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Employment Agency

Start date:	March 3, 1958
End date:	May 24, 1958
# of strips:	72 (12 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The New-Type Radio"
Followed by:	"Narda's Adventure"

"Employment Agency" is the 96th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mrs. Turner came to the police station to report an employment agency. Across sthe street she have something strange. All day people go in, mostly young, but only the old ones came back out.

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Mrs. Turner,
Jerry, a police man.

Locations

New York
- S.S. Div.
Cyni 2, a planet about eight light years from Earth.

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 3, 1958 (Beginning: Employment Agency).
A mystery: When Mandrake suggest he and Narda could pretend to be a married couple her response is: As it happens we're not a married couple and then -icy silence. Else, the story provides no understanding that marriage is an issue between them.

March 26, 1958

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Italy
Spain

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

no title, Mandrake the Magician #9 (1961 (?))

Brazil

"Agência de Empregos", Mandrake #35 (1958)
"Agência de Empregos!", Mandrake #304 (1981)
"Agência de Empregos", Mandrake Coleção #22 (1991)

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 |Title= Employment Agency
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+|image= [[Image:md-1958-03-03.png|400 px]]
 |Start= March 3, 1958
 |End= May 24, 1958
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+Mrs. Turner came to the police station to report an employment agency. Across sthe street she have something strange. All day people go in, mostly young, but only the old ones came back out.
-===Appearances===
 <div style="float:left; width:50%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Lothar]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 *[[Narda]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Mrs. Turner,
+*Jerry, a police man.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+**[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Div.]]
+*[[Cyni 2]], a planet about eight light years from Earth.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 3, 1958 (Beginning: Employment Agency).
+*A mystery: When Mandrake suggest he and Narda could pretend to be a married couple her response is: ''As it happens we're not a married couple'' and then -icy silence. Else, the story provides no understanding that marriage is an issue between them.
-===Referenced in===
+<gallery>
+Image:md-1958-03-26.jpg|''March 26, 1958''
+</gallery>
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake035rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Il Vascello-02-30.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Chmp Merlin-08.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
+*''no title'', [[Mandrake the Magician 9 (Young's Merchandising)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #9]] (1961 <small>(?)</small>)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Agência de Empregos", [[Mandrake 35 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #35]] (1958)
 *"Agência de Empregos!", [[Mandrake 304 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #304]] (1981)
 *"Agência de Empregos", [[Mandrake Coleção 22|''Mandrake Coleção'' #22]]  (1991)
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 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
 *"SOS Terre", [[Les héros du mystère - Extra issue Summer 1967|''Les héros du mystère - Extra issue Summer 1967'']]  (1967)
+*"L'agence pour l'emploi", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961'']]  (2012)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"S.O.S. Terra", [[Il Vascello 30 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #30]] (1960)
+*"S.O.S. Terra", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 33|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #33]] (1963)
+*"S.O.S. Terra", [[New Comics Now 347|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #347]] (1995)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"Civilizacion extraña", [[Coleccion Héroes Modernos presenta: Merlin el Mago Moderno 8|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #8]] (1958)
+*"Civilizacion extraña", [[Coleccion Héroes Modernos presenta: Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo 2|''Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo'' #2]] (1959)
 [[Category:Daily stories|Employment Agency]]