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The Horse Thief

Start date:	September 6, 1959
End date:	November 15, 1959
# of strips:	11 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Old West Revisited"
Followed by:	"The Abominable Snowman"

"The Horse Thief" is the 80th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

In the city there are a series of robberies. By a masked, armed and talking horse.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Mr Jones, the president of the First Bank.
Perkins, a driver.
Jack, a young man.

Locations

New York City
- Lovers Lane.

Behind the scenes

The story title is taken from the strip of August 30 and September 6, 1959 (Next Week: "The Horse Thief" & Beginning: The Horse Thief).

Signifiant cover

Italy

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Finland

"Hevosvaras", Mustanaamio #6 (1997)

France

"Le cheval voleur", Mandrake #4 (1962)
"Le cheval voleur", Mandrake #275 (1970)

Greece

"Το αλογο ληστησ", ΦΑΝΤΟΜ #1 (1976)

India

"The Horse Thief", The Phantom #8 (2001)

Italy

"Il cavallo ladro", Il Vascello #51 (1961)
"Il cavallo ladro", I Classici dell'Avventura #31 (1963)
"Il cavallo ladro", Mandrake #149 (1970)
"Il cavallo ladro", Mandrake - New Comics Now #318 (1993)

Norway

"Hestetyven", Fantomet #11 (1997)

Portugal

"O cavalo ladrão", Condor Popular vol. 35 #6 (1962)

Spain

"El vaquero", Serie Amarilla #12 (1959)
"El caballo ladrón", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1959-1962 (Dolmen Editorial) (2021)

Sweden

"Hästtjuven", Fantomen #11 (1997)

Turkey

"Hırsız At", Mandrake #228 & #229 (1978)
"Hırsız At", Mandrake Albüm #74 (1978)
"Hırsız At", Mandrake Albüm #189

USA

"The Horse Thief", The Missing Years #56 (2008)

Yugoslavia

"Мандрак и четвороноги крадљивац" (romanized as "Mandrak i četvoronogi kradljivac"), Politikin Zabavnik #991 (1970)

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 |Start= September 6, 1959
 |End= November 15, 1959
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+In the city there are a series of robberies. By a masked, armed and talking horse.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Chief Bradley]]
 *[[Narda]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 '''One-time characters'''
-*[[Banker Jones]]
+*Mr Jones, the president of the First Bank.
-*[[Perkins]]
+*Perkins, a driver.
-*[[Jack]]
+*Jack, a young man.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York City
+**Lovers Lane.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The story title is taken from the strip of August 30 and September 6, 1959 (Next Week: "The Horse Thief" & Beginning: The Horse Thief).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant cover ==
+<gallery>
+Ilvascellomandrake-02-149.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
-=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ===
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
-*"Мандрак и четвороноги крадљивац" ("romanized as "Mandrak i četvoronogi kradljivac"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 991|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #991]] (1970)
+*"Hevosvaras", [[Mustanaamio 6/1997|''Mustanaamio'' #6]] (1997)
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"Le cheval voleur", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1962)
+*"Le cheval voleur", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 275|''Mandrake'' #275]] (1970)
+=== [[Image:mini_greece.png]] Greece ===
+*"Το αλογο ληστησ", [[ΦΑΝΤΟΜ 1 (Kαβανας Hελλας)|''ΦΑΝΤΟΜ'' #1]] (1976)
+=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India===
+*"The Horse Thief", [[The Phantom 8 (Egmont India)|''The Phantom'' #8]] (2001)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Il cavallo ladro", [[Il Vascello 51 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #51]] (1961)
+*"Il cavallo ladro", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 31 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #31]] (1963)
+*"Il cavallo ladro", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 149|''Mandrake'' #149]] (1970)
+*"Il cavallo ladro", [[New Comics Now 318|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #318]] (1993)
+=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
+*"Hestetyven", [[Fantomet 11/1997|''Fantomet'' #11]] (1997)
+=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O cavalo ladrão", [[Condor Popular 3506|''Condor Popular'' vol. 35 #6]] (1962)
+=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"El vaquero", [[Novelas Gráficas presenta en su serie Amarilla 12|''Serie Amarilla'' #12]] (1959)
+*"El caballo ladrón", [[Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1959-1962 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2021)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Hästtjuven", [[Fantomen 11/1997|''Fantomen'' #11]] (1997)
+=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
+*"Hırsız At", [[Mandrake 228 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #228]] & [[Mandrake 229 (Tay)| #229]] (1978)
+*"Hırsız At", [[Mandrake Albüm 74 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #74]] (1978)
+*"Hırsız At", [[Mandrake Albüm 189 (Tay)|''Mandrake Albüm'' #189]]
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"The Horse Thief", [[The Missing Years 56|''The Missing Years'' #56]] (2008)
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia ===
+*"Мандрак и четвороноги крадљивац" (romanized as "Mandrak i četvoronogi kradljivac"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 991|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #991]] (1970)
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