The Ghost Lover

The Ghost Lover
Start date:	March 17th, 1963
End date:	September 1st, 1963
# of strips:	25 (25 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Trade Commission"
Followed by:	"The Double"

"The Ghost Lover" is the 92nd Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Joan thinks she has fallen in love with a ghost and seek Mandrake for help.

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Narda
• Lothar
• Magnon

One-time characters

• Joan, a photographer.
• Rolo 19, an observer from Magna and the ghost lover.

Locations

• New York City
• Magna

Objects

• The watch given to Mandrake by Magnon, used to send a signal for help.

Behind the scenes

• The story title is taken from the strip of March 17th, 1963 (Beginning: The Ghost Lover).
• At Magna the average life span is three thousand years !

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

• "Romance no Espaço", Almanaque de Férias do Mandrake (1964)
• "Viajante do Espaço", Mandrake #233 (1975)
• "O Viajante do Espaço", Mandrake #280 (1979)

Finland

• "Haamurakastaja", Taika-Jim #2 (1971)

France

• "Mystère dans la galaxie", Spécial Mandrake #76 & Spécial Mandrake #77 (1970)
• "Le fantôme amoureux", Le Journal de Mickey #1075 - 1087 (1973)
• "Enchantement dans la galaxie", Mandrake #417 (1974)

Italy

• "Incantesimo nelle galassia", Super Albo #64 (1963)
• "Incantesimo nelle galassia", Mandrake #63 (1974)
• "Incantesimo nella galassia", Mandrake - New Comics Now #364 (1995)

Portugal

• "O Fantasma Romântico", Mundo de Aventuras #781 (1964)
• "O Fantasma Romantico", Heróis Inesquecíveis #8 (1997)

Spain

• "El enamorado fantasma", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1962-1965 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)

Turkey

• "Hayalet Sevgili", Mandrake #199 & #200 & #201 & #202 (1978)
• "Hayalet Sevgili", Mandrake Albüm #64 & #65 (1978)
• "Hayalet Sevgili", Mandrake Albüm #169 & #170