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== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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When Mandrake was seventeen at the College of Magic one of his classmate was Jones. Jones became expelled from the college because he misused the powers he learned. To play unpleasant tricks on people and to fill his wallet, with other people's money.
 
Now he turn up in New York hanging around a night-club, fresh with Carma. But he found that Carma was engaged with a boxing champ.
 
The skinny beanpole Mr. Beam got it into his head that he could get the girl if he could be the new champ.
 
With false eye-browns, a fright wig a false monster teeth and hypnosis Mr. Beam started a fast and remarkable boxing career. Soon he could challenge the champ.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
*[[Theron]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Jones, Mr. Beam's name at CM.
*(Mr. Bean, ''name used before June 20'')
*Mr. Beam 
*Carma, a night-club singer. Engaged ''(later married)'' with the champ.
*Socker, the champ ''(the name used only in one strip)''.
*Kansas Kid, a boxer.
*Mack, a manager ''(misspelled name - should be Jake ?)''
*Jake, a manager
*Tornado Tim, a boxer.
*The Commissioner, boxing.


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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
**Eddie's service, a gaz station.
**Sixth and Olive.
**Millvale avenue, adress for the justice of the peace.
*[[Collegium Magikos|College of Magic]]
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for the story is given in the strip of June 20, 1953 (Next week - Mysterious Mr. Bean).
 
*Strangly the name Mr. Bean was used the 4 first weeks, the it changed to Mr. Beam. Did Lee Falk change the name, or was it misspelled by the one who did the lettering ?
===Referenced in===
*Strangly when Mandrake look at the old school book from CM, he recognized Mr. Beam as Jones. But he further mentioned him as young Mr. Beam.
*Strangly Carma in the strip of August 22 is named Karma.
*Sixth and Olive is downtown [[Spotlight on Lee Falk - St. Louis Addresses|St. Louis]].


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Shakespeare-18.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake006rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake288rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Indonesia-d073.jpg|[[Image:mini_indonesia.gif]] Indonesia
Il Vascello-02-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo 140.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart55.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 102.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 103.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mundodeav303.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Mundodeav312.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Mandrake he 01-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
*"Mandrake meets a Magician", [[Mandrake Comic 18|''Mandrake Comic'' #18]] (1956)
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"El misterioso Sr. Haba", [[Gran Bonete 6|''Gran Bonete'' #6]] (1955)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Kid Charuto", [[Mandrake 6 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #6]] (1954)
*"O Lutador", [[Mandrake 288 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #288]] (1980)
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Svæklingen", [[Fantomet 169|''Fantomet'' #169]] (1981)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
*"Ruipelo", [[Sarjakirja 120|''Sarjakirja'' #120]] (1987)
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Le mystérieux monsieur Bean", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 15|''Mandrake'' #15]] (1963)
*"Mystérieux Mr.Bean", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953'']] (2012)
=== [[Image:mini_indonesia.gif|border]] Indonesia ===
*"Mandrake & The Magician", [[Gapura 54|''Mandrake'' #54]] (1953 ?)
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Il misterioso signor Bean", [[Il Vascello 2 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #2]] (1959)
*"Il misterioso Signor Bean", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 3|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #3]] (1962)
*"Il misterioso Signor Bean", [[Super Albo 140 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #140]] (1965)
*"Il misterioso signor Bean", [[New Comics Now 305|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #305]] (1993)
*"Il misterioso signor Bean", [[Mandrake 55 (Comic Art)]] (1998)
=== [[Image:mini_jamaica.gif]] Jamaica ===
*''[[The Daily Gleaner]]'' July 19, 1953 &ndash; October 25, 1953
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Mysterious Mr Beam", [[Mandrake the Magician 101 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #101]], [[Mandrake the Magician 102 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #102]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 103 (Feature Productions)| ''Mandrake the Magician'' #103]] (1955/1956)
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Sveklingen", [[Fantomet 15/1980|''Fantomet'' #15]] (1980)
*"Sveklingen", [[Serie-pocket 127 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #127]] (1987)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Castigo do Sr. Haba", [[Mundo de Aventuras 302|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #302]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 319|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #319]] (1955)
*"Mágico Contra Mágico", [[Mandrake - Mágico Contra Mágico (Hiquafi-Editora)|''Mandrake'' Mágico Contra Mágico]] (197?)
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El Misterioso Sr. Bean", [[Mandrake 23 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #23]] (1997)
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Veklingen", [[Fantomen 11/1978|''Fantomen'' #11]] (1978)


[[Category:Daily stories|Mysterious Mr Beam, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Mysterious Mr Beam, The]]

Latest revision as of 16:44, 3 March 2023

The Mysterious Mr Beam
Md-1953-06-22.png
Start date: June 22, 1953
End date: September 26, 1953
# of strips: 84 (14 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Vanishing Rocket"
Followed by: "The Monsters"

"The Mysterious Mr Beam" is the 73rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

When Mandrake was seventeen at the College of Magic one of his classmate was Jones. Jones became expelled from the college because he misused the powers he learned. To play unpleasant tricks on people and to fill his wallet, with other people's money.

Now he turn up in New York hanging around a night-club, fresh with Carma. But he found that Carma was engaged with a boxing champ.

The skinny beanpole Mr. Beam got it into his head that he could get the girl if he could be the new champ.

With false eye-browns, a fright wig a false monster teeth and hypnosis Mr. Beam started a fast and remarkable boxing career. Soon he could challenge the champ.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Jones, Mr. Beam's name at CM.
  • (Mr. Bean, name used before June 20)
  • Mr. Beam
  • Carma, a night-club singer. Engaged (later married) with the champ.
  • Socker, the champ (the name used only in one strip).
  • Kansas Kid, a boxer.
  • Mack, a manager (misspelled name - should be Jake ?)
  • Jake, a manager
  • Tornado Tim, a boxer.
  • The Commissioner, boxing.

Locations

  • New York
    • Eddie's service, a gaz station.
    • Sixth and Olive.
    • Millvale avenue, adress for the justice of the peace.
  • College of Magic


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is given in the strip of June 20, 1953 (Next week - Mysterious Mr. Bean).
  • Strangly the name Mr. Bean was used the 4 first weeks, the it changed to Mr. Beam. Did Lee Falk change the name, or was it misspelled by the one who did the lettering ?
  • Strangly when Mandrake look at the old school book from CM, he recognized Mr. Beam as Jones. But he further mentioned him as young Mr. Beam.
  • Strangly Carma in the strip of August 22 is named Karma.
  • Sixth and Olive is downtown St. Louis.

Signifiant covers

  • Mini australia.gif Australia

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini indonesia.gif Indonesia

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

  • Mini portugal.gif Portugal

  • Mini portugal.gif Portugal

  • Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini denmark.gif Denmark

Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini indonesia.gif Indonesia

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini jamaica.gif Jamaica

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spain.gif Spain

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