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'''"Sonny the Child Movie Star"''' is the 12th Mandrake [[daily story]].  
'''"Sonny the Child Movie Star"''' is the 12th 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 six newspaper columns, the other to span five.  


== Plot Summary ==
== Plot Summary ==
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</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
</div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
'''Locations'''
'''Locations'''
*Hollywood
*U.S.A.
**Granite Studios
**Hollywood
**Granite Studio Cafe
***Granite Studios
***Granite Studio Cafe
</div><br clear="all">
</div><br clear="all">


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
===Title===
*The title for the story is taken from the plot.
*The title for the story is taken from the plot.
== Signifiant covers ==
<gallery>
Mandrake052rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
Collection8francs-03.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
Collana Albi grandi avventure-11-o.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Albi grandi avventure 81.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Collana Mandrake csitw-07.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Comart11.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
Condor Popular-4006.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
Mandrake FP 062.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
LGA Merlin el Mago Moderno-39.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
Mandrake esteve 9.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
</gallery>


== Reprints ==
== Reprints ==
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
*"Sonny, O Menino Mimado", [[Mandrake 52 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #52]] (1960)
*"Sonny, O Menino Mimado", [[Mandrake 52 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #52]] (1960)
*"Aventura em Hollywood", [[Mandrake, o Mágico 3|''Mandrake, o Mágico'' #3]] (1970)
*"O Rapto do Menino Dourado", [[Mandrake Coleção 7|''Mandrake Coleção'' #7]] (1990)
*"O Rapto do Menino Dourado", [[Mandrake Coleção 7|''Mandrake Coleção'' #7]] (1990)


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*"Mandrake a Hollywood", [[New Comics Now 118|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #118]] (1984)
*"Mandrake a Hollywood", [[New Comics Now 118|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #118]] (1984)
*"Mandrake a Hollywood", [[Mandrake 11 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
*"Mandrake a Hollywood", [[Mandrake 11 (Comic Art)]] (1992)
*"Mandrake a Hollywood", [[Mandrake il mago (Mondadori Comics) Volume 2|''Mandrake il mago Volume 2'']] (2015)


=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
=== [[Image:mini_french_polynesia.png|border]] French Polynesia===
*"Mandrake a Hollywood", [[Mandrake 7 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #7]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976) <small>note: Italian text.</small>
*"Mandrake a Hollywood", [[Mandrake 7 (Comics Stars in the World)|''Mandrake'' #7]] (Comics Stars in the World 1976) <small>note: Italian text.</small>
=== [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
*"O Rapto Misterioso", [[Condor Popular Vol. 40 N.° 6|''Condor Popular'' #6 volum 40]] (1962)
=== [[Image:mini_mexico.gif]] Mexico ===
*"??", [[Paquito 11031|''Paquito'' #11031]] and [[Paquito 11032|''Paquito'' #11032]] (195?)
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
*"Sonny the Child Movie Star", [[Mandrake the Magician 63 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #63'']] (1954)


=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain ===
*"El niño prodigio", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 39|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #39]] (194?)
*"El niño prodigio", [[Las Grandes Aventuras: Merlin el Mago Moderno 39|''Merlin el Mago Moderno'' #39]] (1947)
*[[Mandrake 9 (Grandes clasicos de los Comics del Pasado)|''Mandrake'' #9]] (1986)
*"no title" ("Mandrake en Hollywood" on back cover), [[Cómic de Bolsillo 1|Mandrake el mago]] (1981)
*''"no title"'', [[Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado 33 - Mandrake 9|''Grandes Clásicos de los Comics del Pasado'' #33 - ''Mandrake'' #9]] (1986)


=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
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*"Mandrake in Hollywood", [[The Official Mandrake the Magician 1|''The Official Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] &ndash; [[The Official Mandrake the Magician 2| #2]] (1988)
*"Mandrake in Hollywood", [[The Official Mandrake the Magician 1|''The Official Mandrake the Magician'' #1]] &ndash; [[The Official Mandrake the Magician 2| #2]] (1988)
*"no title", [[Feature Book 19 (Pacific Comics Club)|''Feature Book'' #19]] (1993, reprint)
*"no title", [[Feature Book 19 (Pacific Comics Club)|''Feature Book'' #19]] (1993, reprint)
*"Sonny the Child Movie Star", [[Comics Revue 395-396|''Comics Revue'' #395-396]] (2019)
*"Sonny the Child Movie Star", [[Volume Three: the complete newspaper dailies 1938-1939]] (2025)


=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
=== [[Image:mini_kingdomyugoslavia.png|border]] [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia ===
*"Звезда у кратким панталонама"/"Zvezda u kratkim pantalonama", [[Politikin Zabavnik 1974|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1974]] &ndash; [[Politikin Zabavnik 1975|#1975]] (1989)
*"Mandrake u Hollywoodu", ''[[Jutarnji list]]'' August 7, 1938 &ndash; August 30, 1938
 
*"Звезда у кратким панталонама" (romanized as "Zvezda u kratkim pantalonama"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1974|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1974]] &ndash; [[Politikin Zabavnik 1975|#1975]] (1989)


[[Category:Daily stories|Sonny the Child Movie Star]]
[[Category:Daily stories|Sonny the Child Movie Star]]

Latest revision as of 12:57, 1 December 2024

Sonny the Child Movie Star
Start date: April 4th, 1938
End date: May 14th, 1938
# of strips: 36 (6 weeks)
Writer: Lee Falk
Artist: Phil Davis
Preceded by: "Mandrake in Hollywood"
Followed by: "Mandrake and the Haunted House"

"Sonny the Child Movie Star" is the 12th 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 six newspaper columns, the other to span five.

Plot Summary

Sonny, the ten years old movie idol and most spoiled child on Earth has been kidnapped.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

  • Mr. Fleming, owner of Granite Studios.
  • Marilyn Dawn, the biggest star of Granite Studios.
  • Sonny Starr, a child star.
  • Mrs. Starr, Sonny's mother.
  • Mr. Starr, Sonny's father.
  • Mr. Potts, a director.
  • George, Sonny's valet.
  • Pete, a kidnapper.
  • Bud, a kidnapper.
  • Whitey, a friend of Sonny.

Locations

  • U.S.A.
    • Hollywood
      • Granite Studios
      • Granite Studio Cafe


Behind the scenes

Title

  • The title for the story is taken from the plot.

Signifiant covers

  • Brazil
    Brazil
  • France
    France
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Italy
    Italy
  • Portugal
    Portugal
  • New Zealand
    New Zealand
  • Spain
    Spain
  • Spain
    Spain

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

France

Italy

French Polynesia

  • "Mandrake a Hollywood", Mandrake #7 (Comics Stars in the World 1976) note: Italian text.

Portugal

Mexico

New Zealand

Spain

USA

Yugoslavia

  • "Mandrake u Hollywoodu", Jutarnji list August 7, 1938 – August 30, 1938
  • "Звезда у кратким панталонама" (romanized as "Zvezda u kratkim pantalonama"), Politikin Zabavnik #1974 – #1975 (1989)
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