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== Plot Summary == | == Plot Summary == | ||
Three home owners claim their homes have disappeared overnight, stolen without leaving any trace. The Police Chief call Mandrake for help with this mysterious case. | |||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
<div style="float:left; width: | <div style="float:left; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Recurring characters''' | '''Recurring characters''' | ||
*[[Mandrake]] | *[[Mandrake]] | ||
*[[Lothar]] | *[[Lothar]] | ||
*[[Narda]] | *[[Narda]] <small>Mentioned only.</small> | ||
*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]] | |||
'''One-time characters''' | '''One-time characters''' | ||
* | *A girl in a traveling agency | ||
*A house thief #1 | |||
*A house thief #2 | |||
*The boss of the hous thieves | |||
*A pilot, and house thief | |||
</div><div style="float:right; width: | </div><div style="float:right; width:40%;"> | ||
'''Locations''' | '''Locations''' | ||
*New York City | |||
</div><br clear="all"> | </div><br clear="all"> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 18, 1951 (Beginning: Mystery of the Vanishing Homes !). | |||
== | == Signifiant covers == | ||
<gallery> | |||
Novo-Gibi-1786.jpg|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil | |||
Mandrake FP 053.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Reprints == | == Reprints == | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | === [[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil === | ||
"''no title''", [[Novo Gibi 1786|''Novo Gibi'' #1786]] (1952) | *"''no title''", [[Novo Gibi 1786|''Novo Gibi'' #1786]] (1952) | ||
*"O Roubo das Casas", [[Mandrake 245 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #245]] (1976) | *"O Roubo das Casas", [[Mandrake 245 (RGE)|''Mandrake'' #245]] (1976) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France === | ||
*" | *"''no title''", [[BD V.F. - Mandrake le Magicien 5|''Mandrake le Magicien'' #5]] (1984) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany === | === [[Image:mini_germany.gif]] West Germany === | ||
*"Das | *"Das Geheimnis der geschwunden Häuser", [[Buntes Allerlei 1/1953|''Buntes Allerlei'' #1]] - 10 (1953) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India=== | === [[Image:mini_india.gif]] India=== | ||
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=== [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy === | ||
*"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[Albo Furore 10|''Albo Furore'' #10]] (1953) | *"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[Albo Furore 10|''Albo Furore'' #10]] (1953) | ||
*"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato 8 (La Freccia)|Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato #8]] (1959) | |||
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[Super Albo 16 - Mandrake 8 (La Freccia)|''Super Albo'' #16]] (1961) | |||
*"Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 25|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #25]] (1962) | |||
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[New Comics Now 170|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #170]] (1986) | *"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[New Comics Now 170|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #170]] (1986) | ||
*"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1994) | *"Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", [[Mandrake Speciale (Comic Art) 4|''Mandrake'' #4]] (1994) | ||
=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand === | |||
*"Mystery of the Vanishing Homes", [[Mandrake the Magician 53 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #53'']] and [[Mandrake the Magician 54 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #54'']] (1953) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway === | ||
*"Husene som forsvant", [[Fantomet 17/1998|''Fantomet'' #17]] (1998) | *"Husene som forsvant", [[Fantomet 17/1998|''Fantomet'' #17]] (1998) | ||
=== [[Image:mini_spainunderfranco.gif]] [[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain === | |||
*"El misterio de las casas desaparecidas", [[ Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial)]] (2019) | |||
=== [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden === | ||
Latest revision as of 18:39, 14 March 2022
| Mystery of the Vanishing Homes | |
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| Start date: | March 18, 1951 |
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| End date: | May 20, 1951 |
| # of strips: | 10 (10 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Venus Flytrap" |
| Followed by: | "The Spaceship to Venus" |
"Mystery of the Vanishing Homes" is the 49th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Three home owners claim their homes have disappeared overnight, stolen without leaving any trace. The Police Chief call Mandrake for help with this mysterious case.
Appearances
Recurring characters
- Mandrake
- Lothar
- Narda Mentioned only.
- The Police Chief
One-time characters
- A girl in a traveling agency
- A house thief #1
- A house thief #2
- The boss of the hous thieves
- A pilot, and house thief
Locations
- New York City
Behind the scenes
- The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 18, 1951 (Beginning: Mystery of the Vanishing Homes !).
Signifiant covers
Brazil
New Zealand
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Brazil
- "no title", Novo Gibi #1786 (1952)
- "O Roubo das Casas", Mandrake #245 (1976)
France
- "no title", Mandrake le Magicien #5 (1984)
West Germany
- "Das Geheimnis der geschwunden Häuser", Buntes Allerlei #1 - 10 (1953)
India
- "The Vanishing Houses", The Phantom #1 Book 2 (2000)
Italy
- "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", Albo Furore #10 (1953)
- "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", Avventure Americane – L'Uomo Mascherato #8 (1959)
- "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Super Albo #16 (1961)
- "Il mistero della casa prefabbricata", I Classici dell'Avventura #25 (1962)
- "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Mandrake - New Comics Now #170 (1986)
- "Il mistero delle case prefabbricate", Mandrake #4 (1994)
New Zealand
- "Mystery of the Vanishing Homes", Mandrake the Magician #53 and Mandrake the Magician #54 (1953)
Norway
- "Husene som forsvant", Fantomet #17 (1998)
Spain
- "El misterio de las casas desaparecidas", Mandrake el Mago: Sundays pages 1949–1953 (Dolmen Editorial) (2019)
Sweden
- "Husen som försvann", Fantomen #17 (1998)
USA
- "Mystery of the Vanishing Homes", The Official Mandrake Sundays #4 & Mandrake Sundays #5 (1989)