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*"El engima de la orquidea", [[Mandrake 13 | *"El engima de la orquidea", [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 39 - Mandrake 13|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #39 - ''Mandrake'' #13]] (1992) | ||
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Revision as of 19:55, 18 November 2015
| The Mystery of the Striped Orchid | |
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| Start date: | April 7th, 1941 |
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| 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:
Australia
- "The Mystery of the Striped Orchid" Mandrake the Magician #6 (1990)
Brazil
- "A Orquídea Fatal", Mandrake #86 (1964)
- "O Mistério da Orquídea", Mandrake #251 (1977)
Denmark
- "Den stribede orkidès hemmelighed", Fantomhefte #11 (1953)
Finland
- "Maaron ja Juovikkaan Kämmekän Salaisuus", Kippari Kalle #9 (1953)
France
- "L'énigme de l'orchidée", Les héros du mystère - Extra issue Easter 1968 (1968)
West Germany
- "Das geheimnis der gestreiften orchidee", Phantom-Heft #6 (1953)
Italy
- "L'orchidea misteriosa", L'Avventura (1945)
- "L'orchidea del delitto", Albi delle grandi avventure - Mandrake #5
- "L'enigma dell'orchidea", Mandrake #28 (1963)
- "L'orchidea del delitto", Mandrake #6 (Comics Stars in the World 1976)
- "L’orchidea del delitto", Mandrake - New Comics Now #150 (1985)
- "L’orchidea del delitto", Mandrake 19 (Comic Art) (1993)
- "Il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata", I fumetti del Giallo Mondadori #2 (2000)
- "Il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata", Mandrake e il mistero dell'orchidea tigrata (2001)
French Polynesia
- "L'orchidea del delitto", Mandrake #6 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.
Norway
- "Den stripede orkidés hemmelighet", Fantom-hefte #11 (1953)
- "Den stripede orkidés hemmelighet", Fantom-hefte #1953
Portugal
- "O Mistério da Orquidea Tropical", Mandrake #3 (197?)
Spain
- "El misterio de la orquidea", Merlin el Mago Moderno #9 (194?)
- "El engima de la orquidea", Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado #39 - Mandrake #13 (1992)
Sweden
- "Orkidéns hemlighet", Stjärnbragder #7 (1953)
USA
- "The Mystery of the Striped Orchid", Three Thrillings for Mandrake (1976)