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|Title= The Diversion
|Title= Diversion
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|image= [[Image:Ms-19611001-original-art.jpg|300px|border]] (original art)
|Start= October 1st, 1961
|Start= October 1st, 1961
|End= December 10th, 1961
|End= December 10th, 1961
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|Followed= "[[The Collector]]"
|Followed= "[[The Collector]]"
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'''"The Diversion"''' is the 88th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
'''"Diversion"''' is the 88th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].  
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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Eight years ago, "Brains" was sentenced to prison for attempting to rob the bank in Hometon, the plesant little city known for it's zoo. "Brains" spent those years planning how to do the perfect robbery of the burglar-proof bank, with the police station located across the street. He envisioned that if he turned the zoo animals loose, it would be a diversion, leaving time for him to robb the bank without interference by the police. When he was released he told his plan to his friend Bud....


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
'''Recurring characters'''
'''Recurring characters'''
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Mandrake]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Narda]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Lothar]]
*[[Chief Bradley]]
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]


'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*[[Brains]]
*Brains, a notorious bank robber
*[[Bud]]
*Bud, friend of Brains
*[[Jerry]]
*Mac, a zoo keeper
*Jerry, a police man
*Hometon's dogcatcher
*Noma, a lion
*Ranee, a tiger


</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*[[Hometon]]
*[[Hometon]]
 
***Main Street
***First Street
**Hometon Bank, in Main Street
**Hometon Zoo
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</div><br clear="all">


==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The story title is taken from the strip of September 24 and October 1, 1961 (Next Week: "Diversion").
*In this story it looks like Mandrake, Narda, Lothar and the Police Chief live in Hometon.


===Referenced in===
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mtm-edmal-41.jpg|[[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina
Les heros du mystere 10.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Ilvascello mandrake-012.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor Popular-3803.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Miller-mtm-23.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
This story has been published in the following publications:
This story has been published in the following publications:
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"Los Peligrosos Gorilas", [[Mandrake el mago 41 (Edmal)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #41]] (1963)
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O Roubo do Banco", [[Mandrake 70 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #70]] (1962)
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
*"Bankrøveriet", [[Fantomet 204|''Fantomet'' #204]] (1983)
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
*"Pankkiryöstö", [[Mustanaamio 10/1982|''Mustanaamio'' #10]] (1982)
*"Pankkiryöstö", [[Mustanaamio 26/1992|''Mustanaamio'' #26]] (1992)


=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
*"Un incroyable hold-up", [[Les héros du mystère 10|''Les héros du mystère'' #10]]  (1967)
*"Un incroyable hold-up", [[Les héros du mystère 10|''Les héros du mystère'' #10]]  (1967)
*"Un incroyable hold-up", [[Les héros du mystère - Album 4|''Les héros du mystère Album'' #4]] (1968)


=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Un'incredibile rapina", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 49 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #49]] (1963)
*"Un'incredibile rapina", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 12|''Mandrake'' #12]] (1962)
*"Un'incredibile rapina", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 49|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #49]] (1963)
*"Un'incredibile rapina", [[New Comics Now 333|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #333]] (1994)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
*"Bankranet", [[Fantomet 1/1985|''Fantomet'' #1]] (1985)
*"Bankranet", [[Fantomet 26/1992|''Fantomet'' #26]] (1992)
*"Bankranet", [[Serie-pocket 170 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #170]] (1992)
*"Bankranet", [[Serie-pocket 170 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #170]] (1992)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia===
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Plano de Cérebro", [[Condor Popular Vol. 38 N.° 3|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 38 N.° 3]] (1962)
 
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"La distracción", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1959-1962 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)
 
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
*"Bankrånet", [[Fantomen 23/1981|''Fantomen'' #23]] (1981)
*"Bankrånet", [[Fantomen 22/1992|''Fantomen'' #22]] (1992)
 
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Pod maskom gorile", [[Denis 177|''Denis'' #177]] (1979)
*"Pod maskom gorile", [[Denis 177|''Denis'' #177]] (1979)


=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"Müthiş plan", [[Mandrake 176 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #176]] [[Mandrake 177 (Tay)| #177]] (1977)
*"Müthiş Plan", [[Mandrake 176 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #176]] and [[Mandrake 177 (Tay)| #177]] (1977)
*"Müthiş Plan", [[Mandrake Albüm 57 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #57]] (1977)
 
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"Animals on the Loose", [[Mandrake the Magician 23 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #23]] (1963)
 


[[Category:Sunday stories|Diversion, The]]
[[Category:Sunday stories|Diversion]]

Latest revision as of 11:24, 10 October 2023

Diversion
(original art)
Start date: October 1st, 1961
End date: December 10th, 1961
# of strips: 11 (11 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Space Thing"
Followed by: "The Collector"

"Diversion" is the 88th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Eight years ago, "Brains" was sentenced to prison for attempting to rob the bank in Hometon, the plesant little city known for it's zoo. "Brains" spent those years planning how to do the perfect robbery of the burglar-proof bank, with the police station located across the street. He envisioned that if he turned the zoo animals loose, it would be a diversion, leaving time for him to robb the bank without interference by the police. When he was released he told his plan to his friend Bud....

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Brains, a notorious bank robber
  • Bud, friend of Brains
  • Mac, a zoo keeper
  • Jerry, a police man
  • Hometon's dogcatcher
  • Noma, a lion
  • Ranee, a tiger

Locations

  • Hometon
      • Main Street
      • First Street
    • Hometon Bank, in Main Street
    • Hometon Zoo


Behind the scenes

  • The story title is taken from the strip of September 24 and October 1, 1961 (Next Week: "Diversion").
  • In this story it looks like Mandrake, Narda, Lothar and the Police Chief live in Hometon.

Signifiant covers

  • Argentina
    Argentina
  • France
    France
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Portugal
    Portugal
  • United Kingdom
    United Kingdom

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

Brazil

Denmark

Finland

France

Italy

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

Yugoslavia

Turkey

United Kingdom

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