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The Disturber

Start date:	December 9, 1963
End date:	February 22, 1964
# of strips:	66 (11 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"Master of Magic"
Followed by:	"The Butterfly Man"

"The Disturber" is the 123rd Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

At a big corporation two young men are rivals for the big job that is open. Pete is engaged to marry the daughter of the chairman of the board one day before the board are to choose the new company president. Then "The Disturber" offered Don to stop the wedding long enough to make Don the company president, just for ten grand.

Next "The Disturber" offered Kid Rocky's manager to help Rocky to win the fight against the champ, just for ten grand. Using electronic mosquito gadget's "The Disturber" manage to disturbe the champ's night. Half-asleep the champ goes down and Kid Rocky became the new champion.

A case for Mandrake....

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Pete,
Don,
Mr van Snid, chairman of the board at a big corporation.
Harriet van Snid,
"Kid Rocky", a boxer.
Ed, Kid Rocky's manager.

Locations

New York
The west coast.

Behind the scenes

The title for the story taken from the strip of December 9, 1963 (Beginning: "The Disturber!").
One of the few stories without Lothar.

Signifiant covers

Australia
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
France
India
India
Italy
Spain
USA

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Argentina

Mandrake el Mago #59 (1965)

Australia

no title, Mandrake the Magician #36 (1964 (?))

Brazil

"Os Mosquitos Eletrônicos", Mandrake #91 (1964)
"O Mosquito Elétrico", Mandrake #222 (1974)
"O Brincalhão", Mandrake Especial #17 (1988)

Finland

"Pulmia kerrakseen", Mustanaamio #13 (1981)
"Pulmia kerrakseen", Sarjakirja #1/1990 (1990)

France

"Le revers de la médaille", Spécial Mandrake #87 (1971)

India

"The Disturber", Indrajal Comics #75 (1968)
"The Guilty Meddler", Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 35 (1987)
"The Disturber", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #23 (1994)
"The Disturber", Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake #67 (1998)
"The Disturber", Diamond Comics Digest: Diamond Comics Presents Mandrake (77 Giveaways - Luxor Colormate) (? / post 1998)
"The Disturber", Diamond Comics Digest: Diamond Comics Presents Mandrake (81 Giveaways - Luxor Colormate) (? / post 1998)

Italy

"Il rovescio della medaglia", Super Albo #100 (1964)
"Il rovescio della medaglia", Mandrake - New Comics Now #166 (1986)

Norway

"Ugangskråken", Fantomet #6 (1982)
"Ugangskråken", Serie-pocket #153 (1990)

Spain

"El perturbador", Coleccion Héroes Modernos #68c (1964)
"El perturbador", Coleccion Héroes Modernos Album de Rip Kirby (1964)
"El perturbador", Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos #14C (1970)

Sweden

"Trubbelmakaren", Fantomen #3 (1981)

Turkey

"Düzenbaz", Mandrake #198 – #199 (1978)
"Düzenbaz", Mandrake #64 (1978)

USA

"The Disturber", The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Disturber" (Pacific Comics Club) (2020)

