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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot ''(Strip of August 30, 1954 indicate the title as: Next Week: The Fine Arts)''.
*The title for the story is lifted from the plot ''(Strip of August 30, 1954 indicate the title as: Next Week: The Fine Arts)''.
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake176rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mmm-009.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Il Vascello-02-09.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo 112.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor Popular-0503.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
</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 ===
*"Las Bellas Artes", [[Gran Bonete 10|''Gran Bonete'' #10]] (1955)


=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
*"Furto al museo", [[Il Vascello 9 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #9]] (1959)
*"Furto al museo", [[Il Vascello 9 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #9]] (1959)
*"Furto al museo", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 1 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #1]] (1962)
*"Furto al museo", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 1|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #1]] (1962)
*"Furto al museo", [[Super Albo 112 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo - Mandrake'' #112]] (1964)
*"Furto al museo", [[Super Albo 112 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #112]] (1964)
*"Furto al museo", [[New Comics Now 306|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #306]] (1993)
*"Furto al museo", [[New Comics Now 306|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #306]] (1993)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"The Museum Theft", [[Mandrake the Magician 109 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #109'']] (195?)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
*"Malerityvene", [[Serie-pocket 138 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #138]] (1988)
*"Malerityvene", [[Serie-pocket 138 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #138]] (1988)
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Roubo dos Quadros", [[Condor Popular Vol. 5 N.° 3|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 5 #3]] (1955)


=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
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*"The Great Art Museum Mystery", [[Mandrake the Magician 12 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #12]] (1961)
*"The Great Art Museum Mystery", [[Mandrake the Magician 12 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #12]] (1961)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
*"Оживеле слике" (romanized as "Oživele slike"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1420|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1420]] (1979)


[[Category:Daily stories|Museum Theft, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Museum Theft, The]]

Latest revision as of 08:59, 3 March 2024

The Museum Theft
Start date: August 30, 1954
End date: October 9, 1954
# of strips: 36 (6 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Deep Sea Mystery"
Followed by: "The Enchantress"

"The Museum Theft" is the 78th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Some thieves have stolen some valuable paintings from a museum. But famous paintings are hard to sell.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Slug, a thief.
  • Tiny, a thief.
  • Louie the Fence, a fence.
  • Mr. Kern, owner of the paintings.
  • Mouthpiece, a lawyer.

Locations

  • New York
    • Municipal Museum
    • XZ Storage Co.


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is lifted from the plot (Strip of August 30, 1954 indicate the title as: Next Week: The Fine Arts).

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

Australia

Brazil

Finland

France

Italy

New Zealand

Norway

Portugal

Spain

Sweden

United Kingdom

Yugoslavia