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|Title= The Shark
|Title= The Shark
|image=  
|image= [[Image:ms-1971-02-28.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= March 7th, 1971
|Start= February 28th, 1971
|End= May 23rd, 1971
|End= May 23rd, 1971
|Strips= 12 (12 weeks)
|Strips= 13 (13 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[The Mystery of Hojo]]"
|Preceded= "[[The Mystery of Hojo]]"
|Followed= "[[The Hidden College of Magic]]"
|Followed= "[[The College of Magic]]"
|}}
|}}
'''"The Shark"''' is the 112th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"The Shark"''' is the 112th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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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===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Karma]]
*[[Karma]]
*[[Hojo]], small part only.
*[[Jed]]
*[[Jed]]
*[[Chief of Inter Intel]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*[[Miss Benton]]
*Miss Benton, works at Inter-Intel.
*[[The Shark]]
*The Shark, head of a gigantic loan-shark racket.


</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
*New York City
**[[Xanadu]]


</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Organizations'''
'''Locations'''
*[[Inter-Intel]]


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</div><br clear="all">


==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*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.


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake186rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Indrajal158.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
Indrajal740.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El Tiburón", [[Sandokan 24|''Sandokan'' #24]] (1983)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*(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)
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"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)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake (e le avventure Flash Gordon) - Il Vascello 20|''Mandrake'' #20]]  (1971)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"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 ===
*"(no given title)", [[Super Zabavnik 2|''Super Zabavnik'' #2]] (ca 2000)
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"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 Süper Albüm 17 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #17]]
*"Köpek Balığı", [[Mandrake Süper Albüm 72 (Tay)|''Mandrake Süper Albüm'' #72]]
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Ajkula", [[Super EKS Almanah 66|''Super EKS Almanah'' #66]] (1985)
*"Ajkula", [[Mandrak magazin 8|''Mandrak magazin'' #8]] (1989)


[[Category:Sunday stories|Shark, The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Shark, The]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 3 August 2023

The Shark
Ms-1971-02-28.jpg
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:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini india.gif India

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini slovenia.gif Slovenia

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini yugoslavia.png Yugoslavia