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|Title= The Devil's Stagecoach
|image= [[Image:ms-20001001.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= October 1st, 2000
|End= March 11th, 2001
|Strips= 24
|Writer= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Artist= [[Fred Fredericks]]
|Preceded= "[[High Climb to Danger]]"
|Followed= "[[The Bank Mystery]]"
|}}
'''"The Devil's Stagecoach"''' is the 183rd Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. 
The story was written and drawn by [[Fred Fredericks]].

== Plot Summary ==
After the conference "Magic in the 21st Century" Mandrake and Narda drive on a sightseeing trip. At a roadside stand the owner tells a strange tale: ''"Long time ago, a local cowboy made a pact with the Devil, that ended bad. Since then, that cowboy is doomed to drive the devil's stagecoach til he can find someone to take his place."''

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
'''One-time characters'''
*Sheriff Bell.
*Casper, owner of an auto rental.
*Alibi, involved in human smuggling.
*Big Maxine, involved in human smuggling.
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'''Locations'''
*A city out West, near the southern border.
**Sagebrush Hotel.
**The desert
***Alibi's, a roadside stand.
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==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is taken from the strip of October 1st, 2000 (Beginning: The Devil's Stagecoach !).

== Signifiant cover ==
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== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:

=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
*"The Devil's Stagecoach" [[Mandrake the Magician 5 (Shakti Comics)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #5]] (2022)

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