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{{Newspaperbox 
|Title= The Treasure Hunt
|image= [[Image:ms-19370905.jpg|250px|border]]
|Start= September 5th, 1937
|End= March 20th, 1938
|Strips= 29 (29 weeks)
|Writer= [[Lee Falk]]
|Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
|Preceded= "[[Prince Paulo the Tyrant]]"
|Followed= "[[The Lunar Trip]]"
|}}
'''"The Treasure Hunt"''' is the 7th Mandrake [[Sunday story]]. 
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].

== Plot Summary ==
Betty's late uncle left his fortune in a locked vault. His heirs have to go on a world-hunt to find the five numbers that form the combination of the lock. 

===Appearances===
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'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]

'''One-time characters'''
*Roger, a wealthy and great world traveler.
*Betty Gray, niece of Roger.
*Augusta, niece of Roger.
*Karl, brother of Augusta.
*Pete, step-brother of Augusta.
*Captain Krag, hired by Augusta.
*Gawaali, chief of headhunters at Cerebi.
*Togooya, demon god of Cerebi.

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'''Locations'''
*Egypt
**Kairo
**Cheops pyramid.
*Italy
**Venice
*Indonesia
**Cerebi, home of headhunters.
*South Seas
**Tahore
*US ?

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==Behind the scenes==
*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Treasure Hunt"''', which is lifted from the plot.
*In Venice, a gondolier singing: "Oh, Ho, de St. Luigi Blues" - Reference to St. Louis <small>(November 7, 1937)</small>

== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mirim-046.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Feature books Canada-55.jpg|[[Image:mini_canada.gif]] Canada 
Collection merveilleuse-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France 
Mandroi119.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France 
Capriotti 23.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Capriotti 24.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Capriotti 25.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Il Vascello-02-57.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Thule mandrake-01.png|[[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway 
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-extra.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain 
Mandrakemagerit sunday-03.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain 
1001ozel-1-06.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
Feature books-55.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>

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

=== [[Image:mini_belgium.gif]] Belgium ===
*"(no title)", [[Story 150|''Story''# 150]] to [[Story 178|''Story''# 178]] (1948)

=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
*"The 5-Numbers Treasure Hunt", [[Feature Book 55 (Export Publishing)|''Feature Book'' #55]] (1949) (uncertain, still subject to confirmation)

=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"La chasse aux trésors", [[Robinson 98|''Robinson  #98'']] to [[Robinson 126|''Robinson  #126'']] (1938)
*"La course au trésor", [[Collection merveilleuse 11|''Collection merveilleuse'' #11]] (1940)
*"La course au trésor", [[Aventures et Mystère 119 (Sage 1947-1949) |''Aventures et Mystère'' #119]] (1950)
*"La chasse au trésor", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 2|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #2]] (1980)

=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Mandrake alla caccia del tesoro", [[L'Audace|''L'Audace'']] (1938)
*"Mandrake alla caccia del tesoro", [[Contastorie|''Contastorie'']] (1945/46)
*"La caccia al tesoro", "L'idolo parlante dell'isola Cerebi" and  "La lotta in fondo al mare", [[Albo avventuroso XX - Supplemento albo 12 - Mandrake 23|''Albo avventuroso - Mandrake'' #23]], [[Albo avventuroso XX - Supplemento albo 13 - Mandrake 24| #24]] and [[Albo avventuroso XX - Supplemento albo 14 - Mandrake 25| #25]] (1948)
*"Caccia al tesoro", [[Il Vascello 57 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #57]] (1961)
*"Caccia al tesoro", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 41|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #41]] (1963)
*"Mandrake alla caccia al tesoro", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 2|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #2]] (1980)

=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"The Treasure Hunt", [[Mandrake the Magician - The Treasure Hunt|''Mandrake the Magician'']] (2005) <small>Note: English text !!</small>

=== [[Image:mini_poland.gif|border]] Poland ===
*"??", [[Świat Przygód|''Świat Przygód'' #113-141]] (1937-1938)

=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*''"no given title"'', [[Aventurero|''Aventurero'' #149 - #166]] (1938)
*"La Clave del Tesoro Oculto", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: La clave del tesoro oculto|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' La clave del tesoro oculto]] (1942)
*"A la Caza del Tesoro", [[Mandrake 3 - Páginas Dominicales 1937/38|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1999)

=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Det dölda testamentet", [[Allers Familj-Journal|''Allers Familj-Journal'']]

=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Esrarengiz Miras", [[Çocuk Romanlari]] Vol.6 #12 to ? (1941) 
*"Mumyalar Arasinda", [[1001 Macera - Mandrake: Mumyalar Arasında|1001 Macera: ''Mumyalar Arasında'']] & [[1001 Macera - Mandrake: Mumyalar Arasında II|''Mumyalar Arasında'' II]] (1945)
*"Gizli Anahtar", [[1001 Özel 6|''1001 Özel'' #6]] (1950)

=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 27|''King Comics'' #27]], [[King Comics 28|''King Comics'' #28]], [[King Comics 29|''King Comics'' #29]], [[King Comics 30|''King Comics'' #30]], [[King Comics 31|''King Comics'' #31]], [[King Comics 32|''King Comics'' #32]], [[King Comics 33|''King Comics'' #33]] and [[King Comics 34|''King Comics'' #34]] (1938/1939) 
*"The 5-Numbers Treasure Hunt", [[Feature Book 55|''Feature Book'' #55]] (1948)

=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Ostrvo ljudoždera", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 8|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #8]] (1988) <small>note: the story starts January 1, 1937</small>

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