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The Spaceman Mystery
(original art)
Start date:	August 3, 1959
End date:	October 10, 1959
# of strips:	60 (10 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Strange Fisherman"
Followed by:	"Shirlana"

"The Spaceman Mystery" is the 103rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

General Bridge invites Mandrake to see the rocket and testing center, but the center is plagued with accidents in their spaceman tests. Mandrake joins as a volunteer would-be spaceman in an attempt to reveal the mysterious Mr. X. Who trying to knock off the spaceman program.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Lothar, one picture only.

One-time characters

General Bridge, old friend of Mandrake.
Grimes, a test pilot and volunteer would-be spaceman.
Bill, a volunteer would-be spaceman.
Pete, a volunteer would-be spaceman.
Smith, a volunteer would-be spaceman.
Captain Jones, a volunteer would-be spaceman.

Locations

New York
- Rocket and testing center

Vehicles

X-27, a test plane

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of August 3, 1959 (Beginning tomorrow: The Space-Man Mystery).
Mandrake is a licensed pilot!

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
France
Italy
New Zealand
United Kingdom

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"no title", Mandrake el Mago #11 (1960)
"no title", El Espectro #111 (1969)

Brazil

"no title", Mandrake #44 (1960)
"Missão Espacial", Mandrake #301 (1981)
"Missão Espacial", Mandrake Coleção #30 (1992)

Finland

"Avaruusmiehen mysteeri", Taika-Jim Viidakkonoita (2012)

France

"Sabotage dans l'espace" & "Le saut de la mort", Mandrake #217 and #218 (1969)
"Le mystère des hommes de l'espace", Spécial Mandrake #5 (1974)
"no title given", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Italy

"Sabotaggio spaziale", Il Vascello #55 (1961)
"Sabotaggio spaziale", I Classici dell'Avventura #9 & #11 (1962)
"Sabotaggio spaziale", Mandrake - New Comics Now #46 (1981)

New Zealand

"The Spaceman Mystery", Mandrake the Magician #219 and Mandrake the Magician #220 (1959)

Spain

"El Hombre del Espacio", Serie Amarilla #2 (1959)
"El enigma de los astronautas", Mandrake el mago Cobra: El regreso del mal (2005)

Sweden

"Rymdbasmysteriet", Serie-pressen #15 (1972)

United Kingdom

"The Space Man Mystery", Mandrake the Magician #14 (1961)

Yugoslavia

"Tajna raketne baze", Denis #183 (1979)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+General Bridge invites Mandrake to see the rocket and testing center, but the center is plagued with accidents in their spaceman tests. Mandrake joins as a volunteer would-be spaceman in an attempt to reveal the mysterious Mr. X. Who trying to knock off the spaceman program.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Lothar]]
+*[[Lothar]], one picture only.
-*[[Narda]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*General Bridge, old friend of Mandrake.
+*Grimes, a test pilot and volunteer would-be spaceman.
+*Bill, a volunteer would-be spaceman.
+*Pete, a volunteer would-be spaceman.
+*Smith, a volunteer would-be spaceman.
+*Captain Jones, a volunteer would-be spaceman.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+**Rocket and testing center
+'''Vehicles'''
+*X-27, a test plane
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of August 3, 1959 (Beginning tomorrow: The Space-Man Mystery).
+*Mandrake is a licensed pilot!
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake044rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake301rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrakecolecao30.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mmm-217.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Mmm-218.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Il Vascello-02-55.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake FP 219.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Miller-mtm-14.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
-*"no title", [[Mandrake el mago 11 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #11]] (1960)
+*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake el mago 11 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #11]] (1960)
-*"no title", [[El Espectro 111|''El Espectro'' #111]] (1969)
+*''"no title"'', [[El Espectro 111|''El Espectro'' #111]] (1969)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"''no title''", [[Mandrake 44 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #44]] (1960)
+*"Missão Espacial", [[Mandrake 301 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #301]] (1981)
 *"Missão Espacial", [[Mandrake Coleção 30|''Mandrake Coleção'' #30]]  (1992)
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 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
-*"Le mystère des hommes de l'espace",[[Spécial Mandrake (mondes mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 5|''Spécial Mandrake (mondes mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série '' #5]] (1974)
+*"Sabotage dans l'espace" & "Le saut de la mort", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 217|''Mandrake'' #217]] and [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 218| #218]] (1969)
-*" no title given, [[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)
+*"Le mystère des hommes de l'espace", [[Spécial Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) - Nouvelle Série 5|''Spécial Mandrake'' #5]] (1974)
+*''"no title given"'', [[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 ===
-*"Sabotaggio spaziale", [[Il Vascello 54 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #54]] (1961)
+*"Sabotaggio spaziale", [[Il Vascello 55 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #55]] (1961)
+*"Sabotaggio spaziale", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 9|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #9]] & [[I Classici dell'Avventura 11|#11]]  (1962)
 *"Sabotaggio spaziale", [[New Comics Now 46|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #46]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"The Spaceman Mystery", [[Mandrake the Magician 219 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #219'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 220 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #220'']] (1959)
 === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
 *"El Hombre del Espacio", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 2|''Serie Amarilla'' #2]] (1959)
 *"El enigma de los astronautas", [[Cómics de El Pais 32|''Mandrake el mago'' Cobra: El regreso del mal]] (2005)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Rymdbasmysteriet", [[Serie-pressen 15/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #15]] (1972)
 === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===