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The Treasure Hunt

Start date:	September 5th, 1937
End date:	March 20th, 1938
# of strips:	29 (29 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Prince Paulo the Tyrant"
Followed by:	"The Lunar Trip"

"The Treasure Hunt" is the 7th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Betty's late uncle left his fortune in a locked vault. His heirs have to go on a world-hunt to find the five numbers that form the combination of the lock.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Roger, a wealthy and great world traveler.
Betty Gray, niece of Roger.
Augusta, niece of Roger.
Karl, brother of Augusta.
Pete, step-brother of Augusta.
Captain Krag, hired by Augusta.
Gawaali, chief of headhunters at Cerebi.
Togooya, demon god of Cerebi.

Locations

Egypt
- Kairo
- Cheops pyramid.
Italy
- Venice
Indonesia
- Cerebi, home of headhunters.
South Seas
- Tahore
US ?

Behind the scenes

At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Treasure Hunt", which is lifted from the plot.
In Venice, a gondolier singing: "Oh, Ho, de St. Luigi Blues" - Reference to St. Louis (November 7, 1937)

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Canada
France
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Norway
Spain
Spain
Turkey
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Canada

"The 5-Numbers Treasure Hunt", Feature Book #55 (1949)

France

"La chasse aux trésors", Robinson #98 to Robinson #126 (1938)
"La course au trésor", Collection merveilleuse #11 (1940)
"La course au trésor", Aventures et Mystère #119 (1950)
"La chasse au trésor", L'âge d'or Mandrake #2 (1980)

Italy

"Mandrake alla caccia del tesoro", L'Audace (1938)
"Mandrake alla caccia del tesoro", Contastorie (1945/46)
"La caccia al tesoro", "L'idolo parlante dell'isola Cerebi" and "La lotta in fondo al mare", Albo avventuroso - Mandrake #23, #24 and #25 (1948)
"Caccia al tesoro", Il Vascello #57 (1961)
"Caccia al tesoro", I Classici dell'Avventura #41 (1963)
"Mandrake alla caccia al tesoro", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #2 (1980)

Norway

"The Treasure Hunt", Mandrake the Magician (2005) Note: English text !!

Poland

"??", Świat Przygód #113-141 (1937-1938)

Spain

"no given title", Aventurero #149 - #166 (1938)
"La Clave del Tesoro Oculto", Merlin el Mago Moderno La clave del tesoro oculto (1942)
"A la Caza del Tesoro", Mandrake #3 (1999)

Sweden

"Det dölda testamentet", Allers Familj-Journal

Turkey

"Esrarengiz Miras", Çocuk Romanlari Vol.6 #12 to ? (1941)
"Mumyalar Arasinda", 1001 Macera: Mumyalar Arasında & Mumyalar Arasında II (1945)
"Gizli Anahtar", 1001 Özel #6 (1950)

USA

"(no title)", King Comics #27, King Comics #28, King Comics #29, King Comics #30, King Comics #31, King Comics #32, King Comics #33 and King Comics #34 (1938/1939)
"The 5-Numbers Treasure Hunt", Feature Book #55 (1948)

Yugoslavia

"Ostrvo ljudoždera", Biblioteka Nostalgija #8 (1988) note: the story starts January 1, 1937

