The Rockaby Thief

The Rockaby Thief
Start date:	December 26, 1960
End date:	March 4, 1961
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Ambassador"
Followed by:	"Mystery of the Bikini Girl"

"The Rockaby Thief" is the 109th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

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Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• The Police Chief, as Chief Bates.

One-time characters

• Walters, a waiter.
• Jenks,
• Donna, Countess of ?

Locations

• New York

Behind the scenes

• The title for the story taken from the strip of December 26, 1960 (Beginning: The Rockaby Thief).
• The Police Chief is mentioned by name; Chief Bates !

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• no title, Mandrake the Magician #17 (1962 (?))

Brazil

• "O ladrão", Mandrake #62 (1962)
• "O Golpe do Sono", Mandrake #306 (1981)

Finland

• "Univaras", Mustanaamio #22 and #23 (1980)
• "Univaras", Sarjakirja #120 (1987)

France

• "Les visiteurs de minuit", Mandrake #26 and #27 (1964)
• "Les visiteurs de minuit", Mandrake #179 (1968)
• "Les visiteurs de minuit", Mandrake #351 (1972)
• "no title given", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Italy

• "I rapinatori di mezzanotte", Mandrake #2 (1962)
• "I rapinatori di mezzanotte", I Classici dell'Avventura #39 (1963)
• "I rapinatori di mezzanotte", Mandrake #29 (1972)
• "I rapinatori di mezzanotte", Mandrake - New Comics Now #131 (1985)

Norway

• "Søvndyssertyven", Fantomet #5 & Fantomet #6 (1981)
• "Søvndyssertyven", Serie-pocket #127 (1987)

Portugal

• "O Gatuno Químico", Mandrake #4 (197?)

Spain

• "Ladrones de joyas", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #7c (1964)
• "Ladrones de joyas", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
• "Ladrones de joyas", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #2C (1970)
• "El ladrón de los somniferos" Colosos del Comic Presenta: Flash Gordon #38 (1981) Note: ends with the strip of January 27, 1961.
• "Los Ladrones de Joyas", Mandrake #18 (1997)
• "El ladrón misterioso", Mandrake el mago Cobra: El regreso del mal (2005)

Sweden

• "Sömntjuven", Fantomen #16 and #17 (1980)

Turkey

• "Esrarengiz Soyguncu", Mandrake #165 & #166 (1977)
• "Esrarengiz Soyguncu", Mandrake Albüm #54 (1977)

United Kingdom

• "The Rockaby Bandits", Mandrake the Magician #18 (1960)

USA

• "The Rockaby Thief", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Rockaby Thief" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)

Yugoslavia

• "Na maskenbalu", Denis #154 (1979)
• "Uspavajući gas", Mandrak magazin #13 (1990)