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The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain

Start date:	September 17th, 1939
End date:	December 24th, 1939
# of strips:	90 (15 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Dishonest Merchant"
Followed by:	"Mandrake and Doubting Thomas"

"The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain" is the 12th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Original drawing (First page)

Plot Summary

Mandrake has arrived the icy legendary Glass Mountain, which is said to be guarded by the Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain. At the mountain resort he meets a lovely young climber, Marsha Dale, who intends to climb the north face of Glass Mountain. Mandrake follow the climb through a telescop when something terrifying approaching Marsha and her guide..

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Marsha Dale, a lovely young climber.
The hotel manager.
A guide.
Mr Gratz, proprietor of Glass Inn.
Bruk. Mr Gratz's helper.
Ruffo, the dreaded Ghost Bear.

Locations

Europe ?
- Glass Mountain
  - A mountain resort
  - Glass Inn

Behind the scenes

At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain", which is lifted from the plot.

Signifiant cover

India

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"O Fantasma das Montanhas", Gibi 92, 95, 98, 102, 105, 108, 111, 114, 118, 121, 124, 128, 131, 134, 136, 137 (1939-1940)
("no title"), A era de ouro dos quadrinhos (2022)

France

"L'ours fantôme", Robinson #203 to Robinson #217 (1940)
"L'ours fantôme", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)

India

ഭൂതത്താന്‍ കരടിയും" (romanized as "Bhoothathan Karadiyum"), Mandrake (#2) (2019)

Italy

"L'orso fantasma della montagna di cristallo", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)

Spain

"Ol Oso Fantasma de la Montaña de Cristal", Mandrake #5 (1999)

USA

"(no title)", King Comics #53, King Comics #54, King Comics #55, King Comics #56 and King Comics #57 (1940/1941)

Yugoslavia

"Tajna kristalne planine", Majin Strip 20 – #31 (1961)
"Staklene planine", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)

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 |End= December 24th, 1939
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 |Artist= [[Phil Davis]]
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 '''"The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain"''' is the 12th Mandrake [[Sunday story]].
 The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].
+=== Original drawing (First page) ===
+[[Image:Ms-19390917-Original Art.jpg|180px]]
 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+Mandrake has arrived the icy legendary Glass Mountain, which is said to be guarded by the Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain. At the mountain resort he meets a lovely young climber, Marsha Dale, who intends to climb the north face of Glass Mountain. Mandrake follow the climb through a telescop when something terrifying approaching Marsha and her guide..
 ===Appearances===
-<div style="float:left; width:50%;">
+<div style="float:left; width:40%;">
 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
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 '''One-time characters'''
+*Marsha Dale, a lovely young climber.
-</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
+*The hotel manager.
+*A guide.
+*Mr Gratz, proprietor of Glass Inn.
+*Bruk. Mr Gratz's helper.
+*Ruffo, the dreaded ''Ghost Bear''.
+</div><div style="float:right; width:40%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*Europe ?
+**Glass Mountain
+***A mountain resort
+***Glass Inn
 </div><br clear="all">
+==Behind the scenes==
+*At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"The Ghost Bear of Glass Mountain"''', which is lifted from the plot.
-==Related stories==
+== Signifiant cover ==
-===Follows===
+<gallery>
+Mandrake-regal-2019-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
-===Referenced in===
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"O Fantasma das Montanhas",  Gibi [[Gibi 92|92]], [[Gibi 95|95]], [[Gibi 98|98]], [[Gibi 102|102]], [[Gibi 105|105]], [[Gibi 108|108]], [[Gibi 111|111]], [[Gibi 114|114]], [[Gibi 118|118]], [[Gibi 121|121]], [[Gibi 124|124]], [[Gibi 128|128]], [[Gibi 131|131]], [[Gibi 134|134]], [[Gibi 136|136]], [[Gibi 137|137]] (1939-1940)
+*("no title"), [[A era de ouro dos quadrinhos]] (2022)
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"L'ours fantôme", [[Robinson 203|''Robinson  #203'']] to [[Robinson 217|''Robinson  #217'']] (1940)
+*"L'ours fantôme", [[L'âge d'or – Mandrake 3|''L'âge d'or Mandrake'' #3]] (1980)
+=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India ===
+*ഭൂതത്താന്‍ കരടിയും" ''(romanized as "Bhoothathan Karadiyum")'', [[Mandrake 2 (Regal 2019 Series)|''Mandrake'' (#2)]] (2019)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"L'orso fantasma della montagna di cristallo", [[L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake 3|''L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake'' #3]] (1980)
+=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"Ol Oso Fantasma de la Montaña de Cristal", [[Mandrake 5 - Páginas Dominicales 1939/40|''Mandrake'' #5]] (1999)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*''"(no title)"'', [[King Comics 53|''King Comics'' #53]], [[King Comics 54|''King Comics'' #54]], [[King Comics 55|''King Comics'' #55]], [[King Comics 56|''King Comics'' #56]] and [[King Comics 57|''King Comics'' #57]] (1940/1941)
+=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
+*"Tajna kristalne planine", [[Majin Strip 20|''Majin Strip'' 20]] &ndash; [[Majin Strip 31|#31]] (1961)
+*"Staklene planine", [[Biblioteka Nostalgija 3|''Biblioteka Nostalgija'' #3]] (1985)
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