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Queen of the Cats

Start date:	March 16th, 1959
End date:	May 16th, 1959
# of strips:	54 (9 weeks)
Writer:	Lee Falk
Artist:	Phil Davis
Preceded by:	"The Dollmaker"
Followed by:	"The Strange Fisherman"

"Queen of the Cats" is the 101st Mandrake daily story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.

Plot Summary

Seeing som friends off at the port a cat jumps into her car. She reported the cat to the police and the animal protective society, and they told her to keep the cat untill they hear from the owner. Then many eyewitnesses at the S.S. Div. telling about cats following a pied piper, a "cat women" - the Queen of the cats.

Appearances

Recurring characters

One-time characters

Fluffy, Narda's new cat.
Baby-Doll, a cat.
Edward, a driver.

Locations

New York
- S.S. Div.

Organizations

The Gray Gang, a smuggling ring.

Behind the scenes

The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 16, 1959 (Beginning: Queen of the Cats).

Signifiant covers

Brazil
Brazil
Finland
Italy
New Zealand
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom

Reprints

This story has been published in the following publications:

Brazil

"A Rainha dos Gatos", Mandrake #41 (1959)
"A Rainha dos Gatos", Mandrake #299 (1980)

Finland

"Kissanaisen paluu", Mustanaamio #5 (1980)
"Kissanaisen paluu", Taika-Jim (1985)
"Kissanaisen paluu", Sarjakirja #1 (1990)

France

"La reine des chats", Mandrake #276 (1970)
"La reine des chats", Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961 (2012)

Italy

"La regina dei gatti", Il Vascello #33 (1960)
"La regina dei gatti", I Classici dell'Avventura #27 (1963)
"La regina dei gatti", Mandrake #152 (1970)
"La regina dei gatti", Mandrake - New Comics Now #46 (1981)

New Zealand

"Queen of the Cats", Mandrake the Magician #209 (1959)

Norway

"Kattekvinnen", Fantomet #17 & Fantomet #18(1983)
"Kattekvinnen vender tilbake", Serie-pocket #153 (1990)

Portugal

"O Mistério dos Gatos", Condor Popular Vol. 24 N.° 9 (1959)
"A Rainha dos Gatos", Livro Para Colorir #3 (1975)

Spain

"La reina de los gatos", Merlin el Mago Moderno #16 (1959)
"La reina de los gatos", Merlin el Mago Moderno - Album de Lujo #3 (1959)

Sweden

"Kattkvinnan", Serie-pressen #12 (1972)
"Kattkvinnans återkomst", Fantomen #19 (1979)

United Kingdom

"Queen of the Cats", Mandrake the Magician #15 (1960)

USA

"Queen of the Cats" Giant Comic Album - Mandrake the Magician (1972)

Yugoslavia

"Краљица мачака" (romanized as "Kraljica mačaka"), Politikin Zabavnik #1110 (1974)

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 == Plot Summary ==
-{{stub}}
+Seeing som friends off at the port a cat jumps into her car. She reported the cat to the police and the animal protective society, and they told her to keep the cat untill they hear from the owner. Then many eyewitnesses at the S.S. Div. telling about cats following a pied piper, a "cat women" - the Queen of the cats.
 ===Appearances===
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 '''Recurring characters'''
 *[[Mandrake]]
+*[[Narda]]
+*[[Chief Bradley|The Police Chief]]
 *[[Lothar]]
-*[[Narda]]
 '''One-time characters'''
+*Fluffy, Narda's new cat.
+*Baby-Doll, a cat.
+*Edward, a driver.
 </div><div style="float:right; width:50%;">
 '''Locations'''
+*New York
+**[[S.S. Dept.|S.S. Div.]]
+'''Organizations'''
+*The Gray Gang, a smuggling ring.
 </div><br clear="all">
-==Related stories==
+==Behind the scenes==
-===Follows===
+*The title for this story is taken from the strip of March 16, 1959 (Beginning: Queen of the Cats).
-===Referenced in===
+== Signifiant covers ==
+<gallery>
+Mandrake041rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Mandrake299rge.png|[[Image:mini_brazil.gif]] Brazil
+Taikajim.jpg|[[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland
+Il Vascello-02-33.jpg|[[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy
+Mandrake FP 209.jpg|[[Image:mini_nz.png]] New Zealand
+Condor Popular-2409.jpg|[[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal
+Chmp Merlin-16.jpg|[[Image:mini_spain.gif]] Spain
+Miller-mtm-15.jpg|[[Image:mini_uk.gif]] United Kingdom
+</gallery>
 == Reprints ==
@@ Line 46: / Line 61: @@
 === [[Image:mini_finland.gif]] Finland ===
 *"Kissanaisen paluu", [[Mustanaamio 5/1980|''Mustanaamio'' #5]] (1980)
+*"Kissanaisen paluu", [[Taika-Jim (Semic)|''Taika-Jim'']] (1985)
 *"Kissanaisen paluu", [[Sarjakirja 1/1990|''Sarjakirja'' #1]] (1990)
 === [[Image:mini_france.gif]] France ===
+*"La reine des chats", [[Mandrake (Mondes Mystérieux) 276|''Mandrake'' #276]] (1970)
 *"La reine des chats", [[Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961|''Mandrake le Magicien (Collection Clair de lune) Volume 3 - 1957 à 1961'']]  (2012)
 === [[Image:mini_italy.gif]] Italy ===
 *"La regina dei gatti", [[Il Vascello 33 (second series)|''Il Vascello'' #33]] (1960)
+*"La regina dei gatti", [[I Classici dell'Avventura 27|''I Classici dell'Avventura'' #27]]  (1963)
 *"La regina dei gatti", [[Mandrake - Il Vascello nuova serie 152|''Mandrake'' #152]] (1970)
 *"La regina dei gatti", [[New Comics Now 46|''Mandrake - New Comics Now'' #46]] (1981)
+=== [[Image:Mini_nz.png]] New Zealand ===
+*"Queen of the Cats", [[Mandrake the Magician 209 (Feature Productions) |''Mandrake the Magician #209'']]  (1959)
 === [[Image:mini_norway.gif]] Norway ===
@@ Line 61: / Line 82: @@
 === [[Image:mini_portugal.gif]] Portugal ===
+*"O Mistério dos Gatos", [[Condor Popular Vol. 24 N.° 9|''Condor Popular'' Vol. 24 N.° 9]] (1959)
 *"A Rainha dos Gatos", [[Livro Para Colorir 3|''Livro Para Colorir'' #3]] (1975)
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 === [[Image:mini_sweden.gif]] Sweden ===
+*"Kattkvinnan", [[Serie-pressen 12/1972|''Serie-pressen'' #12]] (1972)
 *"Kattkvinnans återkomst", [[Fantomen 19/1979|''Fantomen'' #19]] (1979)
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 *"Queen of the Cats" [[Giant Comic Album - Mandrake the Magician]] (1972)
+=== [[Image:mini_yugoslavia.png|border]] Yugoslavia===
+*"Краљица мачака" (romanized as "Kraljica mačaka"), [[Politikin Zabavnik 1110|''Politikin Zabavnik'' #1110]] (1974)
 [[Category:Daily stories|Queen of the Cats]]