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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
The mysterious and eccentric Mr. Jay have a hobby, to collect the most beautiful specimen of everything on Earth from A to Z. Now he's come to the letter W, for the most beautiful woman. And the most beautiful woman on Earth is Narda. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | |||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Mr. Jay, a collector. | |||
*Jenks, a butler. | |||
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'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
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== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 13, 1950 (Beginning: The Beauty Collector) | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
Revision as of 09:50, 24 July 2014
| The Beauty Collector | |
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| Start date: | March 13, 1950 |
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| End date: | May 27, 1950 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "Deadman's Gulch" |
| Followed by: | "The Dark One" |
"The Beauty Collector" is the 56th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
The mysterious and eccentric Mr. Jay have a hobby, to collect the most beautiful specimen of everything on Earth from A to Z. Now he's come to the letter W, for the most beautiful woman. And the most beautiful woman on Earth is Narda.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Mr. Jay, a collector.
- Jenks, a butler.
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 13, 1950 (Beginning: The Beauty Collector)
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "Coleccionista de bellezas", Suplemento de Furia Blanca # (196?)
Brazil
- "O Colecionador Misterioso", Novo Gibi #1746 (1950)
- "O Colecionador de Belezas", Mandrake, o Mágico #28 (1974)
- "O Colecionador Misterioso", Mandrake #245 (1976)
- "O Cérebro", Mandrake #259 (1977)
Denmark
- "Samleren", Fantomet #152 (1981)
Finland
- "Keräilijä", Mustanaamio #4 (1977)
France
- "Le canon de l'épouvante", Roy Rogers #12 – Roy Rogers #14 (1953 ) (incomplete story)
- "Le collectionneur de beautés", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)
Italy
- "Il collezionista", I Giganti #8 (1967)
- "Il collezionista", Mandrake - New Comics Now #261 (1991)
- "Il collezionista", Mandrake 45/46 (Comic Art) (1995)
Mexico
- "El coleccionador de bellezas", Paquito #11001 (1952)
Norway
- "Samleren", Serie-pocket #161 (1991)
Spain
- "El Coleccionista de Bellezas", Mandrake #15 (1997)
Sweden
- "no title", Mandrake (1954)
- "Skõnhetssamlaren", Mandrake #3 (1963)
- "Samlaren", Fantomen #9 (1976)
Turkey
- "Cılgın Koleksiyoncıe", Haftalık Albüm #18 (1952)
- "Koleksiyoncu", Mandrake #233 #234 #235 (1978)
United Kingdom
- "The Beauty Collector", Mandrake the Magician #7 (1960)