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 |End= March 20th, 1938
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+Betty's late uncle left his fortune in a locked vault. His heirs have to go on a world-hunt to find the five numbers that form the combination of the lock.
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
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 '''One-time characters'''
+*Roger, a wealthy and great world traveler.
+*Betty Gray, niece of Roger.
+*Augusta, niece of Roger.
+*Karl, brother of Augusta.
+*Pete, step-brother of Augusta.
+*Captain Krag, hired by Augusta.
+*Gawaali, chief of headhunters at Cerebi.
+*Togooya, demon god of Cerebi.
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*Egypt
+**Kairo
+**Cheops pyramid.
+*Italy
+**Venice
+*Indonesia
+**Cerebi, home of headhunters.
+*South Seas
+**Tahore
+*US ?
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Treasure Hunt"''', which is lifted from the plot.
+*In Venice, a gondolier singing: "Oh, Ho, de St. Luigi Blues" - Reference to St. Louis <small>(November 7, 1937)</small>
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mirim-046.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Feature books Canada-55.jpg|[[Image:mini_canada.gif]] Canada
+Collection merveilleuse-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Mandroi119.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Capriotti 23.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Capriotti 24.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Capriotti 25.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Il Vascello-02-57.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Thule mandrake-01.png|[[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway
+LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-extra.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Mandrakemagerit sunday-03.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+ozel-1-06.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
+Feature books-55.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_canada.gif|border]] Canada===
+*"The 5-Numbers Treasure Hunt", [[Feature Book 55 (Export Publishing)|''Feature Book'' #55]] (1949)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
-*"La chasse aux trésors", [[Robinson|''Robinson'']] (1938)
+*"La chasse aux trésors", [[Robinson 98|''Robinson  #98'']] to [[Robinson 126|''Robinson  #126'']] (1938)
+*"La course au trésor", [[Collection merveilleuse 11|''Collection merveilleuse'' #11]] (1940)
+*"La course au trésor", [[Aventures et Mystère 119 (Sage 1947-1949) |''Aventures et Mystère'' #119]] (1950)
+*"La chasse au trésor", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 2|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #2]] (1980)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"Mandrake alla caccia del tesoro", [[L'Audace|''L'Audace'']] (1938)
+*"Mandrake alla caccia del tesoro", [[Contastorie|''Contastorie'']] (1945/46)
+*"La caccia al tesoro", "L'idolo parlante dell'isola Cerebi" and  "La lotta in fondo al mare", [[Albo avventuroso XX - Supplemento albo 12 - Mandrake 23|''Albo avventuroso - Mandrake'' #23]], [[Albo avventuroso XX - Supplemento albo 13 - Mandrake 24| #24]] and [[Albo avventuroso XX - Supplemento albo 14 - Mandrake 25| #25]] (1948)
+*"Caccia al tesoro", [[Il Vascello 57 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #57]] (1961)
+*"Caccia al tesoro", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 41|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #41]] (1963)
+*"Mandrake alla caccia al tesoro", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 2|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #2]] (1980)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
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 === [[Image:mini_poland.gif|border]] Poland ===
-*"??", [[Świat Przygód|''Świat Przygód'' #??-??]] (1937-1939)
+*"??", [[Świat Przygód|''Świat Przygód'' #113-141]] (1937-1938)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*''"no given title"'', [[Aventurero|''Aventurero'' #149 - #166]] (1938)
+*"La Clave del Tesoro Oculto", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: La clave del tesoro oculto|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' La clave del tesoro oculto]] (1942)
+*"A la Caza del Tesoro", [[Mandrake 3 - Páginas Dominicales 1937/38|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1999)
 === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
 *"Det dölda testamentet", [[Allers Familj-Journal|''Allers Familj-Journal'']]
+=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
+*"Esrarengiz Miras", [[Çocuk Romanlari]] Vol.6 #12 to ? (1941)
+*"Mumyalar Arasinda", [[1001 Macera - Mandrake: Mumyalar Arasında|1001 Macera: ''Mumyalar Arasında'']] & [[1001 Macera - Mandrake: Mumyalar Arasında II|''Mumyalar Arasında'' II]] (1945)
+*"Gizli Anahtar", [[1001 Özel 6|''1001 Özel'' #6]] (1950)
 === [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
-*[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]] (1938-1939)
+*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 27|''King Comics'' #27]], [[King Comics 28|''King Comics'' #28]], [[King Comics 29|''King Comics'' #29]], [[King Comics 30|''King Comics'' #30]], [[King Comics 31|''King Comics'' #31]], [[King Comics 32|''King Comics'' #32]], [[King Comics 33|''King Comics'' #33]] and [[King Comics 34|''King Comics'' #34]] (1938/1939)
-*"The 5-Numbers Treasure Hunt", [[Feature Books 55|''Feature Books'' #55]] (1948)
+*"The 5-Numbers Treasure Hunt", [[Feature Book 55|''Feature Book'' #55]] (1948)
+=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
+*"Ostrvo ljudoždera", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 8|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #8]] (1988) <small>note: the story starts January 1, 1937</small>
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