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The Invisible Thief

Start date:	December 7th, 1958
End date:	March 15th, 1959
# of strips:	15 (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Birthday Party"
Followed by:	"The Watcher"

"The Invisible Thief" is the 77th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

The police is baffled by mysterious daylight robberies, committed by an invisible thief.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Michael, a bank clerk.
The invisible thief, an inventor.

Locations

New York City
- S.S. Div.

Behind the scenes

At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Invisible Thief", which is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant covers

Italy
New Zealand
Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Finland

"Näkymätön varas", Mustanaamio #6 (1998)

France

"Une invention sensationnelle", Mandrake #1 (1962)
"Une invention sensationnelle", Mandrake #306 (1971)

India

"The Invisible Thief", The Phantom #5 (2000)

Italy

"Un'invenzione sensazionale", Il Vascello #50 (1961)
"Un'invenzione sensazionale", I Classici dell'Avventura #21 (1962)
"Un'invenzione sensazionale", Mandrake #27 (1967)
"Un’invenzione sensazionale", Mandrake - New Comics Now #302 and #318 (1993)

New Zealand

"The Invisible Thief", Mandrake the Magician #216 and Mandrake the Magician #217 (1959)

Norway

"Den usynlige tyven", Fantomet #5 (1998)

Portugal

"O Mistério do Homem Invisível", Ciclone #13 (1961)

Spain

"El Ladrón invisible", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)

Sweden

"Den osynlige tjuven", Fantomen #5 (1998)

Turkey

"Görünmeyen Hirsiz", Mandrake #225 & #226 (1978)
"Görünmeyen Hirsiz", Mandrake Albüm #73 (1978)

United Kingdom

"The Invisible Thief, Mandrake the Magician #19 (1962)

USA

"The Invisible Thief", The Missing Years #53 (2006)

Yugoslavia

"Невидљиви крадљивци"/"Nevidljivi kradljivci", Politikin Zabavnik #1010 (1971)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+The police is baffled by mysterious daylight robberies, committed by an invisible thief.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
+*[[Mandrake]]
+*[[Narda]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Michael, a bank clerk.
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*The invisible thief, an inventor.
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York City
+**[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Div.]]
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Invisible Thief"''', which is lifted from the plot.
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Ilvascellomandrake-02-027.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake FP 216.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Ciclone 013.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
+*"Näkymätön varas", [[Mustanaamio 6/1998|''Mustanaamio'' #6]] (1998)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
-*"Le mystère de la maison de jeu", [[Mandrake 1 (Remparts)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962)
+*"Une invention sensationnelle", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 1|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962)
+*"Une invention sensationnelle", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 306|''Mandrake'' #306]] (1971)
+=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
+*"The Invisible Thief", [[The Phantom 5 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #5]] (2000)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Un'invenzione sensazionale", [[Il Vascello 50 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #50]] (1961)
+*"Un'invenzione sensazionale", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 21|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #21]] (1962)
+*"Un'invenzione sensazionale", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 27|''Mandrake'' #27]] (1967)
+*"Un’invenzione sensazionale", [[New Comics Now 302|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #302]] and [[New Comics Now 318| #318]] (1993)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"The Invisible Thief", [[Mandrake the Magician 216 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #216'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 217 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #217'']] (1959)
+=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
+*"Den usynlige tyven", [[Fantomet 5/1998|''Fantomet'' #5]] (1998)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Mistério do Homem Invisível", [[Ciclone 13|''Ciclone'' #13]] (1961)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"El Ladrón invisible", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1956–1959 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Den osynlige tjuven", [[Fantomen 5/1998|''Fantomen'' #5]] (1998)
+=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
+*"Görünmeyen Hirsiz", [[Mandrake 225 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #225]] & [[Mandrake 226 (Tay)| #226]] (1978)
+*"Görünmeyen Hirsiz", [[Mandrake Albüm 73 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #73]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
+*"The Invisible Thief, [[Mandrake the Magician 19 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #19]] (1962)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"The Invisible Thief", [[The Missing Years 53|''The Missing Years'' #53]] (2006)
-=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ===
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
 *"Невидљиви крадљивци"/"Nevidljivi kradljivci", [[Politikin Zabavnik 1010|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1010]] (1971)
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