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The Gamblers

Start date:	August 13, 1962
End date:	October 13, 1962
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Narda's TV Show"
Followed by:	"The First Visitors"

"The Gamblers" is the 117th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Mandrake helps a young cab driver with gambling debts.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

"Pretty-Boy", a gambler and murder-case suspect.
Hacky, a cab driver and gambler.
Doreen, Hacky's wife.
Swami Joe, a fortuneteller.

Locations

New York

Behind the scenes

The title for the story taken from the strip of August 13, 1962 (Beginning: The Gamblers).

Signifiant covers

Argentina
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Spain
United Kingdom
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"Lara Linda", Mandrake el Mago #42 (1963)

Australia

"no title", Mandrake the Magician #27 (1964 (?))

Brazil

"Mandrake Enfrenta o Bonitão", Mandrake #80 (1963)
"Dívida de Jogo", Mandrake #308 (1981)

Italy

"Il giuoco troppo pericoloso", Mandrake #31 (1963)
"Il giuoco troppo pericoloso", I Classici dell'Avventura #69 (1964)
"Il giuoco troppo pericoloso", Mandrake - New Comics Now #164 (1986)

Norway

"Falskspillerne", Fantomet #25 (1988)

Portugal

"Jogo Perigoso", Mundo de Aventuras #792 to Mundo de Aventuras #795 (1964)
"Jogo Perigoso", Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial #3 (19??)

Spain

"Los jugadores", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #41c (1964)
"Los jugadores", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
"Los jugadores", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #9C (1970)
"Los Jugadores", Mandrake #27 (1998)

Sweden

"Falskspelarna", Fantomen #9 (1974)

Turkey

"Namus Borcu", Mandrake #181 & #182 (1977)
"Namus Borcu", Mandrake Albüm #58 & #59 (1977)
"Namus Borcu", Mandrake Albüm #179

United Kingdom

"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Gamblers", Mandrake the Magician #22 (1960)

USA

"The Gamblers", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Gamblers" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+Mandrake helps a young cab driver with gambling debts.
 ===Appearances===
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 *[[Mandrake]]
 *[[Lothar]]
-*[[Narda]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*"Pretty-Boy", a gambler and murder-case suspect.
+*Hacky, a cab driver and gambler.
+*Doreen, Hacky's wife.
+*Swami Joe, a fortuneteller.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for the story taken from the strip of August 13, 1962 (Beginning: The Gamblers).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mtm-edmal-42.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
+Mandrake080rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Ilvascello mandrake-031.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Classmandit069.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Dol41C.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Miller-mtm-22.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
+ClassMandSeries2thegamblers.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
 *"Lara Linda", [[Mandrake el mago 42 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #42]] (1963)
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
+*''"no title"'', [[Mandrake the Magician 27 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #27]] (1964 <small>(?)</small>)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Mandrake Enfrenta o Bonitão", [[Mandrake 80 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #80]] (1963)
 *"Dívida de Jogo", [[Mandrake 308 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #308]] (1981)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
-*"Il giuoco troppo pericoloso", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 69 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #69]] (1964)
+*"Il giuoco troppo pericoloso", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 31|''Mandrake'' #31]] (1963)
+*"Il giuoco troppo pericoloso", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 69|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #69]] (1964)
 *"Il giuoco troppo pericoloso", [[New Comics Now 164|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #164]] (1986)
+=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
+*"Falskspillerne", [[Fantomet 25/1988|''Fantomet'' #25]] (1988)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"Jogo Perigoso", [[Mundo de Aventuras792|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #792]] to [[Mundo de Aventuras 795|''Mundo de Aventuras'' #795]] (1964)
+*"Jogo Perigoso", [[Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial 3|''Mundo de Aventuras Album Especial'' #3]] (19??)
 === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
@@ Line 54: / Line 77: @@
 *"Los jugadores", [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos  - Série C 9|''Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #9C]] (1970)
 *"Los Jugadores", [[Mandrake 27 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #27]] (1998)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Falskspelarna", [[Fantomen 9/1974|''Fantomen'' #9]] (1974)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"Namus Borcu", [[Mandrake 181 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #181]] [[Mandrake 182 (Tay)| #182]] (1977)
+*"Namus Borcu", [[Mandrake 181 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #181]] & [[Mandrake 182 (Tay)| #182]] (1977)
+*"Namus Borcu", [[Mandrake Albüm 58 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #58]] & [[Mandrake Albüm 59 (Tay)| #59]] (1977)
 *"Namus Borcu", [[Mandrake Albüm 179 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #179]]
 === [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
 *"Mandrake the Magician in.... The Gamblers", [[Mandrake the Magician 22 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #22]] (1960)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"The Gamblers", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Gamblers" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Gamblers" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)
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