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The Jinx

Start date:	June 3rd, 1946
End date:	August 3rd, 1946
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Medusa"
Followed by:	"Felina"

"The Jinx" is the 40th 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 extra 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 jinx haunting a ball park.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Big Bill, a star pitcher.
Betty Blayne, owner of the Blue Sox Ball Club.
Sophie, Betty's aunt.
Lumpy, a tinhorn gambler.

Locations

New York
- Blue Sox Ball Club

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of June 3, 1946 (Beginning: The Jinx)

Signifiant covers

Australia
Brazil
France
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Italy
Spain
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Australia

"The Jinx", The Supercomic Series #6 (1948)

Brazil

"O Azar", Mandrake #263 (1978)
"O Azar", Gibi #9 (1994)

France

"Le démon de la malchance", Aventures et Mystère #108 (1949)
"Le stade ensorcelé", Mandrake #50 (1965)

Italy

"Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake #20 (1948)
"Lo stadio stregato", Il Vascello #44 (1961)
"Lo stadio stregato", I Classici dell'Avventura #19 (1962)
"Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake #54 (1964)
"Lo stadio stregato", I Classici dell'Avventura #111 (1966)
"Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake - New Comics Now #216 (1988)
"Lo stadio stregato", Mandrake 33 (Comic Art) (1994)

Spain

"El cenizo", Extra #5 (1950)

USA

"The Jinx", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Jinx" (Pacific Comics Club) (2019)

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 '''"The Jinx"''' is the 40th 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 extra 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 ==
-{{stub}}
+A jinx haunting a ball park.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''One-time characters'''
+*Big Bill, a star pitcher.
+*Betty Blayne, owner of the Blue Sox Ball Club.
+*Sophie, Betty's aunt.
+*''Lumpy'', a tinhorn gambler.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+**Blue Sox Ball Club
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of June 3, 1946 (Beginning: The Jinx)
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Super-comics-series-06.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Mandrake263rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandroi108.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Capriotti 20.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Il Vascello-02-44.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Ilvascello mandrake-054.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Icda-m-111.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Comart33.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Extra HA-05.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+ClassMandSeries2thejinx.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
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 *"Lo stadio stregato", [[Albo avventure 54 - Mandrake 20|''Mandrake'' #20]] (1948)
 *"Lo stadio stregato", [[Il Vascello 44 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #44]] (1961)
+*"Lo stadio stregato", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 19|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #19]]  (1962)
 *"Lo stadio stregato", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello 54|''Mandrake'' #54]] (1964)
-*"Lo stadio stregato", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 111 – Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #111]] (1966)
+*"Lo stadio stregato", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 111|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #111]] (1966)
 *"Lo stadio stregato", [[New Comics Now 216|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #216]] (1988)
 *"Lo stadio stregato", [[Mandrake 33 (Comic Art)]] (1994)
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 === [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
 *"El cenizo", [[Extra 5 (Hispano Americana 1950)|''Extra'' #5]] (1950)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"The Jinx", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Jinx" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Jinx" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2019)
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