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The Vanishing Rocket

Start date:	April 20, 1953
End date:	June 20, 1953
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Jungle Witch"
Followed by:	"The Mysterious Mr Beam"

"The Vanishing Rocket" is the 72nd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

At the rocket base, they have launched three rockets, but no one had come down. They had all vanished in the ionosphere. When the fourth rocket is to be launched Mandrake goes on board.

Appearances

Recurring characters

Mandrake
Narda, few strips only.

One-time characters

Dr. Grant
The Strato-Folk

Locations

An experimental rocket base
The ionosphere.

Behind the scenes

The title for the story is given in the strip of April 20, 1953 (Beginning: The Vanishing Rocket).

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Brazil
Indonesia
Italy
Italy
New Zealand
New Zealand

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"Los cohetes desaparecidos", Mandrake el Mago #61 (1965)

Brazil

"no title", Mandrake #5 (1953)
"O Foguete Desaparecido", Mandrake #291 (1980)

France

"Missiles sans retour", Spécial Mandrake #65 (1969)
"La fusée qui disparaît", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)

Indonesia

"The Vanishing Rocket", Mandrake (1953 ?)

Italy

"Missili senza ritorno", Super Albo - Mandrake #74 (1964)
"Missili senza ritorno", Mandrake - New Comics Now #305 (1993)
"Missili senza ritorno", Mandrake 55 (Comic Art) (1998)

New Zealand

"The Vanishing Rocket", Mandrake the Magician #100 and #101 (1955)
"The Vanishing Rocket", Mandrake the Magician #221 and #222 (1960)

Portugal

"O Caso do Foguetão Desaparecido", Album Mundo de Aventuras #1954 (1954)

Spain

"Misil Sin Retorno", Mandrake #23 (1997)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+At the rocket base, they have launched three rockets, but no one had come down. They had all vanished in the ionosphere. When the fourth rocket is to be launched Mandrake goes on board.
 ===Appearances===
@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Lothar]]
+*[[Narda]], few strips only.
-*[[Narda]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Dr. Grant
+*[[The Strato-Folk]]
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*An experimental rocket base
+*The ionosphere.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for the story is given in the strip of April 20, 1953 (Beginning: The Vanishing Rocket).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake005rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake291rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Indonesia-d072.jpg|[[Image:mini_indonesia.gif]] Indonesia
+Super Albo 074.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Comart55.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake FP 101.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Mandrake FP 222.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 === [[Image:mini_indonesia.gif]] Indonesia ===
-*"The Vanishing Rocket", [[Mandrake Perfectas (D072)|''Mandrake'']] (1953 ?)
+*"The Vanishing Rocket", [[Gapura 37|''Mandrake'']] (1953 ?)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
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 *"Missili senza ritorno", [[New Comics Now 305|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #305]] (1993)
 *"Missili senza ritorno", [[Mandrake 55 (Comic Art)]] (1998)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"The Vanishing Rocket", [[Mandrake the Magician 100 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #100]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 101 (Feature Productions)| #101]] (1955)
+*"The Vanishing Rocket", [[Mandrake the Magician 221 (Feature Productions)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #221]] and [[Mandrake the Magician 222 (Feature Productions)| #222]] (1960)
 === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===