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'''"The Sleeping Beauty"''' is the 37th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"The Sleeping Beauty"''' is the 37th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].
The story was written by [[Lee Falk]] and drawn by [[Phil Davis]].
This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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On a rainy night, one of the tires of the Narda's car suddenly bursts and she takes refuge with a couple who is obviously hiding something in their attic. Informed, Mandrake will investigate on the spot and discover in this house a young blonde girl lying and asleep on a bed. By delivering the sleeping young person and by opposing the abducting couple, he will discover the story of a kidnapping intended to divert a rich maiden's legacy.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York (?)
**The Highway
**The Highway
***A desolate house
***A desolate house
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==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
*The title for the story is taken from the strips of October 13 and 15, 1945 (Beginning Next Week = The Sleeping Beauty & Beginning: The Sleeping Beauty).
*The title for the story is taken from the strips of October 13 and 15, 1945 (Beginning Next Week = The Sleeping Beauty & Beginning: The Sleeping Beauty).
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Shakespeare-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
Mandrake267rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandroi92.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Super Albo 066.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart31.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 004.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 005.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake he 02-11.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
ClassMandSeries2thesleepingbeauty .jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</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 ===
*"La belleza dormide", [[Album Pif-Paf 55|''Album Pif-Paf'' #55]] (1955)


=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
*"The Sleeping Beauty", [[Mandrake Comic 1|''Mandrake Comic'' #1]] (1953)
*"The Sleeping Beauty", [[Mandrake Comic 1|''Mandrake Comic'' #1]] (1953)
=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
*"La belleza dormide", [[Album Pif-Paf 55|''Album Pif-Paf'' #55]] (1955)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
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*"Sovande skönhet", [[Mandrake 1/1962 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962)
*"Sovande skönhet", [[Mandrake 1/1962 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #1]] (1962)
*"Den sovande blondinen", [[Fantomen 4/1974|''Fantomen'' #4]] (1974)
*"Den sovande blondinen", [[Fantomen 4/1974|''Fantomen'' #4]] (1974)
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"The Sleeping Beauty", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Sleeping Beauty" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Sleeping Beauty" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019)


[[Category:Daily stories|Sleeping Beauty, The]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Sleeping Beauty, The]]

Revision as of 19:50, 22 October 2024

The Sleeping Beauty
Md-1945-10-15.png
Start date: October 15th, 1945
End date: January 12th, 1946
# of strips: 78 (13 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Mysterious Prince"
Followed by: "Pleasant Valley"

"The Sleeping Beauty" is the 37th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in two variants, one made to span four newspaper columns, the other to span five. The five-column variant is cropped in the lower part.

Plot Summary

On a rainy night, one of the tires of the Narda's car suddenly bursts and she takes refuge with a couple who is obviously hiding something in their attic. Informed, Mandrake will investigate on the spot and discover in this house a young blonde girl lying and asleep on a bed. By delivering the sleeping young person and by opposing the abducting couple, he will discover the story of a kidnapping intended to divert a rich maiden's legacy.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Alex, caretaker of the desolate house
  • Bessie, wife of Alex
  • Hepzibah, lived and died an old maid
  • Greg, nephew of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
  • Lilly, niece of Hepzibah - and Carol's guardian
  • Carol, grandniece of Hepzibah
  • Bob, Carol's fiancé

Locations

    • The Highway
      • A desolate house
      • The old mill, in the woods


Behind the scenes

  • The title for the story is taken from the strips of October 13 and 15, 1945 (Beginning Next Week = The Sleeping Beauty & Beginning: The Sleeping Beauty).

Signifiant covers

  • Mini australia.gif Australia

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini france.gif France

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

  • Mini portugal.gif Portugal

  • Mini usa.gif USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini argentina.gif Argentina

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini portugal.gif Portugal

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini usa.gif USA

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