeks.</small>
*"Mistério na Inter Intel", [[Mandrake 186 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #186]] (1972)
*"Mistério na Inter Intel", [[Mandrake 186 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #186]] (1972)


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*"The Money Lenders" [[Indrajal Comics 158|''Indrajal Comics'' #158]] (1972)
*"The Money Lenders" [[Indrajal Comics 158|''Indrajal Comics'' #158]] (1972)
*"The Captive Sleuths", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 36|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 25 No. 36]] (1988)
*"The Captive Sleuths", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 25 No. 36|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 25 No. 36]] (1988)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 20|''Mandrake'' #20]]  (1971)


=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Tubarão", [[Quadradinhos 720124|''Quadradinhos'' #720124]] (1972)
*"O Tubarão", [[A Capital|''A Capital'' - Quadradinhos]] (1971-1972)
*"(no title given)", [[Mundo de Aventuras 5 (second series)|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #5]] (1973)
 
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El tiburón", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1968–1972 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019)


=== [[Image:mini_slovenia.gif|border]] Slovenia ===
=== [[Image:mini_slovenia.gif|border]] Slovenia ===
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=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake 129 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #129]] [[Mandrake 130 (Tay)| #130]] (1976)
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake 129 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #129]] [[Mandrake 130 (Tay)| #130]] (1976)
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake Albüm 43 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #43]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 44 (Tay)| #44]]
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake 56 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #56]]
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake 56 (Tay second series)|''Mandrake'' #56]]
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 17 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #17]]
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 17 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #17]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 3 August 2023

The Shark
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Start date: February 28th, 1971
End date: May 23rd, 1971
# of strips: 13 (13 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Mystery of Hojo"
Followed by: "The College of Magic"

"The Shark" is the 112th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

Jed asks Mandrake to visit Inter-Intel as he needs help finding one of the most despicable criminals in their file, The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.

Soon Mandrake and Lothar face "The Shark", who not only looks like a shark but even has a large tank at his office with two hungry pet sharks.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Miss Benton, works at Inter-Intel.
  • The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.

Locations

Organizations


Behind the scenes

  • Title taken from the page of Mars 7,1971 (Beginning: "The Shark")
  • First appearance of the mysterious chief at Inter-Intel as a robot.
  • Karma start working at Inter-Intel.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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