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|Title= Mystery at the Bar T Ranch
|Title= Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch
|image= [[Image:md-1949-11-28.png|400 px]]
|image= [[Image:md-1949-11-28.png|400 px]]
|Start= November 28th, 1949
|Start= November 28th, 1949
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|Followed= "[[Deadman's Gulch]]"
|Followed= "[[Deadman's Gulch]]"
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'''"Mystery at the Bar T Ranch"''' is the 54th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch"''' is the 54th 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 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 ==
== Plot Summary ==
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At Janet's ranch cattle disappears mysteriously.


===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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'''One-time characters'''
'''One-time characters'''
 
*Janet, Narda's aunt.
*Cactus, Janet's forman.
*The Sheriff
*Pete, a cattle thief.
*Mac, a pilote and cattle thief.
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'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
 
*New York
*Mid west
**Bar-J Ranch
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==Related stories==
==Behind the scenes==
===Follows===
*The title for this story is taken from the plot. <br>Note: At the [http://www.deepwoods.org deepwoods.org] index the title for this story is '''"Mystery at the Bar T Ranch"'''
 
*[[Constance Falk|Janet]] Squire is the aunt of Lee Falk's wife Constance.
===Referenced in===


== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake28saber.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Mandrake254rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Comart45.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Mandrake FP 024.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrake FP 025.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
Mandrakemagerit15.png|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
ClassMandSeries2theicelady.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia===
*"Mystery at the Bar T Ranch", [[Mandrake Comic 5|''Mandrake Comic'' #5]] (1953)
*"Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch", [[Mandrake Comic 5|''Mandrake Comic'' #5]] (1953)


=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"O vaqueiro de duas cabeças", [[Novo Gibi 1740|''Novo Gibi'' #1740]] (1950)
*"Mandrake no Oeste", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 28|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #28]] (1974)
*"Mandrake no Oeste", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 28|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #28]] (1974)
*"Mandrake no Oeste", [[Mandrake 254 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #254]] (1977)


=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
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*"Il cow-boy con due teste", [[New Comics Now 261|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #261]] (1991)
*"Il cow-boy con due teste", [[New Comics Now 261|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #261]] (1991)
*"Il cow-boy con due teste", [[Mandrake 45/46 (Comic Art)]] (1995)
*"Il cow-boy con due teste", [[Mandrake 45/46 (Comic Art)]] (1995)
=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"El rancho Bar J", [[Paquito 11010|''Paquito'' #11010]] (1952)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch", [[Mandrake the Magician 24 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #24'']], [[Mandrake the Magician 25 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #25'']], and [[Mandrake the Magician 26 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #26'']] (1951)


=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway===
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*"Boskapstjuvarna", [[Fantomen 20/1976|''Fantomen'' #20]] (1976)
*"Boskapstjuvarna", [[Fantomen 20/1976|''Fantomen'' #20]] (1976)


[[Category:Daily stories|Mystery at the Bar T Ranch]]
=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
*"İki Başlı Haydut" (part 1), [[Haftalık Albüm 25|''Haftalık Albüm'' #25]] (1952)
*'"no title"', [[Güneş 3|''Güneş'' #3]] and [[Güneş 4|''Güneş'' #4]] (?) (1968) <small>following the previous story: "Esrarengiz Taksi"</small>
 
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
*"Mystery at the Bar Ranch", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episodes: "The Ice Lady" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Ice Lady" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2015)
 
=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
*"The Vanishing Steers", [[Mandrake the Magician 8 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #8]] (1960)
 
 
[[Category:Daily stories|Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch]]

Latest revision as of 19:55, 2 November 2024

Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch
Md-1949-11-28.png
Start date: November 28th, 1949
End date: February 11th, 1950
# of strips: 66 (11 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Mystery Taxi"
Followed by: "Deadman's Gulch"

"Mystery at the Bar-J Ranch" is the 54th 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

At Janet's ranch cattle disappears mysteriously.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Janet, Narda's aunt.
  • Cactus, Janet's forman.
  • The Sheriff
  • Pete, a cattle thief.
  • Mac, a pilote and cattle thief.

Locations

  • New York
  • Mid west
    • Bar-J Ranch


Behind the scenes

  • The title for this story is taken from the plot.
    Note: At the deepwoods.org index the title for this story is "Mystery at the Bar T Ranch"
  • Janet Squire is the aunt of Lee Falk's wife Constance.

Signifiant covers

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini brazil.gif Brazil

  • Mini italy.gif Italy

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

  • Mini nz.png New Zealand

  • Mini spain.gif Spain

  • Mini usa.gif USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Mini australia.gif Australia

Mini brazil.gif Brazil

Mini denmark.gif Denmark

Mini france.gif France

Mini italy.gif Italy

Mini mexico.gif Mexico

Mini nz.png New Zealand

Mini norway.gif Norway

Mini spain.gif Spain

Mini sweden.gif Sweden

Mini turkey.gif Turkey

Mini usa.gif USA

Mini uk.gif United Kingdom

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