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'''"Cinderella of the Sea"''' is the 47th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Cinderella of the Sea"''' is the 47th 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 ==

Revision as of 17:42, 28 October 2024

Cinderella of the Sea
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Start date: March 22th, 1948
End date: July 17th, 1948
# of strips: 102 (17 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "The Ghost Plane"
Followed by: "Queen Ebony"

"Cinderella of the Sea" is the 47th 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

A beautiful and mysterious girl swims around, ten miles out at sea. Who is she ?

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Merma, Manton's daughter.
  • Dave, in love with Merma.
  • Fishface,, Manton's servant.
  • Captain Manton,
  • Big Ed, owner of a deepwater salvage concern.

Locations

  • The sea


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 22, 1948 (Beginning: "Cinderella of the Sea")

Space restrictions

  • A version with panels cut in height was published in some newspapers

Signifiant covers

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

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