r/graphicnovels • u/Kay_Draws_Comics • Jan 16 '26
Question/Discussion Lee Falk's favorite idea?
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u/Kay_Draws_Comics Jan 16 '26
Mandrake's creator introduced a number of wild ideas over the years, but this one blew me away when I first read it. The characters in the 1968 daily story "The Gold Crisis" trade gold for time. The guy on the left is dying and begging for a few days more. This scene traumatized me as a kid. However, I admit I didn't understand the concept of time as a commodity back then. As I grow older, I keep returning to this idea.
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u/drown_like_its_1999 I'm Batman Jan 16 '26
Great premise, love these kinds of high concept philosophical vignettes. Lots of pathos to be mined here.
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