The Penthouse Mystery

The Penthouse Mystery
Start date:	May 20, 1957
End date:	July 27, 1957
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Western"
Followed by:	"Lothar's Day"

"The Penthouse Mystery" is the 92nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

High above the streets, at penthouses, repport comming in about robberies. And those strange thieves arrive the penthouses flying on a carpet or a horse. A case for Mandrake..

Appearances

Recurring characters

• Mandrake
• Lothar
• The Police Chief
• Narda, one picture only

One-time characters

• Phinesa Rocks, a abnker.
• Marge, a girl.

Locations

• New York
  • S.S. Division

Behind the scenes

• The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 20, 1957 (Beginning: The Penthouse Mystery).

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

• "The Penthouse Mystery", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1958 (1958)

Brazil

• "O Cavalo Voador", Mandrake #29 (1957)
• "O Ladrão que Veio das Alturas", Mandrake Especial #8 (1987)

Denmark

• "De flyvende tyve", Fantomet #138 (1980)

Finland

• "Lentävät konnat", Mustanaamio #3 (1977)

France

• "Le bandit au tapis volant", Les héros du mystère #6 (1967)
• "Le bandit au tapis volant", Les héros du mystère Album #2 (1967)
• "Le mystère du Penthouse", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)

Italy

• "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", Il Vascello #24 (1960)
• "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", I Classici dell'Avventura #13 (1961)
• "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", I Classici dell'Avventura #37 (1963)
• "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", Mandrake - New Comics Now #346 (1995)

Norway

• "Den flyvende tyven", Serie-pocket #75 (1982)
• "De flyvende tyvene", Fantomet #19 (1989)

Spain

• "El atracador del espacio", Merlin el Mago Moderno #3 (1958)
• "El atracador del espacio", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #1 (1958)
• "El Bandido de la Alfombra Voladora", Mandrake #19 (1997)

Sweden

• "De flygande tjuvarna", Fantomen #25 (1976)

Yugoslavia

• "Мандрак и летећи лопов" ("romanized as "MMandrak i leteći lopov"), Politikin Zabavnik #915 (1969)

Remake

• "The Flying Phantom" by André LeBlanc and Werner Roth.