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*"L’orchidea del delitto", [[Mandrake 19 (Comic Art)]] (1993)
*"L’orchidea del delitto", [[Mandrake 19 (Comic Art)]] (1993)
*"Il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata", [[I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori 2|''I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori'' #2]] (2000)
*"Il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata", [[I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori 2|''I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori'' #2]] (2000)
*"Il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata", [[Mandrake e il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata |''Mandrake e il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata'']] (2001)
*"Il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata", [[Oscar varia 1794|''Mandrake e il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata'']] (2001)


=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===

Revision as of 11:35, 7 March 2015

The Mystery of the Striped Orchid
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Start date: April 7th, 1941
End date: June 21st, 1941
# of strips: 66 (11 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Dr Griff's Invention"
Followed by: "The Great Grando"

"The Mystery of the Striped Orchid" is the 24th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Clair's uncle is her guardian, as long as she remains unmarried. Now she has become engaged to Bob and her uncle fear to lose the estate and the wonderful orchid collection. But in the collection there is a rare tropical striped orchide, said to give off drug-like perfume that arouses urge to kill.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Clair
  • Uncle, Clair's uncle.
  • Bob, Clair's fiancé.

Locations

  • New York


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strip of April 7, 1941 (Beginning - The Mystery of the Striped Orchid).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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  • "L'orchidea del delitto", Mandrake #6 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.

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