Timeline
in progress
Volume (first publication) | New volume | Time references | Recurring persons |
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The Yellow "M" | p24, p35, p53: The Mega Wave, 1920–1922 | ||
The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent | 1922 ? Shimla, India, Mortimer youth | Sarah Summertown | |
WWII: 1 September 1939 - 14 August 1945 | |||
The Secret of the Swordfish 26. Sept. 1946-49 |
p5: "3 years of cold war" |
Olrik, Basam Damdu, Le Bezendjas Nasir |
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15 August 1947: Independence of India and Pakistan | |||
The Mystery of the Great Pyramid 24 Mar 1950-51 |
p5: ref to The Secret of the Swordfish |
Olrik, Sharkey, Jack, Razul (p31) Le Bezendjas Nasir |
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The Yellow "M" 6. Aug 1953-54 |
p5: ref to WWII "El Alamein" |
Olrik Nasir, Mrs. Benson, Chief Inspector Glenn Kendall |
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The Francis Blake Affair | p15: Chacmool, ref to Atlantis Mystery?
p37: 10. June 1954 |
Olrik, Jack |
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The Strange Encounter | p5: 15 Sept. 1954 p6: ref to The Secret of the Swordfish |
Olrik, Basam Damdu |
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The Curse of the Thirty Denarii | p3: 27 Aug p5, p7: ref to The Strange Encounter p5: 2 weeks later, Olrik escapes from prison |
Olrik, Jack |
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Atlantis Mystery 19 Oct 1955-56 |
Olrik, Sharkey (?, 1 panel only) |
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The Voronov Plot | p3: 16 Jan. p8: 25 Mar. p11: 15 Apr. p10: ref to The Secret of the Swordfish |
Olrik, Major Varitch |
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The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent | Follows The Voronov Plot
Olrik taken from gulag, story start 1. Feb. 1958 |
Olrik, Major Varitch |
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The Gondwana Shrine | p6: follows directly to The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent, p9: about 3 months after preparation for Expo 58 => 1958 p6: ref to The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent. p7: ref to The Voronov Plot. p8: ref to The Yellow "M" |
Olrik, Razul le Bezendjas, Youssef Sarah Summertown, Nastasia Wardinska, Mrs. Benson, David Honeychurch Prof. Labrousse |
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S.O.S. Meteors 8. Jan 1958 | p3: 20. Feb, 22. Feb, 6 May, H-Bomb (November 1, 1952) End: Olrik, Sharkey arrested Based on a detailed analysis of weather and cars, the story should take place in 1958 (www.sosmeteores.net), although this is not possible anymore, since The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent and The Gondwana Shrine take place in 1958 |
Olrik, Sharkey, Prof. Miloch |
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The Time Trap 22. Sept 1960 | p3: ref to S.O.S. Meteors p6: Miloch survived several months after 'S.O.S. Meteors'. Story follows S.O.S. Meteors. |
Prof. Miloch Inspector Pradier |
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The Affair of the Necklace 23. March 1965 | p3: "178 after the affair in 1785" => 1963 p4: Olrik escapes from prison |
Olrik, Sharkey |
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Professor Sató's Three Formulae 5. Oct 1971 (start work 1967) | Olrik, Sharkey |
* Major inconsistency, since Olrik was supposed to be picked up before WWII/The Secret of the Swordfish, which happens before The Mystery of the Great Pyramid.
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