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|Title= The Brass Monkey
|Title= The Brass Monkey
|image= [[Image:md-1946-12-16.jpg|400 px]]
|image= [[Image:md-1946-12-16.png|400 px]]
|Start= December 16th, 1946
|Start= December 16th, 1946
|End= March 22th, 1947
|End= March 22th, 1947
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'''"The Brass Monkey"''' is the 42th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"The Brass Monkey"''' is the 42th 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 three variants, one made to span three newspaper columns, one to span four and one to span five. Compared to the four-column variant the five-column variant is cropped in the lower part. The three column variant is cropped less in the lower part and the panels are made wider by adding extre ink. The copyright line is almost always placed differently in the strip, as is the date. In addition, the shape and placement of the speech bubble can be different.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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*[[The Clay Camel]] (mentioned)
*[[The Clay Camel]] (mentioned)
'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
*Mr. District Attorney
*Mr. D.A. ''(the District Attorney)''
*Van Kragg, a Dutch diamond cutter.
*Mr. Moore, head of the syndicate that owns the Kolno diamond
*Van Kragg, a Dutch diamond cutter
*Mr. Whitely, aka the Brass Monkey
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*New York
*New York
**City Art Museum.
**City Art Museum
**Brisbane prison.
**Maxon Alley
**Brisbane prison
*Amsterdam, mentioned only
'''Objects'''
'''Objects'''
*The Corona pearls.
*The Corona pearls.
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*The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 14, 1946 (Beginning Next Week: "The Brass Monkey!")
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 14, 1946 (Beginning Next Week: "The Brass Monkey!")
*The Brass Monkey said her father, the [[Saki (The Clay Camel)|Clay Camel]], died of pneumonia.
*The Brass Monkey said her father, the [[Saki (The Clay Camel)|Clay Camel]], died of pneumonia.
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Gibi1263.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Gibi1272.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Gibi1316.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake264rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandroi125.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Mandroi126.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Capriotti 17.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Capriotti 18.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Capriotti 19.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo-lf-02.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Icda-m-013.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Super Albo 134.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Ncn-mandrake-041.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart35.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Extra HA-01.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
ClassMandSeries2thebrassmonkey.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:

Latest revision as of 13:09, 28 October 2024

The Brass Monkey
Md-1946-12-16.png
Start date: December 16th, 1946
End date: March 22th, 1947
# of strips: 84 (14 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Felina"
Followed by: "HRH Cuddles"

"The Brass Monkey" is the 42th Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis. This story exists in three variants, one made to span three newspaper columns, one to span four and one to span five. Compared to the four-column variant the five-column variant is cropped in the lower part. The three column variant is cropped less in the lower part and the panels are made wider by adding extre ink. The copyright line is almost always placed differently in the strip, as is the date. In addition, the shape and placement of the speech bubble can be different.

Plot Summary

A mysterious master thief commits a series of spectacular robberies. The master of disguises leaves a small symbol at the crime scene, a brass monkey.


Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr. D.A. (the District Attorney)
  • Mr. Moore, head of the syndicate that owns the Kolno diamond
  • Van Kragg, a Dutch diamond cutter
  • Mr. Whitely, aka the Brass Monkey

Locations

  • New York
    • City Art Museum
    • Maxon Alley
    • Brisbane prison
  • Amsterdam, mentioned only

Objects

  • The Corona pearls.
  • The Kolno diamond.
  • The Royal Scarab.


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of December 14, 1946 (Beginning Next Week: "The Brass Monkey!")
  • The Brass Monkey said her father, the Clay Camel, died of pneumonia.

Signifiant covers

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini france.gif France

  • Mini france.gif France

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

  • Mini usa.gif USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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Mini finland.gif Finland

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini jamaica.gif Jamaica

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini spainunderfranco.gif Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini usa.gif USA

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