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*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Colonel Barton]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Col Barton, old friend of Mandrake.
*Argos II, the boat of Col. Barton.
*Opolo, 60 000 years old man.
*Opolo, 60 000 years old man.
*Adrana, girlfriend of Opolo.
*Adrana, girlfriend of Opolo.
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*North Pole
*North Pole
*Second moon of Saturn, new home of Opolo and Adrana.
*Second moon of Saturn, new home of Opolo and Adrana.
'''Vehicles'''
*S.S.[[Argos|Argos II]], Colonel Barton's yacht.
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Image:ms-1965-06-27.jpg|strip of June 27, 1965<br>by Fred Fredericks
Image:ms-1965-06-27.jpg|strip of June 27, 1965<br>by Fred Fredericks
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== Signifiant covers ==
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Fantasia-anuario-009.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Mandrake108rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Ilvascellomandrake114.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ilvascellomandrake115.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super-34.jpg|[[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia
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*"Lo strano "vichingo"", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 114|''Mandrake'' #114]] & "Il sonno liquido"", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 115|''Mandrake'' #115]](1966)
*"Lo strano "vichingo"", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 114|''Mandrake'' #114]] & "Il sonno liquido"", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 115|''Mandrake'' #115]](1966)
*"Lo strano "vichingo"", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 58|''Mandrake'' #58]] (1973)
*"Lo strano "vichingo"", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello – Serie Cronologica 58|''Mandrake'' #58]] (1973)
*"La storia di un viaggiatore", [[Quando Mandrake conobbe Lothar: Tavole domenicali 1965–1969|Tavole domenicali  1965–1969]] (2022)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
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=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El relato del viajero", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2018)
*"El relato del viajero", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1965–1968 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2018)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"??", [[Blixt Gordon 6/1968|''Blixt Gordon'' #6]] (1968)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===

Latest revision as of 10:44, 8 March 2024

The Traveller's Tale
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Start date: March 21st, 1965
End date: August 22th, 1965
# of strips: 23 (23 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Martha Davis and
Fred Fredericks
Preceded by: "The Mole"
Followed by: "The Cobra Returns"

"The Traveller's Tale" is the 96th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Martha Davis and Fred Fredericks.

Plot Summary

In Greenland a minor earthquake tumbeling ancient ice into the cold sea, inside an ancient man. Our friends are up at the Newfoundlands banks on Barton's new boat. While fishing they rescue a mysterious castaway, telling a strange story.

Opolo was from the city Cromanga in tropical Yorkdon, now under tree miles of ice at the North Pole. He have been sleeping for 60 000 years.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Opolo, 60 000 years old man.
  • Adrana, girlfriend of Opolo.
  • Natas, friend of Opolo and wizard of chemical arts.

Locations

  • New York City
  • Greenland
  • Newfoundlands banks
  • North Pole
  • Second moon of Saturn, new home of Opolo and Adrana.

Vehicles


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is from the strip of March 21, 1965 (Beginning: The Traveler's Tale).
  • According to Peter van der Krogt there are 95 statues of Christopher Columbus in USA (in 2002). It is unknown which statue Martha Davis drew in the first panel of this story.
  • Fred Fredericks new artist from the strip of June 27, 1965.

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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