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The Beauty Collector

Start date:	March 13, 1950
End date:	May 27, 1950
# of strips:	66 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Deadman's Gulch"
Followed by:	"The Dark One"

"The Beauty Collector" is the 56th 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

The mysterious and eccentric Mr. Jay have a hobby, to collect the most beautiful specimen of everything on Earth from A to Z. Now he's come to the letter W, for the most beautiful woman. And the most beautiful woman on Earth is Narda.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Mr. Jay, a collector.
Jenks, a butler.

Locations

New York

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 13, 1950 (Beginning: The Beauty Collector)

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
Italy
Italy
Mexico
New Zealand
New Zealand
Sweden
Turkey

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

"Coleccionista de bellezas", Suplemento de Furia Blanca # (196?)

Brazil

"O Colecionador Misterioso", Novo Gibi #1746 (1950)
"O Colecionador de Belezas", Mandrake, o Mágico #28 (1974)
"O Colecionador Misterioso", Mandrake #245 (1976)
"O Cérebro", Mandrake #259 (1977)

Denmark

"Samleren", Fantomet #152 (1981)

Finland

"Keräilijä", Mustanaamio #4 (1977)

France

"Le canon de l'épouvante", Roy Rogers #12 – Roy Rogers #14 (1953 ) (incomplete story)
"Le collectionneur de beautés", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953 (2012)

Italy

"Il collezionista", I Giganti #8 (1967)
"Il collezionista", Mandrake - New Comics Now #261 (1991)
"Il collezionista", Mandrake 45/46 (Comic Art) (1995)

Mexico

"El coleccionador de bellezas", Paquito #11001 (1952)

New Zealand

"The Beauty Collector", Mandrake the Magician #26 and Mandrake the Magician #27 (1951 / 1952)

Norway

"Samleren", Serie-pocket #161 (1991)

Spain

"El Coleccionista de Bellezas", Mandrake #15 (1997)

Sweden

"no title", Mandrake (1954)
"Skõnhetssamlaren", Mandrake #3 (1963)
"Samlaren", Fantomen #9 (1976)

Turkey

"Çılgın Koleksiyoncu", Haftalık Albüm #18 (1952)
"Koleksiyoncu", Mandrake #233 & #234 & #235 (1978)
"Koleksiyoncu", Mandrake Albüm #76 (1978)

United Kingdom

"The Beauty Collector", Mandrake the Magician #7 (1960)

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 '''"The Beauty Collector"''' is the 56th 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}}
+The mysterious and eccentric Mr. Jay have a hobby, to collect the most beautiful specimen of everything on Earth from A to Z. Now he's come to the letter W, for the most beautiful woman. And the most beautiful woman on Earth is Narda.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
+*[[Narda]]
 *[[Lothar]]
-*[[Narda]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Mr. Jay, a collector.
+*Jenks, a butler.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of  March 13, 1950 (Beginning: The Beauty Collector)
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Novo-Gibi-1746.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake245rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake259rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Igig08.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Comart45.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Paquito11001.jpg|[[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico
+Mandrake FP 026.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Mandrake FP 027.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Ah-1954.jpg|[[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden
+Haftalikalbum18.jpg|[[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
+*"Coleccionista de bellezas", [[Suplemento de Furia Blanca 1|''Suplemento de Furia Blanca'' #]] (196?)
+=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"O Colecionador Misterioso", [[Novo Gibi 1746|''Novo Gibi'' #1746]] (1950)
+*"O Colecionador de Belezas", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 28|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #28]] (1974)
+*"O Colecionador Misterioso", [[Mandrake 245 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #245]] (1976)
+*"O Cérebro", [[Mandrake 259 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #259]] (1977)
+=== [[Image:mini_denmark.gif]] Denmark ===
+*"Samleren", [[Fantomet 152|''Fantomet'' #152]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
+*"Keräilijä", [[Mustanaamio 4/1977|''Mustanaamio'' #4]] (1977)
+=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"Le canon de l'épouvante", [[Roy Rogers |''Roy Rogers '' #12]] &ndash; [[Roy Rogers |''Roy Rogers '' #14]] (1953 )  (incomplete story)
+*"Le collectionneur de beautés", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 1 - 1950 à 1953'']]  (2012)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Il collezionista", [[I Giganti 8|''I Giganti'' #8]] (1967)
+*"Il collezionista", [[New Comics Now 261|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #261]] (1991)
+*"Il collezionista", [[Mandrake 45/46 (Comic Art)]] (1995)
+=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
+*"El coleccionador de bellezas", [[Paquito 11001|''Paquito'' #11001]] (1952)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"The Beauty Collector", [[Mandrake the Magician 26 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #26'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 27 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #27'']] (1951 / 1952)
+=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
+*"Samleren", [[Serie-pocket 161 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #161]] (1991)
+=== [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
+*"El Coleccionista de Bellezas", [[Mandrake 15 (Euroclub Magerit)|''Mandrake'' #15]] (1997)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"no title", [[Mandrake 1954 (Åhlén & Åkerlunds)|''Mandrake'']] (1954)
+*"Skõnhetssamlaren", [[Mandrake 3/1963 (Formatic Press)|''Mandrake'' #3]] (1963)
+*"Samlaren", [[Fantomen 9/1976|''Fantomen'' #9]] (1976)
+=== [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
+*"Çılgın Koleksiyoncu", [[Haftalık Albüm 18|''Haftalık Albüm'' #18]] (1952)
+*"Koleksiyoncu", [[Mandrake 233 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #233]] & [[Mandrake 234 (Tay)| #234]] & [[Mandrake 235 (Tay)| #235]] (1978)
+*"Koleksiyoncu", [[Mandrake Albüm 76 (Tay))|''Mandrake Albüm'' #76]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom ===
+*"The Beauty Collector", [[Mandrake the Magician 7 (Miller)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #7]] (1960)
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