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+|image= [[Image:md-1963-12-09.png|400 px]]
 |Start= December 9, 1963
 |End= February 22, 1964
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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+At a big corporation two young men are rivals for the big job that is open. Pete is engaged to marry the daughter of the chairman of the board one day before the board are to choose the new company president. Then "The Disturber" offered Don to stop the wedding long enough to make Don the company president, just for ten grand.
+Next "The Disturber" offered Kid Rocky's manager to help Rocky to win the fight against the champ, just for ten grand. Using ''electronic mosquito'' gadget's "The Disturber" manage to disturbe the champ's night. Half-asleep the champ goes down and Kid Rocky became the new champion.
+A case for Mandrake....
 ===Appearances===
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 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
-*[[Lothar]]
 *[[Narda]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Pete,
+*Don,
+*Mr van Snid, chairman of the board at a big corporation.
+*Harriet van Snid,
+*"Kid Rocky", a boxer.
+*Ed, Kid Rocky's manager.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+*The west coast.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for the story taken from the strip of December 9, 1963 (Beginning: "The Disturber!").
+*One of the few stories without [[Lothar]].
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Photo-type-36.jpg|[[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia
+Mandrake091rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake222rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrakeespecial17.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Spécial-Mandrake 87.jpg|[[Image:mini_france.gif]] France
+Indrajal075.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
+Indrajal687.jpg|[[Image:mini_india.gif]] India
+Super Albo 100.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Chm-serie-c-68.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+ClassMandSeries2thedisturber.jpg|[[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
 This story has been published in the following publications:
+=== [[Image:mini_argentina.gif]] Argentina ===
+*[[Mandrake el mago 59 (Impacto)|''Mandrake el Mago'' #59]] (1965)
+=== [[Image:mini_australia.gif]] Australia ===
+*''no title'', [[Mandrake the Magician 36 (Photo-Type Press)|''Mandrake the Magician'' #36]] (1964 <small>(?)</small>)
 === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil ===
+*"Os Mosquitos Eletrônicos", [[Mandrake 91 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #91]] (1964)
+*"O Mosquito Elétrico", [[Mandrake 222 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #222]] (1974)
 *"O Brincalhão", [[Mandrake Especial 17|''Mandrake Especial'' #17]]  (1988)
-=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
+=== [[Image:mini_finland.gif|border]] Finland ===
+*"Pulmia kerrakseen", [[Mustanaamio 13/1981|''Mustanaamio'' #13]] (1981)
 *"Pulmia kerrakseen", [[Sarjakirja 1/1990|''Sarjakirja'' #1/1990]] (1990)
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 *"The Disturber", [[Indrajal Comics 75|''Indrajal Comics'' #75]] (1968)
 *"The Guilty Meddler", [[Indrajal Comics Vol. 24 No. 35|''Indrajal Comics'' Vol. 24 No. 35]] (1987)
+*"The Disturber", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 23|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #23]] (1994)
 *"The Disturber", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Mandrake 67|''Diamond Comics Digest - Mandrake'' #67]] (1998)
+*"The Disturber", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Diamond Comics Presents Mandrake (77 Giveaways - Luxor Colormate)]] (? / post 1998)
+*"The Disturber", [[Diamond Comics Digest: Diamond Comics Presents Mandrake (81 Giveaways - Luxor Colormate)]] (? / post 1998)
+=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
+*"Il rovescio della medaglia", [[Super Albo 100 - Mandrake (Fratelli Spada)|''Super Albo'' #100]] (1964)
+*"Il rovescio della medaglia", [[New Comics Now 166|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #166]] (1986)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
+*"Ugangskråken", [[Fantomet 6/1982|''Fantomet'' #6]] (1982)
 *"Ugangskråken", [[Serie-pocket 153 (Norway)|''Serie-pocket'' #153]] (1990)
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 *"El perturbador", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos 68 - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #68c]] (1964)
 *"El perturbador", [[Coleccion Heroes Modernos Album - Série C|''Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' Album de Rip Kirby]] (1964)
-*"El perturbador", [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos  - Série C 14|''Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #14C]](1970)
+*"El perturbador", [[Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos  - Série C 14|''Biblioteca Eterna - Coleccion Héroes Modernos'' #14C]] (1970)
+=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Trubbelmakaren", [[Fantomen 3/1981|''Fantomen'' #3]] (1981)
 === [[Image:mini_turkey.gif]] Turkey ===
-*"Düzenbaz", [[Mandrake 198 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #198]] [[Mandrake 199 (Tay)| #199]] (1978)
+*"Düzenbaz", [[Mandrake 198 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #198]] &ndash; [[Mandrake 199 (Tay)| #199]] (1978)
+*"Düzenbaz", [[Mandrake Albüm 64 (Tay)|''Mandrake'' #64]] (1978)
+=== [[Image:mini_usa.gif]] USA ===
+*"The Disturber", [[The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)/ Episode: "The Disturber" (Pacific Comics Club)|''The Classic Mandrake Series (second series)''/ Episode: "The Disturber" (Pacific Comics Club)'']] (2020)
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