Lady Ermine

Lady Ermine
Start date:	August 1, 1949
End date:	October 1, 1949
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Amazing Ray"
Followed by:	"Mystery Taxi"

"Lady Ermine" is the 52th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

A movie producer planned a publicity stunt for the new movie, "The Bashful Mummy". They planed to give two mummies from Egypt to the museum, one real and one fake.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• The Police Chief

One-time characters

• Slats, works in the producer team.
• Shorty, works in the producer team.
• Lady Ermine, a jewel thief and diamond smuggler.
• Tatto, member of the diamond smuggler gang.
• Dr. Bey, member of the diamond smuggler gang.

Locations

• Hollywood
• Cairo, Egypt
• New York
  • Mutual Hall

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the plot.
• Mutual Hall refering to New England Mutual Hall and the Boston Summer Theatre (strip of September 10 and 12).
• Marthas Fur Salon refering to Martha Davis, Phil Davis' wife and assistant (strip of September 23).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "Lady Ermine", Mandrake Comic #3 (1953)

Brazil

• "Madame Arminho", Mandrake, o Mágico #26 (1974)
• "Lady Arminho", Mandrake #274 (1978)

Finland

• "Muumiomysteeri", Mustanaamio #8 (1976)

France

• "La momie ressuscitée", Roy Rogers #07 – Roy Rogers #09 (1953 )
• "La femme à l'hermine", Spécial Mandrake #69 (1969)

Italy

• "La signora in ermellino", Super Albo - Mandrake #82 (1964)
• "La signora in ermellino", Mandrake - New Comics Now #261 (1991)
• "La signora in ermellino", Mandrake 44 (Comic Art) (1995)

Mexico

• "El misterio de la momia", Paquito #11002 (1952)

New Zealand

• "Lady Ermine", Mandrake the Magician #22 and Mandrake the Magician #23 (1951)

Norway

• "Mumiemysteriet", Fantomet #11 (1985)
• "Mumiemysteriet", Serie-pocket #170 (1992)

Sweden

• "Lady Ermine", Mandrake #2 (1963)
• "Mumiemysteriet", Fantomen #23 (1975)

Turkey

• "Canlı Mumya", Haftalık Albüm #1 (1952)
• "Canlı Mumya", Güneş #6 (1968)
• "Canlı Mumya", Güneş Albüm #2 (1968)

United Kingdom

• "Lady Ermine", Mandrake the Magician #8 (1960)