The U-rays
| Comic | |
|---|---|
| title | The U-rays |
| Original title | Le Rayon U |
| country | Belgium |
| author | Edgar P. Jacobs |
| magazine | Bravo |
| First publication | 1943-1944 |
The U-rays is a Franco-Belgian comic created by Edgar P. Jacobs .
action
The states of Norlandia and Austradia are hostile to each other on a distant world. Professor Marduk and his assistant Sylvia Hollis succeed in developing a weapon that promises a more peaceful future. However, the required mineral has yet to be procured. Together with Lord Calder and a handful of loyal followers, the journey goes into an unexplored area. The project does not remain hidden from Austradia, which tries by all means to bring the expedition to failure.
background
Edgar P. Jacobs wrote and drew a 64-page story that the characters from Flash Gordon took over in a modified form. This version was later completely revised, which led to a new size of 43 pages.
Publications
The story appeared in Bravo between 1943 and 1944 and Phenix in 1967. A landscape format album was released in 1967. The new version was preprinted in Tintin in 1974 and published in album form by Le Lombard and Dargaud. Carlsen printed this version in German-speaking countries.
Web links
- Le rayon U (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edgar P. Jacobs (French)
- ↑ Le rayon U (English)
- ↑ Le rayon U ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ Magazine (Phenix) (French)
- ↑ Albums (French)
- ^ The U-rays (1992) at Carlsen on comicguide.de
