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|Title= The Penthouse Mystery | |Title= The Penthouse Mystery | ||
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|Start= May 20, 1957 | |Start= May 20, 1957 | ||
|End= July 27, 1957 | |End= July 27, 1957 | ||
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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
High above the streets, at penthouses, repport comming in about robberies. And those strange thieves arrive the penthouses flying on a carpet or a horse. A case for Mandrake.. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | ||
*[[Narda]], one picture only | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
*Phinesa Rocks, a abnker. | |||
*Marge, a girl. | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York | |||
**[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Division]] | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 20, 1957 (Beginning: The Penthouse Mystery). | |||
== Signifiant covers == | |||
<gallery> | |||
Shakespeare-1958.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia | |||
Mandrake029rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrakeespecial08.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Les heros du mystere 06.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France | |||
Il Vascello-02-24.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy | |||
Chmp Merlin-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] Spain | |||
</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 === | |||
*"The Penthouse Mystery", [[Mandrake Annual 1958|''Mandrake Annual'' Xmas 1958]] (1958) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | |||
*"O Cavalo Voador", [[Mandrake 29 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #29]] (1957) | |||
*"O Ladrão que Veio das Alturas", [[Mandrake Especial 8|''Mandrake Especial'' #8]] (1987) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark === | |||
*"De flyvende tyve", [[Fantomet 138|''Fantomet'' #138]] (1980) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland === | |||
*"Lentävät konnat", [[Mustanaamio 3/1977|''Mustanaamio'' #3]] (1977) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | |||
*"Le bandit au tapis volant", [[Les héros du mystère 6|''Les héros du mystère'' #6]] (1967) | |||
*"Le bandit au tapis volant", [[Les héros du mystère - Album 2|''Les héros du mystère Album'' #2]] (1967) | |||
*"Le mystère du Penthouse", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957'']] (2012) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | |||
*"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[Il Vascello 24 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #24]] (1960) | |||
*"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 13 (La Freccia)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #13]] (1961) | |||
*"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 37|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #37]] (1963) | |||
*"Il bandito dal tappeto volante", [[New Comics Now 346|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #346]] (1995) | |||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"The Penthouse Mystery", [[Mandrake the Magician 197 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #197]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 198 (Feature Productions)| #198]] (1959) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway=== | |||
*"Den flyvende tyven", [[Serie-pocket 75 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #75]] (1982) | |||
*"De flyvende tyvene", [[Fantomet 19/1989|''Fantomet'' #19]] (1989) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El atracador del espacio", [[Coleccion Héroes Modernos presenta: Merlin el Mago Moderno 3|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #3]] (1958) | |||
*"El atracador del espacio", [[Coleccion Héroes Modernos presenta: Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo 1|''Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo'' #1]] (1958) | |||
*"El Bandido de la Alfombra Voladora", [[Mandrake 19 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #19]] (1997) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | |||
*"De flygande tjuvarna", [[Fantomen 25/1976|''Fantomen'' #25]] (1976) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia=== | |||
*"Мандрак и летећи лопов" ("romanized as "Mandrak i leteći lopov"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 915|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #915]] (1969) | |||
==Remake== | |||
*"[[The Flying Phantom (King)|The Flying Phantom]]" by [[André LeBlanc]] and [[Werner Roth]]. | |||
[[Category:Daily stories|Penthouse Mystery, The]] | [[Category:Daily stories|Penthouse Mystery, The]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:13, 22 January 2024
| The Penthouse Mystery | |
| |
| Start date: | May 20, 1957 |
|---|---|
| End date: | July 27, 1957 |
| # of strips: | 60 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Western" |
| Followed by: | "Lothar's Day" |
"The Penthouse Mystery" is the 92nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
High above the streets, at penthouses, repport comming in about robberies. And those strange thieves arrive the penthouses flying on a carpet or a horse. A case for Mandrake..
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- The Police Chief
- Narda, one picture only
One-time characters
- Phinesa Rocks, a abnker.
- Marge, a girl.
Locations
- New York
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of May 20, 1957 (Beginning: The Penthouse Mystery).
Signifiant covers
Australia
Brazil
Brazil
France
Italy
Spain
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Australia
- "The Penthouse Mystery", Mandrake Annual Xmas 1958 (1958)
Brazil
- "O Cavalo Voador", Mandrake #29 (1957)
- "O Ladrão que Veio das Alturas", Mandrake Especial #8 (1987)
Denmark
- "De flyvende tyve", Fantomet #138 (1980)
Finland
- "Lentävät konnat", Mustanaamio #3 (1977)
France
- "Le bandit au tapis volant", Les héros du mystère #6 (1967)
- "Le bandit au tapis volant", Les héros du mystère Album #2 (1967)
- "Le mystère du Penthouse", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 2 - 1953 à 1957 (2012)
Italy
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", Il Vascello #24 (1960)
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", I Classici dell'Avventura #13 (1961)
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", I Classici dell'Avventura #37 (1963)
- "Il bandito dal tappeto volante", Mandrake - New Comics Now #346 (1995)
New Zealand
- "The Penthouse Mystery", Mandrake the Magician #197 and #198 (1959)
Norway
- "Den flyvende tyven", Serie-pocket #75 (1982)
- "De flyvende tyvene", Fantomet #19 (1989)
Spain
- "El atracador del espacio", Merlin el Mago Moderno #3 (1958)
- "El atracador del espacio", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #1 (1958)
- "El Bandido de la Alfombra Voladora", Mandrake #19 (1997)
Sweden
- "De flygande tjuvarna", Fantomen #25 (1976)
Yugoslavia
- "Мандрак и летећи лопов" ("romanized as "Mandrak i leteći lopov"), Politikin Zabavnik #915 (1969)
Remake
- "The Flying Phantom" by André LeBlanc and Werner Roth.