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On a rainy night, one of the tires of the Narda's car suddenly bursts and she takes refuge with a couple who is obviously hiding something in their attic. Informed, Mandrake will investigate on the spot and discover in this house a young blonde girl lying and asleep on a bed. By delivering the sleeping young person and by opposing the abducting couple, he will discover the story of a kidnapping intended to divert a rich maiden's legacy. | |||
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**The Highway | **The Highway | ||
***A desolate house | ***A desolate house | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 15 May 2022
| The Sleeping Beauty | |
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| Start date: | October 15th, 1945 |
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| End date: | January 12th, 1946 |
| # of strips: | 78 (13 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Mysterious Prince" |
| Followed by: | "Pleasant Valley" |
"The Sleeping Beauty" is the 37th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
On a rainy night, one of the tires of the Narda's car suddenly bursts and she takes refuge with a couple who is obviously hiding something in their attic. Informed, Mandrake will investigate on the spot and discover in this house a young blonde girl lying and asleep on a bed. By delivering the sleeping young person and by opposing the abducting couple, he will discover the story of a kidnapping intended to divert a rich maiden's legacy.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Alex, caretaker of the desolate house
- Bessie, wife of Alex
- Hepzibah, lived and died an old maid
- Greg, nephew of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
- Lilly, niece of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
- Carol, grandniece of Hepzibah
- Bob, Carol's fiancé
Locations
- The Highway
- A desolate house
- The old mill, in the woods
- The Highway
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strips of October 13 and 15, 1945 (Beginning Next Week = The Sleeping Beauty & Beginning: The Sleeping Beauty).
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
New Zealand
Portugal
USA
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Sleeping Beauty", Mandrake Comic #1 (1953)
Argentina
- "La belleza dormide", Album Pif-Paf #55 (1955)
Brazil
- "A Bela Adormecida", Mandrake, o Mágico #19 (1972)
- "A Bela Adormecida", Mandrake #267 (1978)
France
- "La belle au bois dormant", Aventures et Mystère #92 (1948)
- "L'étrange héritage", Spécial Mandrake #6 (1964)
Italy
- "La bella addormentata", L'Avventura (1947)
- "La bella addormentata", Super Albo - Mandrake #66 (1964)
- "La bella addormentata", Mandrake - New Comics Now #215 (1988)
- "La bella addormentata", Mandrake 31 (Comic Art) (1994)
New Zealand
- "The Sleeping Beauty", Mandrake the Magician #3, Mandrake the Magician #4, Mandrake the Magician #5 and Mandrake the Magician #6 (1950)
Norway
- "Den sovende blondinen", Fantomet #7 (1987)
Portugal
- "A Noiva Raptada", Mandrake #11 (197?)
Spain
- "no title", Rip Kirby #1 & #2 & #3 & #4 & #5 & #6 & #7 & #8 & #9 & #10 & #11 & #12 & #13 (1948)
- "Lucha cuerpo a cuerpo", Extra #10 (1950)
Sweden
- "Sovande skönhet", Mandrake #1 (1962)
- "Den sovande blondinen", Fantomen #4 (1974)
USA
- "The Sleeping Beauty", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Sleeping Beauty" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)